3+ months of shedding with no end in sight Finasteride/Dutasteride 7/16/2024
A user has been on 1mg finasteride daily for 10 months, initially seeing great results, but started shedding heavily again at the 7-month mark. They are considering whether to continue with finasteride or switch to dutasteride.
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