Hair still miniaturizing after 4 month and 3 weeks on finasteride 1mg daily (20 M) (DIFFUSE)
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Finasteride doesnt work on me and i have DUPA ( diffused unpaterned alopecia). I lose my hair even on sides and back ( donor area)
If you have DUPA like me , fina and dutasteride doesnt work sorry
If you have DUPA like me , fina and dutasteride doesnt work sorry
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same post from the anti androgen forum
I dont know if I have dupa or not, can i send you pics? SO what are the options i have if i have dupa? MY donor area is quite thick, i have thinning on sides tho
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You can send me picture of your sides if you want. If your sides are thick , yojr are safe but if you have dupa , it's over because it's not related to DHT that's why dutasteride doesnt work on dupa suffers
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I updated my post, i added my sides pic
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You have DUPA man sorry, your sides like my sides. Finasteride and dutasteride will not work.
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f*** man, so what are our options?
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Diffuse hair loss is usually androgenic, which means it should be slowed or stopped by finasteride/dutasteride.
In some cases it may be a diffuse form of alopecia areata, which would require different treatment.
Looking at your case, I think you have some retrograde alopecia and androgenic diffuse hair loss on top. finasteride takes some time for it to work. Some people don’t see results until a year for example. I’d wait it out until 6-8 months, and if it’s actually getting worse after that, consult a doctor and consider dutasteride.
If even after all that your hair continues to get worse, I’d recommend getting a scalp biopsy and seeing if there’s an autoimmune aspect to this
In some cases it may be a diffuse form of alopecia areata, which would require different treatment.
Looking at your case, I think you have some retrograde alopecia and androgenic diffuse hair loss on top. finasteride takes some time for it to work. Some people don’t see results until a year for example. I’d wait it out until 6-8 months, and if it’s actually getting worse after that, consult a doctor and consider dutasteride.
If even after all that your hair continues to get worse, I’d recommend getting a scalp biopsy and seeing if there’s an autoimmune aspect to this
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Oh so theres a chance its androgenic, or not. I lost a lot of miniaturized hair in shower i really hope they will grow back thicker.
Thanks for the info, i hope scalp biopsy isnt expensive
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Yes, but it’s rare for it to be autoimmune so I’d lean on it being androgenic.
If all these treatments don’t work, then you’re either aggressively balding to the point you need dutasteride and topical anti androgens like RU. Or that it’s not completely androgenic. A scalp biopsy can definitively figure that out, not sure how much it costs. Maybe your insurance will cover it.
You may be going through a finasteride shed too, so expect any thin hairs to grow back thicker. Good luck man.
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At the moment, I have no options because nobody knows the cause of DUPA.
And so far I haven't seen anyone on the internet succeed in recovering from DUPA. It's all over for us