5mg finasteride per day..

[bensutton]

Hey everyone
The following may not make a lot of sense as it is nearly 4am and I'm having a mild anxiety attack

Basically I've been losing hair since I was a teenager (I'm 22 now) and its effects me nearly every minute of the day with anxiety and depression.
I've been on finasteride since I was about 19-20 (cant remember exactly) and have been upping my dose every year ever since due to further thinning and anxiety of losing more. Now at 22 I have just begun taking 5mg a day in two halves seperately throughout the day but sometimes just in one go if I'm feeling more anxious than usual.

I know taking that much probably does not do anymore than taking 1mg but its more to do with making myself feel better mentally, like I'm improving my chances of growing hair back, and I can't bear to reduce my dose incase i lose hair..

Is taking this much dangerous?
I dont have any sideeffects besides sometimes a kinda sore prostate if I do take the 5mg in one go rather than spacing it out over a whole day.

Also if any of you know any great hair transplant doctors within Australia or nearby that info would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

[zzzzz]

taking more than 1mg does literally almost nothing. Anything over half a milligram has pretty much the exact same effect. It is not dangerous. If you want something more powerful than finasteride, dutasteride inhibits 90% of dht compared to 70% for finasteride. It has increased risk for sides and a standard dose is a half milligram

 

[xRedStaRx]

Don't go over 1mg per day. It's more than enough as is.

Finasteride won't grow back your hair, it stops it from going. Use minoxidil.

 

[massa]

I'm just like you if had depression and an anxiety disorder for years even before I started losing my hair . Now I'm 24 a nw3 and can barely look in the mirror , words can't decribe how this has destroyed my life . Tough ain't it ! As you've been on finasteride for years and your still thinning I would start dutasteride now before it's too late . 5mg is only a bit better than 1 mg. finasteride did nothing for me was a complete waste of time and money now I'm praying dutasteride does the job.

 

[Rudolphus]

Taking 5mg a day is hardly any more effective than taking 1mg a day. Finasteride's effectiveness is essentially the same for all doses of 0.5mg and upwards. Even 0.2mg is almost as effective as the full 5mg dose. If you want a more powerful treatment, I would suggest Dutasteride (dutasteride). I am using dutasteride myself, and it is working very well for me. dutasteride at the standard dose removes 98-99% of the DHT produced by the 5-AR type 2 enzyme, whereas finasteride removes only 85-90%. It is the DHT from this enzyme which is almost entirely responsible for male pattern baldness. dutasteride is therefore a highly effective treatment, and definitely is more effective than finasteride. There are greater risks involved with using dutasteride than finasteride, however, because it is a dual 5-AR inhibitor, meaning that it also inhibits production of DHT from the type 1 5-AR enzyme. This enzyme is present in the brain, and it is believed to play no role in male pattern baldness.

 

[Wolf Pack]

I think in your case it's not doing enough as you are still thinning. Use Dutasteride and possibly add in Minoxidil. Be aware though the increased risk of sides from dutasteride.