Can't pull the trigger on finasteride - please help

[g.i joey]

Just look for mercks revenue on Propecia and divide that by 60$ should give you a solid estimate. I believe over 1 million people are on it.

 

[Kian1810]

Sorry to hijack this thread but will taking 1mg finasteride three times a week help? I can't take it every day as I get sides but I don't want to be taking it three times a week if it's not going to be beneficial.

 

[mandatswack]

Sorry to hijack this thread but will taking 1mg finasteride three times a week help? I can't take it every day as I get sides but I don't want to be taking it three times a week if it's not going to be beneficial.

Maybe try taking 0.5 everyday?

 

[g.i joey]

m-w-f has worked for many, so yes 3 times a week is still very beneficial, i would try to steer towards 4, or maybe on your second day off take .5... as long as you're getting a dose 1/2 days you should do fine

 

[Kian1810]

I could add 0.5 at the weekend, maybe take it before bed on Saturday evenings? what's the best way to introduce 4 a week, like the days etc?

 

[shookwun]

Either you take finasteride, and maintain or don't and bald.

It rele narrows down to that. Topicalso aren't good as androgen related hair loss effects the whole scalp not individual hairs.

 

[Pavi]

PFS have never been reported on all the numerous studies done on finasteride.

I think you'll be alot calmer after reading this:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=158889153

Above baseline for 8-12 years on JUST min alone? That's pretty awesome

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Either you take finasteride, and maintain or don't and bald.

It rele narrows down to that. Topicalso aren't good as androgen related hair loss effects the whole scalp not individual hairs.

Guy said min alone can keep u above baseline for 8-12 YEARS

 

[Norwood One]

Min alone will maintain... But once the hairloss hits and your hormones overpower it, you can literally go up 1 on the norwood scale in a week.

finasteride until something effective comes out folks. I hate to admit it, but it's unfortunately all we have at the moment.

 

[Pavi]

Min alone will maintain... But once the hairloss hits and your hormones overpower it, you can literally go up 1 on the norwood scale in a week.

finasteride until something effective comes out folks. I hate to admit it, but it's unfortunately all we have at the moment.

This doesn't make sense. First of all... You can't lose an entire Norwood in a week. Secondly, if you're using min your hairloss has hit. I don't get your point.

 

[myhairbegone]

Thanks for all the the replies guys. I've decided im going to give finasteride a try and stop if I get any sides. Wish me luck =)

Quick question on dosage..I see people saying just take one quartered 5mg (1.25mg) dose a day. From every thing I have read on dosage/DHT levels it seems like the same could be achieved by taking .625mg a day? Or 1.25mg every other day?

Is it advisable to take it every other day to start?

 

[LongHaired]

The side effects have always been a worry with me, as well. There are some that can be pretty obvious such as confusion and depression, but my main worry is the increased risk of high grade prostate cancer.

 

[br1]

The side effects have always been a worry with me, as well. There are some that can be pretty obvious such as confusion and depression, but my main worry is the increased risk of high grade prostate cancer.

I read all the papers and discussions around this issue.. Nobody (scientists) now if it is a risk or not. Some say finasteride made easier to detect the high grade ones, and that's why ppl on finasteride had more incidences than the non-finasteride group.. But, keep in mind that the increase was 0.5%. The non-finasteride group had 3% ppl with high grade, while the finasteride group had 3.5% ppl..

 

[gkdmv2015HLT]

I read all the papers and discussions around this issue.. Nobody (scientists) now if it is a risk or not. Some say finasteride made easier to detect the high grade ones, and that's why ppl on finasteride had more incidences than the non-finasteride group.. But, keep in mind that the increase was 0.5%. The non-finasteride group had 3% ppl with high grade, while the finasteride group had 3.5% ppl..

I've been on minoxidil since Jan 2015 and in the past 12 months, my hair has gotten much worse.(I've been thinning diffusely much more aggressively until I got on finasteride in Nov '15..Its been 75 days now and I feel like my hair shed is slowly getting under the control ) with 0 sides.

 

[mandatswack]

The side effects have always been a worry with me, as well. There are some that can be pretty obvious such as confusion and depression, but my main worry is the increased risk of high grade prostate cancer.

Wait, I thought I somewhere it was actually used to prevent prostate cancer.

 

[DontWant2BeBald]

If u dont have the courage to use finasteride than enjoy going bald

 

[myhairbegone]

If u dont have the courage to use finasteride than enjoy going bald

Did you even read the thread you inconsiderate prick?

 

[Kian1810]

Will be worth giving it a go, even if it doesn't work there is no harm in trying, ignore some of the idiots on here.

 

[br1]

Wait, I thought I somewhere it was actually used to prevent prostate cancer.

There was a trial for that. The results were (basically):

finasteride group had 28% less cancer

BUT, if one had cancer in the finasteride group, there was a 25% chance that it would be an aggressive one.


When compared with ppl no taking finasteride.

 

[Swoop]

You don't have to take it man. But you will continue to bald.

The benefit-risk is something that you should personally evaluate. It's that simple really.

 

[rathalos]

Started finasteride a month ago, at first I was also worried about the sides but one day after a few drinks I went nuts and took my first pill.

Apart from the occasional testicle aches for the first few days I have had no other sides at all! After a week's treatment I am no longer seeing any hair on my pillow where prior to finasteride I would see at least 15 on my pillow.