2020-10-06 03:23:252020-10-06 15:29:534 months on finasteride, minoxidil and Nizoral (photos)
is Dutasteride safe?
Dutasteride is not FDA-cleared for use on hair loss. It also has a very long half-life of 5-6 weeks in the bloodstream and many, many months in your body. That means if you develop side effects and stop the medications, the side effects can last up to a year. Finasteride, on the other hand, has a bloodstream half-life of 4-6 hours, and if you stop it, it will be out of your system in weeks, not months. The FDA also cleared finasteride for hair loss use.
I am 40 and stopped finasteride 2 years ago, thinking about going back. Any thoughts?
As you get older your testosterone drops along with the DHT and then the finasteride is often less effective as you get older. What hair you have has stood the test of time which is an indication that much of it might stay; however without seeing you, I can’t make such a judgment.
2017-01-23 10:21:362017-01-23 10:21:36I am 40 and stopped finasteride 2 years ago, thinking about going back. Any thoughts?
Is Hair Loss from Stress Going to Be Diffuse?
Hi Mr. Rassman! Many off us now that chronic stress is bad for the overall health, one of the potential effects of stressors is an increased hairloss, maybe not such a big problem if you dont have androgenetic alopecia but if you do this temporary increased hairloss can potentially do more damage to the already weakening follicles! So my questions is:
1. In the connection to stress what is exactly happening chemically in the hair follicles that is leading to increased hairloss/premature entering of the anagen follicles to telogen?
2. And finally, hairloss that is connected to severe stress follows a diffuse pattern or am i wrong?
I do not have the answer to your question. Extreme stress (both emotional or physical) can cause hair loss and for men with genetic hair loss, it will follow a pattern of loss (not become diffuse). In women, this is often not the case as they are more likely to develop a diffuse form of thinning (without a specific pattern). I do not know the exact biochemical science behind hair loss caused by stress. As it is often said, medicine is mostly a descriptive science. Many times, we don’t know exact mechanisms.
2008-12-02 12:35:162008-12-01 10:06:11Is Hair Loss from Stress Going to Be Diffuse?
I had 4500 grafts last week. Was my donor area over-harvested (photo)?
Your donor area appears over-harvested especially because I see that the doctor went out of the permanent zone, into your neck hair which is not permanent and above the permanent zone on the right side. The area itself, looks like the density has been significantly depleted. Time will tell as you allow the donor hair to grow out.
Is It Realistic to Expect Finasteride to Keep My Hair for Decades?
I recently went to my Family doctor and told him about my hair loss problem. He prescribed me proscar which he said I have to cut in quarters and take it daily. I asked him how long my hair would last on this medication. He specifically told me as long as I am taking the medication I can have my hair forever, till the day I die sort of speak. He told me he has had patients on proscar for 15-20 years that still have all their hair and are well into their 30’s and 40’s now.
I am 28 years old, so I am hoping my hair loss stops by the time I am in my 30’s, b/c so far my hair loss hasn’t progressed that much since I started to 1st notice I was losing hair. Do you think me having hair well into my 40’s and 50’s is a realistic goal with proscar?
I know how cliche this sounds, but nothing lasts forever and everyone is different. Propecia/Proscar (finasteride) is not a cure for hair loss. It helps slow down the process. Some patients respond very well to the drug, while others do not. I cannot predict how you will do with the medication.
One of my favorite patients has been on finasteride for 14 years and it completely reversed his crown loss, which is still the case today. So it is possible that the medication can help for a long time… but I have no idea if that will be the case for you.
5 Months on Finasteride and Minoxidil Results (from Reddit) with Photos
This shows the value of these two medications when used in combination. The pictures tell the story.
2018-09-19 05:30:272018-09-19 06:51:145 Months on Finasteride and Minoxidil Results (from Reddit) with Photos
Is microneedling induced hair growth permanent?
Is micro-needling induced growth (whilst remaining on fin but stopping the needling) permanent?
Microneeding induced growth is probably not permanent. I am not sure that it even lasts for an entire Anagen Cycle.
5 weeks after a hair transplant pimples appeared (Photo)
Is my finasteride working (from Reddit)
Give it more time (a year or so) and then you will not need to ask if it is working
5 Months Fin: Is it working? Too soon to tell? from tressless
2019-03-08 04:14:112019-03-06 17:14:58Is my finasteride working (from Reddit)