I have taken Finasteride 5mg for 4 years and simultaneously minoxidil for most of that time. Absolutely no difference. (68 y.o. female.) Upon running out of minoxidil I found I lost less hair and that was after 3 years. . I therefore did not buy anymore. That I had used daily for close to 3 years. I feel I must lose about 50 hairs per day. I have extremely thin, fine hair, at best it was 60% more. I do take 50mg Levothyroxin. Is there anything that could possibly change all this or will I be one of the 10% of women going close to bald, where you see the scalp.? Plugs are too expensive and hair transplants, And, if you barely have enough areas, then that doesn't seem like a good plan and is very expensive. I tried PRP for 3 months. Did nothing.. Thank you for all suggestions.
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From the photo, I doubt it is a type of scarring alopecia, but it is hard to be sure. Trichoscopy would be a good option. Sometimes in my clinic a trichoscopy yields more answers than scalp biopsies. Please keep in mind that the person who performed your scalp biopsy may have not have sampled...
Hello, and thank you for your question. YIkes!!! At this point, watch the spot for irritation. After that, you have to wait and watch for growth. This could take some time. If you aren't happy with that, consult your doctor for advice. Goo luck to you.
Dr, T
Side effects from finasteride are pretty uncommon in my experience, but they do occur. The most common side effect I see is decreased sex drive, which almost always goes back to normal when the drug is discontinued. Management of a side effect depends on how severe and persistent it is....