7 months on finasteride, WAY below baseline... seeking advice

[fmlink]

Edit: I'm going to update this thread monthly to monitor my progress with pictures

Hi, I'll share a little about my hair loss first.

I'm 22 years old and started losing my hair in October 2013. My hair loss hit me out of nowhere, I had plenty of hair, no loss, then one day in October it just started falling. I noticed it everywhere... on my keyboard, pillow, floor... just awful. Having long hair also made it much worse, I saw every hair that fell.

I visited the doctor and had blood tests for the thyroid etc, all came back normal... he told me it was likely male pattern baldness. Against my doctor's advice, approximately 2-3 weeks after I first noticed my hair loss, I started taking propecia.

months 1-3 I shed a LOT.
months 4-7 i'm still shedding hair albeit at a slower rate, hairline continues to recede

starting month 8 now... current pics (my hair is unwashed sorry):

 

[GoldenMane]

It shouldn't cost you £60 a months, you can get proscar way cheaper than that. There's a possibility that it isn't male pattern baldness, but the best way to find out is to see a specialist (not a GP!) and have tehm map your head for miniturisation of hair follicles (essentially just take photos for record). male pattern baldness is due to miniaturisation, not shedding, it's a progressive thing, hairs get thinner and thinner, eventually becoming fine, pigmentless peach fuzz.

If it is male pattern baldness, then stay on it for another while. but switch to a cheaper source, I paid €50 for a years supply of proscar (€80 consultation fee), and from what I've heard it's even cheaper in teh UK. Last resort would be dutasteride, it blocks more DHT than finasteride, but is more likely to cause side effects.

 

[zzzzz]

yes buy proscar and a pill cutter cut it into fourths will cost you only a few dollars a month. Stay on finasteride if you have male pattern baldness