finasteride: .5mg twice per day?

[sergiotahini]

Hi all, I've been on finasteride (propecia) for almost 5 weeks now. I started with a quarter pill (.25mg) per day, and increased my dosage by .25mg per week. The reason I did this was because I was nervous about sides. I now take a half pill (.5mg) twice a day: once before bed, and once around noon. I can't remember exactly why I started taking .5mg twice per day, but I'd like to continue doing this since I'm presently not experiencing any sides with this dosage.

Do you think it's just as good as taking the whole pill at once? If there's no harm done I think I'll just continue this way.

 

[timbo]

Taking 0.5mg twice daily might be a little more annoying, but it won't be less effective. It might even be more effective? ...Considering finasteride leaves the bloodstream very quickly.