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I stopped taking propecia (finasteride) 6 months ago after taking it for a fee years. will starting again work less well than it used to?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Finasteride: Nope. It should work as well. But, remember it takes about 90 days to be fully effective.

Answered 5/7/2013

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