Is This A Concerning Amount Of Hair Loss In Shower?

[recedingornot87]

This is how much hair im losing in showers per day now(that I can catch in hand). Significantly less than during the summer but still significantly more than this time last year. I notice that when I do 0.5mg per day of finasteride I lose half of this and when I do 0.5mg of finasteride EOD or 0.25mg ED this is the amount I lose.

Should I be concerned and up the dose now or is this a normal amount of hair loss per day in shower? The hairs are I would say 50/50 of miniaturized and normal thickness.

Do any of you guys lose this amount daily but are still able to maintain your hair?

 

[CrownBalding]

That’s about how much I lose now. Around 20ish. Weren’t you losing a lot more before? That’s an improvement

How did you collect them?

 

[Tommybommy1363]

Do 0.5 per day.

 

[recedingornot87]

That’s about how much I lose now. Around 20ish. Weren’t you losing a lot more before? That’s an improvement

How did you collect them?

Yeah before I was easily losing more than 15 times this amount per shower. I just caught them by hand so in reality im prob losing much more. Gonna buy one of those hair catchers from amazon. Also my hair isnt that long right now. Maybe like 2 inches long or so.

This amount of hairloss isnt bad right? Didnt somebody alex say he lost this much per shower?

 

[recedingornot87]

Do 0.5 per day.

0.5mg per day was giving me some low libido thats why im trying EOD.

 

[CrownBalding]

Yeah before I was easily losing more than 15 times this amount per shower. I just caught them by hand so in reality im prob losing much more. Gonna buy one of those hair catchers from amazon. Also my hair isnt that long right now. Maybe like 2 inches long or so.

This amount of hairloss isnt bad right? Didnt somebody alex say he lost this much per shower?

Yeah Alex said he lost about 20 when he washes his hair. I have a hair catcher, I think it’s the best way to measure your shedding.

I don’t think 20 hairs a shower is that concerning, but I’ve posted this before and didn’t get any replies. I’d like to see what other members think

 

[Tommybommy1363]

0.5mg per day was giving me some low libido thats why im trying EOD.

Meh who really cares. I’ve gone from wanting to get laid 1-3 times per day to maybe 1-3 per week. Tbh I prefer it

Not really sure if it is propecia or that I’m work 90 hour weeks right now

 

[recedingornot87]

Yeah Alex said he lost about 20 when he washes his hair. I have a hair catcher, I think it’s the best way to measure your shedding.

I don’t think 20 hairs a shower is that concerning, but I’ve posted this before and didn’t get any replies. I’d like to see what other members think

True but since these are being caught by hand im probably missing a lot of them. I bet if I used a haircatcher it would be closer to 50 hairs which is pretty concerning.

 

[Charlie Foxtrot]

20 hairs a shower?! Good times mate! I wish I was on 20 hairs a shower instead of the close to 200 I see right now.

But yes man, 20 hairs sounds about normal. I think if you’re not losing an abnormal amount of hair, you shouldn’t be measuring the baldingproces by hair fall too much. Of course, if you shed 5 in the shower normally and it’s 25 now, that could be something. But some people shed let’s say 200 hairs a day and don’t get bald and some lose 50 to 100 strands a day and get a chrome dome anyway!

 

[recedingornot87]

20 hairs a shower?! Good times mate! I wish I was on 20 hairs a shower instead of the close to 200 I see right now.

But yes man, 20 hairs sounds about normal. I think if you’re not losing an abnormal amount of hair, you shouldn’t be measuring the baldingproces by hair fall too much. Of course, if you shed 5 in the shower normally and it’s 25 now, that could be something. But some people shed let’s say 200 hairs a day and don’t get bald and some lose 50 to 100 strands a day and get a chrome dome anyway!

For 6 months I saw over 500 hairs per day easily. Right now I am shedding less because I have less hairs overall on my head compared to before .My shedding usually corresponds to how much density im losing visually so for me more hair fall= more agressive rate of balding.

 

[Charlie Foxtrot]

For 6 months I saw over 500 hairs per day easily. Right now I am shedding less because I have less hairs overall on my head compared to before .My shedding usually corresponds to how much density im losing visually so for me more hair fall= more agressive rate of balding.

Oh that’s harsh man! I saw your hair a couple of days ago if I remember well and I thought it looked good! You think it’s because you lost density for sure? You don’t think it could be the fina doing what it’s supposed too?

 

[recedingornot87]

Oh that’s harsh man! I saw your hair a couple of days ago if I remember well and I thought it looked good! You think it’s because you lost density for sure? You don’t think it could be the fina doing what it’s supposed too?

Yes I am definitely below baseline. I put my hair up and you can see through to my scalp in most lighting. I started off with above average density so because of that I still don't look like im thinning or balding to the average person but a person that has hairloss and is obsessed with it can easily tell im diffusing hard.

 

[recedingornot87]

That looks like a normal amount of hairs. I would get a hair catcher as well.

Do you only shower once a day and do you shed more hairs when you shampoo? And do you notice any hair loss throughout the day?

Yes to all 3.

 

[Alphalete]

is that even more than 20 hairs?

be realistic for godssake

that's nothing

 

[widow'speak]

There is absolutely no way to know based on this alone. The average person without balding issues loses 100-150 hair per day - it could be normal to have twice this amount if say, you don't comb your hair regularly and/or take showers every other day.

 

[ihatebackstabbers]

I stopped worrying about how many hairs I shed years ago unless it seemed drastic. I am more concerned with seeing activity such as vellus hairs and short hairs in my DHT sensitive areas. This tells me that hairs that I shed many months ago are growing back and it gives me some hope that they will one day go terminal. I used to set my camera to its highest resolution and snap pictures close to my scalp and zoom into those pictures afterwards.

I low-dosed a few years back and after approximately 10 months I was noticeably thinner on top. I read the studies where it mentioned that there was little difference between regular and lower doses but I know I cannot get away with low-dosing over a long period of time. I get a full checkup annually and if my doctor ever told me that taking finasteride was causing any issues then I would cut back.

 

[recedingornot87]

Should I be concerned that a lot of the hairs that are falling are super thin. A good amount of the fallen hairs are very miniaturized.

 

[Mandar kumthekar]

20 hair is not big deal. It is not even close to call a deal.

 

[skinnyshaft]

I stopped worrying about how many hairs I shed years ago unless it seemed drastic. I am more concerned with seeing activity such as vellus hairs and short hairs in my DHT sensitive areas. This tells me that hairs that I shed many months ago are growing back and it gives me some hope that they will one day go terminal. I used to set my camera to its highest resolution and snap pictures close to my scalp and zoom into those pictures afterwards.

I low-dosed a few years back and after approximately 10 months I was noticeably thinner on top. I read the studies where it mentioned that there was little difference between regular and lower doses but I know I cannot get away with low-dosing over a long period of time. I get a full checkup annually and if my doctor ever told me that taking finasteride was causing any issues then I would cut back.

What sort of activity should I be looking for on my head to see if my meds are working? What should I be seeing?

I shed an awful lot in the shower, which has become a bit of an obsession and certainly my focus for measuring my assumed hairloss. However, I also know that how much you shed daily isn't necessaruly indicative of the extent of your hairloss.

Thanks

 

[skinnyshaft]

In answer to the original poster's question, 20 hairs in a shower is NOTHING. I shed way more than that.

However, as others have also said, how many hairs you shed in the shower isn't necessarily indicative of the extent of your hairloss (if indeed, if there is any loss).