finasteride and side effects?

[sjb36]

Does anyone know the minimum dosage that is effective and is most likely to avert any side effects?

I have read that DHT is lowered for 48 hrs with every dose of 1mg+. This being the case then you would only need 1mg every other day or so. Does anyone have the full sp on this? If we are overdosing this is obviously increasing our chances of developing bosoms.

 

[Guest]

try 1mg ED... then you can always lower the dosage if you are experiencing sides...! 1 mg is better than 0.5..!!

I can tell you i was so afraid to try it to... but now im glad i started with the 'right' dose... if not, maybe i never would have known that i can tolerate it..!!!

 

[Melbs]

Just take the 1mg and dont stress this much about the "Side Effects" or you'll get them soely because you mind is telling you you cant get it up, or your not up for sex, or girls are boring, or a even smaller chance... my boobs are growing. WRONG! in your head, so anyway, ive taken it now for over three years and have undoubtedly maintained and grown thicker hair... no sides so far, id kick myself if i had never started it. It works... dont get too hung up on the negative sides of what people say on this forum as alot of people here are unhappy, while those happy ones are out with their girlfriends, living it up properly, smiling, thinking... "sh*t yeah im happy as i use finasteride" and obviously dont bother coming here at all. So here its a community of generally unhappy hairloss sufferers. Not all of us here, but quite a few... I was one of those happy people for over three years... still am i reckon.

But just stick with the 1mg for now in my opinion... chances are you will not get any sides.

 

[hair_tomorrow]

to answer your question . . .

.2 mg finasteride (1/5th of a 1mg propecia tab or 1/25th of a 5mg proscar tab) is said to be only slightly less effective than a full 5mg proscar tab daily in its DHT fighting efects.

If you're looking to start out with a lower dosage - you can try 1 mg every other day.

If you don't experience any neagtive sides on 1 mg eod - you can always increase your dosage - but technically you shouldn't have to.

 

[Guest]

all right this is what i NOT understand.... when eating finasteride the sideeffects are caused by the lower DHT levels/higher estrogen levels... am i right???? Then if 0.2mg is almost as effective as 5 mg in 'fighting' DHT, then ALMOST the same DHT levels and estrogen levels will appear no matter which of the doses you choose...!!! And therefore also almost the same sides...! So it doesnt make sense???? if theres no difference in eating 0,2 mg and 1mg , then theres also no difference in the sides?? and if the difference is so BIG that the sides from 1 mg will disappear, then the 'good' effect on the hair will probably to..! hmmmm.... something is very wrong here........ someone with knowledge please help???

 

[Guest]

BUMP!!


think this is very important, so someone please answer...

 

[Guest]

yeah i thought so.... NO one knows!!!!! :?

but then stop talk about smaller doses = same results but less sides..! Its STUPID!!!! Its just not possible..!

Small doses = less effect on DHT = Less Sides..!

OR

Small doses = same effect on DHT = Same Sides...!

 

[Sir_LagaLot]

i dont know what dosage will prevent sides. i just started around 5 days ago (1/5 proscar) and here they come. its mild at the moment but noticeable. my libido is !@#%!@#%$... they better go away...

takes longer to get an erection and not as hard.

dunno how long they'll last. the people here who've had sides...could you please tell me how long they lasted for you and if they built up gradually? as in...what i'm going through right now after 5 days..is this gonna get any worse?...

help!

p.s : hey melbs ! how you doing mate

 

[Guest]

after a couple of weeks, when i more and more 'forgot' i was on propecia, the sides disappeared... i still feel a little emotional/sad some times.... but what the f***!! rather a little sad sometimes than TOTALLY depressed because of HAIRLOSS!!!!

 

[Johnny24601]

re: guld

It has been said that the lower dose of finasteride may have close to the same benefits as a a full dose and there is obviously less risk of side effects at a lower dosage. What else do you need to know?
There have been medical studies on this subject and many posts about it on this website. The accuracy and data quality on the studies are questionable but it appears that the dosage vs. effectiveness is not exponential with finasteride use for the treatment of male pattern baldness. Predicting side effects with dosage is up for debate as the side effect issue is something that no one seems to be able to predict no matter the dosage.
Personally, I believe that the higher the dose the more DHT bockage, however, there is clearly a much greater risk of side effects with increased dosage and there is a point in which increased dosage would become useless. Only the 1 mg dose has been approriatly studied. I would recommend starting with the 1 mg dose for at least 3-4 months and re-evaluating. I also recommend that people soak up as much information as possible on this subject, make a choice to go a certain treatment route, take baseline photos and then avoid all discussion forums for a number of months then evaluate. These forums make people invent sides in their head. I have felt so much better since limiting my time in this forum the last few weeks.

 

[Sir_LagaLot]

anybody else who's experianced sides with finasteride? i'm 1 mg (1/5 proscar) since 5 days now and its hit me really mildly. how long before your sides vanished and did they build up with time and get worse or stay the same and decrease?

 

[Johnny24601]

re:

This question has been discussed so many times. So so many times.
There is no way of knowing. They may go away, they may not. The sides may be real or a placibo effect.

 

[Melbs]

It sounds to me like your alot of you are thinking about these sides TOO much and as i said, your mind is taking over already. Think of it like this, the mind is a very powerful thing...

imagine your slamming a chick,

you've just finished a hard session of missionary,

your right into it,

she's sweating all over her forehead,

you can smell the sex in the moist air,

then DAMN! you get a sore arm, so you decide its time for a bit of doggy... you flip her over, slap her arse on the way past, yell out "oooh yeah... you like THAT" then you continue the aggressive punding from behind... suddenly instead of thinking how hot this chick looks spread naked over your bed, you start thinking... "Hmm... my 1mg finasteride dosage, my finasteride dosage this, my finasteride dosage that, maybe im getting a soft dick?, maybe she can see my diffuse hairline in the light, but i dimmed the swictch... she probably cant tell, i dimmed it to number 2, surely thats alright, oh wait... i forgot to take the pill tonight, maybe it'll help my c*** turn to rock? But then again..."

ITs simple, once your MIND is taking over like this, how can you blame it on Propecia (proscar, whatever). I firmly believe alot of you guys here are convinced that your Libido is going to be worse, so it is... and its NOT because of the finasteride. Just TRY... TRY to forget about it... even when your having a bat to your favourite porno "Cliff Banger" or even "Dr Penetration" and im convinced you'll be way better off...

 

[nooc]

3 months on finasteride. 1/4 Proscar every other day. No sides at all. Hair has thickened and I'm growing in my temples (kind of looked like a circular bald patch before, but now more like a half-circle).

However, it could also be the 5% minoxidil. But the important thing is not finasteride sides.

 

[jfhawk06]

the bottom line is some need lower DHT levels than others to affect hairloss, therefore different doses will work for different people. 0.2mg of finasteride will lower DHT levels something like 40% as well as the .5mg dosage which lowers DHT about 80% as well as the 1mg dose (according to Farrel's post on HLH).

the sides will affect different people due to their relative sensitivities to DHT. in my particular case, I've been taking .5mg every other day and am having some real problems in the sexual function department, which leads me to believe that i need the DHT in my system a lot more than others to keep my mojo working.