Finasteride And Minoxidil Shed At 5 Months

[Wardy]

Hi All,

Im looking for any knowledge on what is happening to me and if its normal??

I started minoxidil (once a night) on the 7th of july and i started finasteride (0.5mg) on the 12th of august, but now im suffering some kind of shed where i lose about 20 hairs in the sink when i comb through my hair for a few minuets, i dont know how much i lose in the shower because the shower washes away my hair before i get to see it.

about 2 weeks ago i upped my finasteride from 0.5 (propecia) to 1mg (propecia) so i dont know if this is a factor but i have seen the response curve on finasteride so i didnt think it would be?

Can anybody help my anxiety out??

 

[Wardy]

bump

 

[Ollie]

Response curve of finasteride is bullshit. Its inhibition of 5ar in actual tissues is pretty linear. Serum levels mean nothing. It's very likely that your increase in dose could have brought on the shed - as most people (myself included) suffered a shed when starting finasteride.