baldnesssadness
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some studies show its allmost the same effect but how is your expirience with it?
I come from an spanish forum where some have tried finasteride on many different doses. Most on 0.5 mg instead of 1 mg say it works just the same, but the same goes for the side effects...
But there are papers around there saying that doses as low as 0.5 (or even lower if I remember correctly) reduce DHT almost as 5 whole milligrams anyway.
You're right about the sides effects paranoia though, it's almost pathetic.
Finasteride is not a highly reliable treatment, and with these unnecessary experiments, you make it even less effective. Remember that in a certain percentage of males, it works almost the same like dutasteride. These are those "lucky" guys, who can allow the low dosing. But in others, it almost doesn't work at all.
The obsession about all those imaginary "side effects" (occuring in 2-3% people) is already disgusting.
just to chime in here, finasteride makes me extremely tired, so i decided to lower to 0.5 mg. i experience no other sides except being tired, but after lowering to 0.5 i noticed i was still getting tired as hell, it wasn't worth it. It sucks because I actually was getting regrowth very quickly, I don't know if I'm a good responder or what but the stuff works for me, but anyways, since I am highly unmotivated to do anything when I'm on finasteride everyday I decided t to this, and this is probably going highly against the norm, I've decided to go on 0.5 mg TWICE a week. Since doing so my hair has not receded any longer and I actually seem to still be filling in with regrowth on my temples. Now, its too early to tell if it will continue to work for me this way, but I've had slow recession for a long time, and I decided trying it like this would be worth the risk. I'm doing fine, and the sides, for a lot of people, are not imaginary.
So, honestly - people are basically clueless about hair loss OP, try what you think is right without risking your health. Nobody can give you a definitive answer, and it will rely highly on trial and error on your part to find whats optimal for you. People will tell me that such low dosage of finasteride won't do anything, people will say 1mg is the only thing that gonna work, people like to talk but in the end we're all clueless to your bodies needs, so try it out if you feel you need to.
I think that you risk the loss of your hair because of sides that may be completely imaginary, or have nothing to do with finasteride at all. The results of your steps will manifest as late as within 2-3 months, which is the average length of the telogen phase.
This just isn't true, see the Japanese study on 0.2mg daily versus 1mg, the hair count was nearly identical:Finasteride is not a highly reliable treatment, and with these unnecessary experiments, you make it even less effective. Remember that in a certain percentage of males, it works almost the same like dutasteride. These are those "lucky" guys, who can allow the low dosing. But in others, it almost doesn't work at all.
The obsession about all those imaginary "side effects" (occuring in 2-3% people) is already disgusting.