Climate, Water, and Finasteride

Posted by on September 3rd, 2010 at 01:46pm

Hi Doc,

im 19,and I have been having good hair in my domestic country,since i have moved in dubai,i have been noticing my hair thinning and falling.Is the climate to blame or the water?

I’ve been thinking to take some nutritional tablets like Wellman’s Tricologic, But i guess propecia would me increasingly effective. Would it be ok to take proscar 5mg and break it into 4 pieces as suggested by you. Will it cause any side effects.

Thank you so much for your concern

Proscar/Propecia is a prescription medication. I can’t say whether you’re a candidate for taking it. That is up to a doctor to decide after you are examined.

Climate and water shouldn’t be to blame, but I don’t know what is in the water. Mercury or lead from old pipes could contaminate water, for example. Chances are, your move is coincidental to the start of your genetic hair loss, as genetics are the number one cause of hair loss in men. But again, I can’t form that shout without an examination. See a doctor!