Can follicles recover after stopping finasteride for 3 months and a mass shed exasperated by minoxidil? Can I safely quit minox?

June 17, 2020
Asked By:Daniel 70 in Toronto, ON

Started minox 7 months ago (Nov) with no shed or growth in 3 months. Stopped finast (Jan) after years of use, big mistake. Began losing a lot of density (Mar) only where minox was applied (started finast again mid Mar). I think minox is shedding hair left unprotected from DHT. Some white stringy regrowth but density is way down. Are baseline finast follicles dead already or now minox dependent? Where minox is applied I regress so want to quit. Any chance it's telogen effluvium...might I recover?