2 Years On Finasteride / Loss Of Progress

Demersus

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Hey everyone,

So I have been on finasteride 1mg for about two years now and unfortunately I am a little worried.

When I first started taking finasteride, the first 6-9 months were awesome. My hair had never looked thicker and my hairline was growing back. I was so happy.

However, as the year progressed I started losing progress, and by the time I hit the 1.5 year mark I felt I had lost significant progress.

The pictures I am provided go as follow;

https://imgur.com/a/QfhZE

The first two are pre-finasteride. You can see here how receded and thin my hair looks.

The next two are around the 6-9 month mark. My hair looks thick and my hairline is not nearly as receded.

The final two are my hairline / hair now. Finasteride has “stopped” working and my hair has done a 360.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why finasteride worked for the first 6-9 months then stopped?

At the 1.5 mark, I added dutasteride with no real benefits.

I never changed my regiment, I use Nizoral 2% every other day in the shower, and 1mg of finasteride every day.

Are there cases where finasteride loses potency? Are my genetics finally catching up? Is this just a long shed? I have more pictures if needed
 

whatintheworld

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It looks similar, but you likely just had a better comb-over in your previous pictures. Maybe think of adding minoxidil, it can make a big difference.
 
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