Does shedding from Androgenetic Alopecia usually comes with pain on the scalp around the affected areas of thinning?

This requires an in-person evaluation. I suggest seeing a hair loss expert now to evaluate and go over your condition and provide you information about your best treatment options. There are great non-invasive options like prp/progesterone and/or hair transplantation. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Although this is not a common side effect of finasteride/propecia, everyone is unique and may react differently to medications. I recommend discussing this with your doctor. In general, finasteride is a well-tolerated medication for most patients. For my patient's who do experience a side ef...

It is possible, some finasteride is believed to be increase circulating free testosterone. Perhaps you should seek counseling regarding your psychological state at this time. Your primary care doctor can advise you on making this happen as soon as possible.

Minoxidil and finasteride help to stopping hair loss and thickening of hair  . But ıf you stop to use minox and finasteride after a long time usage, you may experience a fast thinning, even loss of hair because of ending action of active ingredient. ...

Weight gain is unusual when taking the drug finasteride and you must be over 50 before prostate cancer is even a reasonable consideration unless you have prostate cancer in the family

The best treatment for female thinning especially with conditions like PCOS which make the medical treatment often unsuccessful, is Scalp Micropigmentation, see below