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I am beginning to notice a trend of accelerated hair loss during certain times of the year, particularly in the winter months. I’m from western Pennsylvania and as such we experience all four seasons, with winters fluctuating from brutal to mild all in the same season. I’ve noticed that my hair looks much more thicker and darker during the summer months , but has the months turn colder I begin to notice distinct hair loss on the the sides and top of my head. The density of my hair in these areas is noticeably less, as you can see bits and pieces of my scalp through my hair, especially on the sides of my head. My guess for the cause of this rapid hair loss during the winter month is due to the lack of sun that provide vitamin D and being pent up in the house resulting in minimal exercise. Another thing I noticed is during the last stretch of winter, is that my mood is quite negative (seasonal depression); perhaps resulting in even more hair loss.

Has anyone else noticed a similar pattern during the winter months? And if so, how did you deal with this issue? I have began taking fin (4 months in with the fin) and vitamin D3 supplements as well as doing my best to watch my diet and exercise outside despite the freezing cold. I’m wondering if there anything else I can add to routine to lessen the affects of this kind of hair loss?

Humans have asynchronous hair cycling while other furry animals have synchronous hair cycling that is tied to seasonal changes. Certainly vitamin D deficiencies will cause hair loss and we get good doses in summer if you are out in the sun, but we usually don’t fluctuate on our Vitamin D levels by the month unless you live in very norther climates where there is no or minimal daylight in the winters. We know that people who live in norther Scandinavia, for example, develop Vitatmin D deficiencies not infrequently and this may impact their hair. Taking oral Vitamin D may solve this problem for this population of men and women.

I began taking fin on December 1, so right now, still very early in the game. I’ve had sexual intercourse with my significant other later that week and I had difficulty keeping an erection. We decided to take a break from intercourse and try other things in the interim. In those encounters, I’ve had weaker than normal erections. On the contrary, when masturbating, I’ve had minimal difficulty obtaining and keeping my erection. Libido itself isn’t down, but I’m definitely having tons of performance anxiety. Is this normal? I’ve perused a bunch of articles and studies about taking fin, and knew of the side effects, and deep down inside, I feel I will be fine, but any type of professional advice would be appreciated. You seem to be knowledgeable and experienced with patients prescribed this medicine. Is this all common response, and if so, any tips on how to overcome?

Thanks in advance, if just for reading this.

It you can keep a strong erection when you masturbate, then the problem may be interpersonal between you and your partner or a placebo effect.

Minoxidil is an antihypertensive medication, therefore it can lower your blood pressure. This could cause an increase in your heart rate. If this is a problem, you may not be a candidate for this medication. You should ask your doctor.

I don’t think that you want to give up your sex life for your hair, do you? There is another option which is the use of oral Minoxidil. Find a doctor willing to give this to you. It brings back the hair without the sexual side effects.

21M. Complete Erectile Dysfunction. Amazing transformation, but is it worth it to stop Finasteride due to sexual side effects?? from tressless

“Men who engage in a high level of physical activity report better erectile and sexual function regardless of their race”. The study seems to cross all racial groups (March 20 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine). The threshold seemed to point to at least 2 hours of strenuous exercise such as running or swimming, 3.5 hours of moderate exercise, or 6 hours of light exercise.

Assuming that you are a male, short hair will bald at the same rate as long hair. Many men think that if they shave their head, the hair will come back stronger. That is a myth.

This is what I tell my patients. You should wait out any shedding period and eventually the shedding will stop and the benefit will be there.

1.5 months on fin, shedding HALTED from tressless

Fantastic response from finasteride in just one month which shows that this man is exquisitely sensitive to finasteride. The miniaturized hairs quickly grew into terminal hairs.