Hi everyone,
I've been on my hairloss regimen for almost 5 months.
Here's the timeline.
Jan15 - Start finasteride (propecia 1mg daily at night)
Feb15 - Start min (1ml x2 daily morning/night), nizoral (x2 weekly) /shed when shower and apply minoxidil
Mar15 - End of this month, notice red bump/scalp pimple, stop nizoral /moderate shed
Apr15 - Due to scalp itch+pimple, stop nizoral and lower min to only once daily /no shed
May15 - Scalp itch+pimple still going sometimes the itch even woke me up at night to scratch /moderate shed
Compare pics:
feb15 (one month from start)

may15 (3 weeks ago)

Even though I noticed improvement on my crown, I'm still worried about the itch and pimple.
The itch is on the MBP area but pimples are even on the back and sides.
I tried many shampoo in one month to ease the problems with no luck, even baby shampoo!
This makes me started to suspect finasteride is the cause.
Now the questions:
- Does the itch and pimple/acne means my hormone is fighting back against finasteride?
- Should I be worried about the hyperandrogenism or I've consumed too much info from the Internet?
Any opinion/suggestion would be very much appreciated.
PS: I have no sexual side effect, if you wonder.
Thanks
I've been on my hairloss regimen for almost 5 months.
Here's the timeline.
Jan15 - Start finasteride (propecia 1mg daily at night)
Feb15 - Start min (1ml x2 daily morning/night), nizoral (x2 weekly) /shed when shower and apply minoxidil
Mar15 - End of this month, notice red bump/scalp pimple, stop nizoral /moderate shed
Apr15 - Due to scalp itch+pimple, stop nizoral and lower min to only once daily /no shed
May15 - Scalp itch+pimple still going sometimes the itch even woke me up at night to scratch /moderate shed
Compare pics:
feb15 (one month from start)

may15 (3 weeks ago)

Even though I noticed improvement on my crown, I'm still worried about the itch and pimple.
The itch is on the MBP area but pimples are even on the back and sides.
I tried many shampoo in one month to ease the problems with no luck, even baby shampoo!
This makes me started to suspect finasteride is the cause.
Now the questions:
- Does the itch and pimple/acne means my hormone is fighting back against finasteride?
- Should I be worried about the hyperandrogenism or I've consumed too much info from the Internet?
Any opinion/suggestion would be very much appreciated.
PS: I have no sexual side effect, if you wonder.
Thanks