My doc put me on a one week course of oral prednisolone for sever tinnitus. The dosage is 70 mg per day for 7 days, but the side are scary.
Although long term use can cause hair loss in men with the genes for hair loss, a short burst should not.
2020-06-23 04:00:122020-06-23 15:19:10Can Prednisolone Cause Hair Loss?
dr Rassman, does consuming foods rich in phytosterols such as black sesame seeds cause hairloss? I know phytostreols are plant hormones, can they increase testosterone and therefore more DHT?
If it means anything, I’ve seen phytosterols listed as a key ingredient in various herbal hair loss treatments…but I couldn’t say one way or the other if they work (I’m leaning towards them not working).
As to whether phytosterols can cause hair loss — I am not an expert on dietary issues and phytosterols, so I don’t know the answer to that.
No! If you pick off these crusts, you will also remove the grafts. I wrote a paper on this, and because this is a problem, I always advise the patient to wash immediately the day after surgery so crusts don’t form. I have developed a special washing technique for this.
See here: https://baldingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/mp-2006-graft-anchoring.pdf
2019-01-09 06:10:052019-02-14 06:20:12Can I Pick Offf These Crusts 6 Days Post-Op?
I was wondering if my hair will grow back after stopping Propranolol and how long will it take to get back to where it used to be?
Yes, this drug, as most drugs, can cause hair loss. Stopping it will probably prevent the progressive nature of the hair loss caused by the drug and may reverse the hair loss.
2018-03-17 06:41:322018-06-22 05:53:10Can the Drug Propranolol Cause Hair Loss?
Some reports shown that propecia is not suitable for women as it may cause birth defects.Therefore, I want to know if a man is taking propecia continuosly, then will the contents of the propecia transmitted to women during having sex with his partner(which is transmitted via kissing or sperm) and indirectly will it affect women’s health?
thanks for your reply. I do appreciate it.
From a practical perspective Propecia is NOT carried via sperm/ejaculate, when kissing, or having intercourse or oral sex.
My temples receded from my highest wrinkle brow to 1.75 inches. You said a mature hairline temples are up to 1.5 inches away from that wrinkle. So I’m slightly more which is fine by me. But around those corners there is a piece of short hairs, they seem to have the same thickness as a lot of my front hairs but they look like they will fall of since I assume they are miniaturized. After that my temples will be about 2-2.2 inches receded which will be too much. I just began Propecia and am almost 22 years old, can Propecia stop those hairs from falling out and even help them grow normal again? But I’m also taking Propecia because I have frontal and mid anterior probs as well but early stage.
Propecia will slow or stop the hair loss in most men of your age. Consider sending me photos (will be kept private) and I will give you an opinion, but you should consider getting your hair mapped out for miniaturization to determine if these hairs at that exact location are really miniaturizing.
2008-07-25 08:35:352008-07-24 16:37:28Can Propecia Keep Miniaturizing Hairs at the Temples from Falling Out?
Doctor,
Have you ever heard of Propecia causing TE?
No, I have not.
2009-03-11 08:35:532009-03-09 16:18:21Can Propecia Cause Telogen Effluvium?
Can propecia cause platelets in the blood to lower. My platelet count was 125 and my doctor said its not anything to worry about. I know the normal range is 150-450.
please help doctor
I would listen to your doctor. I do not believe Propecia has anything to do with low platelet counts, but I did find a case report from 2002 in the medical literature that mentioned it. I haven’t seen more cases mentioned in the 12 years following the report, so I’d expect if finasteride does cause low platelet counts, then it is very rare.
Doc,
You recently answered a question that perhaps I didn’t ask right about using Minoxidil for many years and the benefit on adding Propecia. I’d like to try again, because I think the answer is important. If you have used minoxidil for many years most hair subject to miniaturization would be minox dependent. Would that be a correct assumption? If so what is the benefit of adding Propecia to minoxidil dependent hair.. which after many years would be most miniaturized hair. Wouldn’t it be too late at that point since the hair Propecia might have helped are already minox dependent?
And since minoxidil is for life I assume any future miniaturized hair would become minoxidil dependent too. So what is propecia going to do at this point? I hope I was more clear this time.
Thanks again..
There is no way to answer this question appropriately without a controlled clinical study on this specific situation (those that start finasteride years after minoxidil dependence). That study doesn’t exist as far as I am aware.
I am starting to take an anti-depressant that is potentially linked to hair loss as a side effect. I am on propecia and minox. I was interested in knowing if these drugs will most likely counter the effects of hairloss related to anti depressants. I know that propecia can combat shock loss after a transplant, so I am just using some logic that this may alleviate this concern of mine?
It’s not likely. The hair loss that comes as a side effect of various medications is different than hair loss that’s a direct result of genetic balding. That being said, I wouldn’t expect Propecia (finasteride) would really help any hair loss related to antidepressants.
But since you’ve already been taking Propecia, talk to your prescribing doctor about staying on it to continue the battle against the genetic loss.
