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Hello,
Seeing how the women's forum is extremely "inactive" I'm hoping to get some answers here. Do you know of any woman who's taking Finasteride with success in curtailing hereditary hair loss?
Yes, my hair loss is confirmed hereditary and also it exhibits in all the females and males (and even in children) of my extended family. The pattern is very distinct and in identical place (upper left vertex) in everyone even as a child. The only difference, as a child, it's very, very small cowlick, resembling a short traction line in the upper left vertex/crown area and gets larger and with more diffused thinning as one gets older.
My Current Treatment:
5% minoxidil solution since 9/19/12 twice a day
1% Nizo since 9/19/12 every 2-3 days
1.25mg finasteride since 10/5/12 every day
I've known to have extremely thick hair all my life until the past year or so. On my Dad's side -- everyone still has extremely thick hair even into the 80s. It's my Mom's side that has this inherent pattern of "baldness/thinning". Also, I've never been on any px medications (not birth control pills, no antibiotics, no px medication ever throughout my ENTIRE life) until starting finasteride on 10/5/12.
About a year ago, I just noticed a gradual decrease in hair volume, nothing alarming, but just enough to make me leery that perhaps, this marks the START of my inevitable, hereditary hair loss. Last month, I went to get all the blood work done and everything seems normal and my GP said it could very well be genetic. I discussed this problem w/ my family members who suffered the same problem, and apparently no one really cared. Only one of my family members decided to do something about it and his hair looks great compared to the rest of people in my family. He told me that he's been taking finasteride, minoxidil and nizo since mid 20s (he's nearing 50 now w/ full head of hair). I'm in my mid 30s and starting to lose a bit more hair. I copied his regimen (the big 3) even though I know finasteride is not rec'd for women. I'm not planning on getting pregnant ever. Still, I feel a bit uncomfortable taking it due to the fact that I've never taking any px drug in my life. I don't even take Tylenol, Aspirin, etc.
At the start of treatment about a month ago (minoxidil 5%), shedding virtually stopped for the first 2.5 weeks . Then it's been shedding steadily after 2.5 weeks and still do... I'm not sure if the shedding is from finasteride or minoxidil (since I started finasteride exactly 2 weeks ago). I have really long hair so when it sheds, I notice. The shedding hasn't quite stopped and feels a bit scary. I've NEVER EVER lost this much hair before until the past 2 weeks. I understand that shedding is to be expected, but it's still scary. Some days, I have no to very little shedding, and some days, a lot. I haven't noticed any hair growth elsewhere even though I use 5% (and yes, I inspect my face and body carefully every few days. The minute it happens, I will go down to 2% minoxidil). The only side I have experienced while on this regimen is the shedding and a bit drier hair due to Nizo (but extra conditioner fixes that).
My questions are:
1) Do you know of any woman taking Finasteride? Did they have any success? Did it change their body or affect their health in anyway?
2) Should I stop taking Finasteride (only 2 weeks in) and just stick w/ minoxidil and Nizo for now and ride out the sheds? Is it too late to stop taking finasteride after having taken it for 2 weeks now?
3) I don't want to take any birth control pills, etc....they seem scarier to me than finasteride for some reason? I have known women in my family taking these birth control pills and hormones injections and both messed them up. What's my alternative for female hereditary hair loss??? I can take Adovart, but it's not extensively studied and quite expensive as well.
Thank you in advance for your help. Have a good day!
Seeing how the women's forum is extremely "inactive" I'm hoping to get some answers here. Do you know of any woman who's taking Finasteride with success in curtailing hereditary hair loss?
Yes, my hair loss is confirmed hereditary and also it exhibits in all the females and males (and even in children) of my extended family. The pattern is very distinct and in identical place (upper left vertex) in everyone even as a child. The only difference, as a child, it's very, very small cowlick, resembling a short traction line in the upper left vertex/crown area and gets larger and with more diffused thinning as one gets older.
My Current Treatment:
5% minoxidil solution since 9/19/12 twice a day
1% Nizo since 9/19/12 every 2-3 days
1.25mg finasteride since 10/5/12 every day
I've known to have extremely thick hair all my life until the past year or so. On my Dad's side -- everyone still has extremely thick hair even into the 80s. It's my Mom's side that has this inherent pattern of "baldness/thinning". Also, I've never been on any px medications (not birth control pills, no antibiotics, no px medication ever throughout my ENTIRE life) until starting finasteride on 10/5/12.
About a year ago, I just noticed a gradual decrease in hair volume, nothing alarming, but just enough to make me leery that perhaps, this marks the START of my inevitable, hereditary hair loss. Last month, I went to get all the blood work done and everything seems normal and my GP said it could very well be genetic. I discussed this problem w/ my family members who suffered the same problem, and apparently no one really cared. Only one of my family members decided to do something about it and his hair looks great compared to the rest of people in my family. He told me that he's been taking finasteride, minoxidil and nizo since mid 20s (he's nearing 50 now w/ full head of hair). I'm in my mid 30s and starting to lose a bit more hair. I copied his regimen (the big 3) even though I know finasteride is not rec'd for women. I'm not planning on getting pregnant ever. Still, I feel a bit uncomfortable taking it due to the fact that I've never taking any px drug in my life. I don't even take Tylenol, Aspirin, etc.
At the start of treatment about a month ago (minoxidil 5%), shedding virtually stopped for the first 2.5 weeks . Then it's been shedding steadily after 2.5 weeks and still do... I'm not sure if the shedding is from finasteride or minoxidil (since I started finasteride exactly 2 weeks ago). I have really long hair so when it sheds, I notice. The shedding hasn't quite stopped and feels a bit scary. I've NEVER EVER lost this much hair before until the past 2 weeks. I understand that shedding is to be expected, but it's still scary. Some days, I have no to very little shedding, and some days, a lot. I haven't noticed any hair growth elsewhere even though I use 5% (and yes, I inspect my face and body carefully every few days. The minute it happens, I will go down to 2% minoxidil). The only side I have experienced while on this regimen is the shedding and a bit drier hair due to Nizo (but extra conditioner fixes that).
My questions are:
1) Do you know of any woman taking Finasteride? Did they have any success? Did it change their body or affect their health in anyway?
2) Should I stop taking Finasteride (only 2 weeks in) and just stick w/ minoxidil and Nizo for now and ride out the sheds? Is it too late to stop taking finasteride after having taken it for 2 weeks now?
3) I don't want to take any birth control pills, etc....they seem scarier to me than finasteride for some reason? I have known women in my family taking these birth control pills and hormones injections and both messed them up. What's my alternative for female hereditary hair loss??? I can take Adovart, but it's not extensively studied and quite expensive as well.
Thank you in advance for your help. Have a good day!
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