I've had a very brief on and off affair with finasteride over the past month. Took one on the first of the month, but thought better of it and decided to hold off on taking anymore the following day, as I was also starting lithium at the same time, and didn't want finasteride mental sides to interfere with my assessment of the lithium. After the lithium settled in, I gave the finasteride two longer tries, getting through about 3-4 days each time. First time was taking full 1 mg pills, second was taking .5mg. Anxiety and depression set in at the end of each run. Not crushing, but definitely noticeable, and not something I want to be dealing with right now with my concurrent anxiety/depression disorder. Also noticed softer erections, which is something I never have had a problem with in my life before now, definite red flag that tells me the other symptoms aren't nocebo effect.
I'm two days since my last .5 mg pill, still feeling a little off. Is there any wisdom in popping an additional .5 mg tonight or tomorrow to avoid a long-term crash? Or does the brevity of the usage make this less of a concern? After the run of 3 days of 1 mg I bounced back to feeling normal in a few days, but also I realize there was probably some overlapping DHT inhibition that compounded from the three separate stints. Thoughts?
I'm two days since my last .5 mg pill, still feeling a little off. Is there any wisdom in popping an additional .5 mg tonight or tomorrow to avoid a long-term crash? Or does the brevity of the usage make this less of a concern? After the run of 3 days of 1 mg I bounced back to feeling normal in a few days, but also I realize there was probably some overlapping DHT inhibition that compounded from the three separate stints. Thoughts?
