Finasteride frequency

[the_newsoul]

Hi everyone!

There is a thread on the spanish forum and I would like to bring the subject here.

There are some claims saying that using finasteride everyday is not the best option. There is no consens, but apparently it would be as effective or even more using 0.5mg 3 times per week than 1g every day... By doing that, DHT levels would stay at stable levels and possible side effects would be diminished...

Anyone has any knowledge about this?

 

[Wuffer]

Taking 0.5mg EOD would probably keep your DHT levels diminished similarly to 1mg/day, but I don't see why side effects would be reduced. That being said, nobody really knows why exactly side effects happen. It could be because of reduced DHT levels, or because of subsequent raise in estrogen, or both. Also, there is a small amount of evidence indicating that other hormones (neurosteroids) may be affected, so this could explain things. If the mechanism that affects neurosteroids is cumulative, then this might explain why a smaller, less frequent dose would cause less side effects. But then again on the other hand, the side effects between 1mg and 5mg are very similar, even though DHT levels are reduced almost identically.