PLEASE READ. hi i'm 21 years old i went to a hair doctor august of last year and he told me i was a norwood 5 and so he put me on Finasteride i'm at 1 year mark this week and i've been taking it every day and its worked out great it stopped my hair loss but just in the past few days i've noticed i've been shedding like 30 to 40 hairs a day and i counted at least 10 to 12 hairs when i was taking a shower, i'm freaking out!!!!! The Finasteride stopped my hair loss i don't want to go bald!! thanks
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There are some people that anecdotally report that changing brands affects their hair and they strongly prefer one over another. For most people however, it should not make a big difference. The most important factor is to get the drug on the scalp. For males, that's twice daily.
You would benefit tremendously from seeing a board certified dermatologist and by having a scalp biopsy. You likely have central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and, in my opinion, any and all treatments should not be started until this diagnosis is either confirmed or ruled out by a d...
Neil Verma, HBSc, MD, FCFP - Account Suspended says:
Hormone fluctuations in women are a major contributing cause of hair loss, hair thinning and hairline recession. Women suffering from hair thinning benefit from having their hormone levels tested.