Is Finasteride not working? Increased Shedding on Finasteride and minoxidil at month 2.5. Your experience with your patients?

It is quite normal for people to lose anywhere from 100-150 hairs a day.  This is part of the normal hair growth process.  For you though, it appears it is increased from where you were prior to starting the meds.Many patients after starting meds for hair loss can have this temporary shedding.  It appears you started both minoxidil and finasteride at the same time.  I see it more often with the minoxidil than the finasteride, but it can occur with both.  Thankfully, this is only a temporary process and the hair will resume in a couple more months.  The medications are actually resetting the growth cycle of the hairs and in doing so, some of them fall out more quickly.  Some physicians believe that this shedding is actually a positive sign and shows that the meds will have a beneficial effect for you in the long run.