June 18 2009, 8:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs
How long do you have to be taking Propecia to then quit and see “catch-up” loss? I only took it for 3 months and quit due to sides. My hair loss never really stopped, and I heard it took a year for a real effect. Is that enough time to cause accelerated shedding/loss thru the catch up process as opposed to the regular speed of the balding process? I mean, my “real” pattern three months on should not be that much worse.
I believe you are probably safe, as you have not taken the drug long enough to get the benefit you would lose by stopping it.
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