May 18 2009, 3:34 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs + Hair Products
Hi doctor, i presently use dermatch to cover my hair line area, and i recently feel that the hair has been shedding . Is it because of the applicator pulling the hair or is it because the scalp pores get clogged? If it is does the hair come back.
Second question if i may, ive upped my dosage of proscar to 2.50 mg a day and ive seen big changes, 1 mg did the job before but stopped its effects. I think each person is different and larger dosages lower more dht levels. Any comments regarding this?
I don’t believe that DermMatch will cause hair loss with the applicator provided that you wet it when using it. Scalp pores aren’t the cause of your hair loss.
I have recently been advising some patients to increase their finasteride dose to 2.5mg (half of a Proscar pill) provided that there are no significant side effects. I make this recommendation when the drug is losing its visible effectiveness and some of the patients have reported a benefit, although it is early in my experience. You’ve already upped your dosage, but for everyone else reading this — I’m not suggesting everyone should be taking a higher dose, as it should be up to your prescribing physician. I’ve made the 2.5mg recommendation to a select number of my patients (and I have a medical history on them when doing so).
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If possible, I was wondering if you could expand on this. First off, I want to say that every success story should be taken with a grain of salt as everyone is different given their age, medical history, and genetic makeup.
Though, I am curious about the 2.5 mg dosage. 2.5 mg seems like an odd number (coming from a Propecia side of things). Would using 2 mg or even 3 mg a day be just as effective? Would it also be comparable to taking 0.5mg/day of dutasteride? OR is there no logic in comparing the two, since the medications are different?
The reason I ask is because I have also noticed recent, visible, differences in my response to 1mg of propecia a day, which I have been using since 19 (2 years now since my MPB was triggered/diagnosed). I know that something needs to change, otherwise it appears that I will grow bald a lot sooner than expected. (I know that no matter what this is an uphill battle against genetics)
Thanks in advance for answering.
2.5mg is the 5mg Proscar (or generic) cut in half. The cost of 2 or 3 Propecia pills is much higher than half a Proscar.
I don’t know how it would compare to dutasteride 0.5mg, but there is logic in comparing the two since they do act similar in nature.
Well, fortunately, money is not a ‘major’ factor. I was just curious on the effectiveness of 2mg vs. 2.5 mg. I guess I should talk to a physician then if given the green light see how I respond to different dosages.
Thanks for the prompt response. Keep up the good work!