finasteride 1mg x 4 Per Week

[Kian1810]

Hello everyone,

I need to up my dose to 4 tablets a week, what would be the best schedule to take this dose over the 7 days?

 

[Digidako]

Half life of finasteride is around 6 hours.
By taking it only four times a week, you reduce the medications ability to reach stable blood levels, which may jeopardize or hinder potential results.
Instead of taking 1mg four times a week, try 0.5mg everyday.
0.5mg everyday equates to 3.5mg finasteride a week, and you'll be giving your body a better chance to reach stable blood levels.

 

[Kian1810]

Thanks for the reply, I will give this a go!

 

[INT]

Half life of finasteride is around 6 hours.
By taking it only four times a week, you reduce the medications ability to reach stable blood levels, which may jeopardize or hinder potential results.
Instead of taking 1mg four times a week, try 0.5mg everyday.
0.5mg everyday equates to 3.5mg finasteride a week, and you'll be giving your body a better chance to reach stable blood levels.

Half life is not really relevant... It takes a lot longer for the 5ar2 levels to 'recover'. Four tablets in one week is ok.

 

[Digidako]

Half life is not really relevant... It takes a lot longer for the 5ar2 levels to 'recover'. Four tablets in one week is ok.

Irrelevant in what regard?
On the basis of [simply] maintaining stable blood levels I would say that half life is quite relevant.

 

[INT]

In regard of inhibiting DHT.

 

[Digidako]

In regard of inhibiting DHT.

Right, and i'm not discounting that.
I'm just saying that his body would probably respond better to a stable environment, vs one where hormone levels are constantly increasing/decreasing.

OP, why not just take 1mg everyday ?

 

[Kian1810]

Right, and i'm not discounting that.
I'm just saying that his body would probably respond better to a stable environment, vs one where hormone levels are constantly increasing/decreasing.

OP, why not just take 1mg everyday ?

Had side effects so needed to cut back a little bit.

 

[Digidako]

Had side effects so needed to cut back a little bit.

What kind of sides? How long were you taking it for?
Did you get blood work done to rule out finasteride as the cause for these "sides"?

 

[Kian1810]

Low libido, watery semen, hard to maintain erections but I didn't get blood work done and once I cut back it seemed to go back to normal.

 

[Digidako]

Low libido, watery semen, hard to maintain erections but I didn't get blood work done and once I cut back it seemed to go back to normal.

How long were you taking it for?
When I first started taking finasteride I had the same issues, but after my body adapted to the medication after a month or so it was fine. This is why I stressed stable blood levels so much.

 

[Kian1810]

I believe it was just over 6 months but I am happy to do the 0.5 every day (it's quite expensive here as well so finance is something to do with it as well)