I was a long-time finasteride user (13 years I think). Had no idea whether the drug worked - I still experienced very gradual loss but maybe it would\ve been much faster without the drug?
Began noticing more hairs in the shower a year ago, so switched to Dutasteride in March/April this year, taking 0.5mg daily. Have just approached the 6 month mark and all I've experienced thus far is very heavy shedding - tons of hair in the shower.
Hard to really know what's going on. Could be a sign that it's working. Could be a sign that it's not working at all and genetics are catching up with me. Can't believe the meds would be making the hairloss worse though. That doesn't seem possible?
Sides? Hard to say again really. When I was on finasteride, my libido was very up and down. Sometimes I could be randy and orgasm normally, other times, I could have very weak orgasms and watery sperm. It's been largely the same on dutasteride. Therefore, inconconclusive whether I can attribute that to the meds rather than just me/age.
Anyway, I've been advised to stick on the Dutasteride for another 6 months - need to give meds at least a year. I never understand why someone would not stick with the drug after a couple of months unless they were experiencing severe side-effects.
If the Dutasteride continues to not work and/or the shedding continues at the present rate, well then, I just don't know what my other options are? I'm very depressed thinking about it.
