Mitch97
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I know this topic has been covered to death, but wanted to share my experience and get more feedback before I move forward.
I've been on .25 mg generic Finpecia for almost 8 years. I've been able to thicken and maintain at around a Norwood 2 (though I'm not sure). If I comb my hair a certain way you can see some thinning at the crown but most people don't notice.
I also use Nizoral shampoo 1% a few times/week which definitely seems to help keep my scalp feeling clean. After about 6 months of stopping nizoral my scalp started to feel "waxy", so I started again. I added biotin supplements daily several months ago, but can't tell if this is working for my hair.
Now for the breakdown:
-1mg gave me very noticeable sides after week 3 so I freaked out and stopped. Went to .25 mg which had much milder sides around week 3 that went away quickly.
-Seems like the shedding never stopped. When I shampoo my hair, apply product or anything that requires me to run my hands through my hair, I get about 30-50 hairs or more that I can count. The difference I've noticed though, is that at the end of each hair is a white "bulb" - something that was non-existent prior to finasteride. The ends of the hairs were black and looked "dead".
-I want the try increasing to 0.5 (half a pill) and see if I can stop the shedding and get even better results (mainly regrowth), as this is closer to the optimal dosage it seems.
-I'll start taking DIM (an estrogen regulator) that I've tried before, and seemed to have a positive effect on my mood at least. This should help mitigate any sides, and is good for you anyway.
-Tried Rogaine foam 5% twice over several months with no noticeable effect on my hair.
My main question is this: has anyone increased their dose from .25 to something higher, and if so, what was your experience? Do you think it's worth it for me to do so? I know everyone's different, so no way to say how I'll react to it. Would be nice to get better results but I don't want to INCREASE shedding or sides for no added benefit. Thanks.
I've been on .25 mg generic Finpecia for almost 8 years. I've been able to thicken and maintain at around a Norwood 2 (though I'm not sure). If I comb my hair a certain way you can see some thinning at the crown but most people don't notice.
I also use Nizoral shampoo 1% a few times/week which definitely seems to help keep my scalp feeling clean. After about 6 months of stopping nizoral my scalp started to feel "waxy", so I started again. I added biotin supplements daily several months ago, but can't tell if this is working for my hair.
Now for the breakdown:
-1mg gave me very noticeable sides after week 3 so I freaked out and stopped. Went to .25 mg which had much milder sides around week 3 that went away quickly.
-Seems like the shedding never stopped. When I shampoo my hair, apply product or anything that requires me to run my hands through my hair, I get about 30-50 hairs or more that I can count. The difference I've noticed though, is that at the end of each hair is a white "bulb" - something that was non-existent prior to finasteride. The ends of the hairs were black and looked "dead".
-I want the try increasing to 0.5 (half a pill) and see if I can stop the shedding and get even better results (mainly regrowth), as this is closer to the optimal dosage it seems.
-I'll start taking DIM (an estrogen regulator) that I've tried before, and seemed to have a positive effect on my mood at least. This should help mitigate any sides, and is good for you anyway.
-Tried Rogaine foam 5% twice over several months with no noticeable effect on my hair.
My main question is this: has anyone increased their dose from .25 to something higher, and if so, what was your experience? Do you think it's worth it for me to do so? I know everyone's different, so no way to say how I'll react to it. Would be nice to get better results but I don't want to INCREASE shedding or sides for no added benefit. Thanks.
