I really need your help guys!

[Molecules]

This may or may not be urgent, i have no idea. But i have been taking propecia for a little bit over a month now and so far this is what has happened


Had both free and total T among other things pre treatment and just got recently my results for the same tests 1 month after.

Total T up from 5.46 ng/ml to 7.76

Free T DOUBLED from 16.99 pg/ml to 32.17 pg ml

Im really scared of reflex hyperandrogenicity and i dont want it to worsen my hairloss, i dont want to get off propecia because i know its the only thing that works but so far these are my only sides/symptoms.


No sexual sides or ED or anything of the sort

Increased Libido

Slightly oilier skin

Couple breakouts on my back and chest (these have been present in the past but it had been a long time since i had them last, they vanish the next day)
just recently like the last week or so ive been experiencing scalp tingling/slight pain occasionally throughout the day, not severe or constant but when it hits it stays for a while, mostly/only atop the mid scalp where my hair is thinning the most. I have it right now and its the worst its ever been , its annoying but not excruciating

And of course shedding shedding shedding, first week of treatment shedding dropped to nearly zero but from second week afterwards its been constant, i estimate over 100 hairs a day on a regular basis, and this monday it was awful in the shower, first time i shed that much hair. Im getting desperate and dont know what to do, please help, i need some peace of mind, Im sure of the fact my derm will brush it off and tell me to carry on. but im scared.

Please help

 

[Pequod]

Did they also test your DHT level? I assume that went down because your testosterone level went up. If you have only been on finasteride for one month I think it is too soon to worry, normally you shed the weak hairs and they come back stronger in a few months.

It also looks like you are taking 3 mg every 7 days which average to .43 daily. That is fairly low, I would stick it out and see if the shed goes away in another month.

 

[Molecules]

Did they also test your DHT level? I assume that went down because your testosterone level went up. If you have only been on finasteride for one month I think it is too soon to worry, normally you shed the weak hairs and they come back stronger in a few months.

It also looks like you are taking 3 mg every 7 days which average to .43 daily. That is fairly low, I would stick it out and see if the shed goes away in another month.

thank you so much for replying, but here's the thing, ive NEVER had this scalp pain , its at the center/top and a little back to wards the crown but not on the crown itself, thats where my hair is thinning, its kind of the early stages of DPA, i just dont want it to get worse. Im struggling to keep sane, there's so little info out there as to what is happening to me, please if someone could just give me some solid advice on this would be great. Im also scared of the upregulation being permanent