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one week on Propecia and had horribly increased shedding, oily hair and oily face however libido did not go up. Worried that this could end up making my hair worse or having hyperandrogenism
Propecia Worsening Shed In First Week Bad Sign?
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Bump, would avodart work better?
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I don’t think shedding in the first week is that common, and it’s mostly my thicker longer that are being shed, not the thin hair... from what I’ve seen the oily scalp is a bad sign too
Regardless of what you or I think, one week is far too short of a time to make any determination. Come back in a few months
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Yes but the fact that my scalp and face got significantly oilier with the treat worried me... typically actually have fairly dry skin
Also if Propecia is giving me religion effluvium isn’t that just one more reason not to take it?
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If you are going to be worried the whole time then you should stop it. You just need to take it and not look at your hair for 6 months. Just like Acne medications, hair meds make the situation worse first before better usually.
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You’re right man. Thank you for being so patient and helpful. I’ve realized Propecia is really the only thing that can possibly save my hair and if I don’t take it I’m gonna go slick bald anyway (my diffuse thinning is actually pretty bad and in a nw6 pattern). Might as well atleast go down with a fight
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I did before Propecia, got much worse when I stopped for 7 days, since taking another dose this morning the itch is almost completely gone. Have this weird numb sensation on front part of my scalp... possibly a good sign?
If anything not dealing with that itching is real nice
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Could this numb sensation be a bad sign? I once again feel like I’m shedding more at my hairline
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Holy sh*t I’m losing so much hair, like literally 500 hairs over night... if I run my hand through my bangs I get ~5 hairs every time. Wtf is going on!?!
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That thing is f*****g scary!
Thats much hair bro;
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Not taking Propecia anymore lol. Don’t know wtf is going on but going to my derm, like if this is Telogen effelium although that doesn’t make sense because the usually comes in 3 months afterwards.
Not sure if it’s reflex hyperandrogeniticity as when I stop I shed less but get the itch on hard, also have no other signs such as acne, increase libido etc. maybe it’s just limited to my hair?
Anyway I’m going to shave my head today, my hair is so thin you can see my scalp and I don’t want to deal with the itch that is going to come up after a week of stopping. It’s a bit depressing going from zero noticible balding to this state but I guess that’s just my lot in life.
How long have you been taking finasteride? If its under 3 months, i would say don't stop! Wait till 6 months or so
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If you are losing a lot of thick/healthy hairs then it is Telogen Effluvium which can be caused by things like Finasteride and Minoxidil because they literally start to alter the hair follicle process and shorten telogen. I know it is scary but stopping is unwise.
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Combo of thick and thin hairs both.
Well even if it is Telogen Effluvium isn’t the treatment removing the inciting cause which means I should stop?
Telogen Effluvium usually appears 3 months after the inciting event correct? This happens literally right after I take Propecia. Kind of makes me doubt it’s Telogen Effluvium. Not quite sure wtf is going on, can’t find anything on the internet remotely like this. Doesn’t seem like either Telogen Effluvium or reflex hyperandrogenicity. Neither of those could make me thin this fast.