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Now I am going through another shed. My first shed started almost exactly three months ago and finished 3-4 weeks after it started.
I believe that this is a good sign because my hair improved a lot after the first shed and while it does look shitty right now on top and in the crown, I am very optimistic that in another month and a half it will look even better than it did a month ago. Of course it sucks in the meantime because now people can tell that I'm balding, but hey what can you do? Haha.
The shedding is a normal and expected effect of treatment. Because dutasteride triggers a growth cycle, the hair growth cycle becomes more synchronised. As a result, the hairs also enter the Telogen phase almost simultaneously. This explains why I'm shedding again almost exactly three months after the first time. I think that this shed will be less severe than the first one and I hope that the next one is even less severe than this one.
What happened the first time is that a lot of my hairs shed, and then grew in thicker. I suspect that the same thing will happen this time, except that this go-round they will grow in even thicker than they did in the first shed.
I am very happy about the fact that many people have told me, including my dermatologist, that the best responders to the drugs often shed the most of anyone. And I'm not going off the drug for any reason so I should reap the benefits in a few more months.
I believe that this is a good sign because my hair improved a lot after the first shed and while it does look shitty right now on top and in the crown, I am very optimistic that in another month and a half it will look even better than it did a month ago. Of course it sucks in the meantime because now people can tell that I'm balding, but hey what can you do? Haha.
The shedding is a normal and expected effect of treatment. Because dutasteride triggers a growth cycle, the hair growth cycle becomes more synchronised. As a result, the hairs also enter the Telogen phase almost simultaneously. This explains why I'm shedding again almost exactly three months after the first time. I think that this shed will be less severe than the first one and I hope that the next one is even less severe than this one.
What happened the first time is that a lot of my hairs shed, and then grew in thicker. I suspect that the same thing will happen this time, except that this go-round they will grow in even thicker than they did in the first shed.
I am very happy about the fact that many people have told me, including my dermatologist, that the best responders to the drugs often shed the most of anyone. And I'm not going off the drug for any reason so I should reap the benefits in a few more months.
