Been on dutasteride for 14 years - new to oral minoxidil - what dose?

athisok · Friday at 6:17 AM

Hi everyone - I've done 4 weeks on 0.625mg, am currently doing 0.625 twice a day for 4 weeks and planning 0.625 three times day. I've heard it's got short half lifen so is it a good idea to separate it out like this?

AnxiousAndy · Sunday at 9:49 AM

Dude that dosage is so low I'll be surprised if it does anything. Oral minoxidil is dose dependent. If you want to see any visible difference you need AT THE VERY LEAST 2.5mg. 5mg is preferable.

athisok · 2026-08-10T08:34:10-0500

AnxiousAndy said:
Dude that dosage is so low I'll be surprised if it does anything. Oral minoxidil is dose dependent. If you want to see any visible difference you need AT THE VERY LEAST 2.5mg. 5mg is preferable.

Thanks - I do want to get up to those levels but would rather build up to them to minimise shedding