I started finasteride today

[Afro_Vacancy]

I'm 32 years old, halfway to 33, 5'11 205 lbs middle eastern Jewish male with a NW2.5 hairline. I have moderate diffuse thinning, with mild temple and hairline recession, and no noticeable thinning at the crown.

It's 5mg pills cut into 4 parts, so I have a ~120 day supply, for which I paid AU$ 50, roughly equivalent to US$ 35. The pill cutter was a bit annoying to use since the pills are so small.

I hope my dick doesn't fall off and that I won't grow boobs, particularly since I already have moderate ED at age 32. I will keep weightlifting and keep losing and keep eating better and hope for the best.

I've been convinced by this forum that the:
1) Finasteride is the second-best treatment, behind only dutasteride;
2) Side effects are rare, and usually subside with time;
3) Minoxodil doesn't do anything to fight the disease;
4) Nizoral, tea tree oil, etc probably don't do anything at all;

In a few months I might add creatine for totally separate reasons, which would lower the DHT inhibition from 70% to 55%, if we are to believe the studies. I think with 55% inhibition I should still be ahead.

 

[Hairloss23]

Creatine is terrible for hair avoid it at all costs.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

Creatine is terrible for hair avoid it at all costs.

Has anyone actually noticed this? I thought all we have is that one study showing it boosts DHT by ~40%?

Meanwhile, it's good for everything else.

 

[parisienne]

Tea tree oil may not do anything cosmetically remarkable but you're scalp may feel better, if you have that common dreadful itch.

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Tea tree oil may not do anything cosmetically remarkable but you're scalp may feel better, if you have that common dreadful itch. Same thing with Nizoral actually ! Both things help me. You can try, it's not expensive.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

Tea tree oil may not do anything cosmetically remarkable but you're scalp may feel better, if you have that common dreadful itch.

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Tea tree oil may not do anything cosmetically remarkable but you're scalp may feel better, if you have that common dreadful itch. Same thing with Nizoral actually ! Both things help me. You can try, it's not expensive.

Actually I already use those, and I have very, very little itch actually !

I bought my sister a tea tree oil shampoo as a gift a few months ago. From Paul Mitchell. She used it and she said her scalp immediately felt soothed.

 

[parisienne]

Actually I already use those, and I have very, very little itch actually !

I bought my sister a tea tree oil shampoo as a gift a few months ago. From Paul Mitchell. She used it and she said her scalp immediately felt soothed.

So you're in the lucky team. Hope you'll stay there. Good luck

 

[Swoop]

Good stuff man. Wish you good luck .

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

I'm on my 5th day of finasteride, thus far no side effects.

I wonder when I get to feel home free.

 

[Fall]

Good to hear that no side effects happened so far and I wish it will stay that way.

Keep us updated.

 

[Norwood One]

Good luck man. I also just started finasteride, albiet at a very low dose 0.25mg EOD. Hope you have great results.

 

[Thespain]

Has anyone actually noticed this? I thought all we have is that one study showing it boosts DHT by ~40%?

Meanwhile, it's good for everything else.

I remember browsing on eroids a few years back, some guy had blood work done with 3 different types of creatine and there was no significant changes from baseline. I think that study was bogus.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

There seems to be decreased ejaculate volume, and reduced sleep, I hope that dissipates after a few months.

Since I've only been on for ~7 days, it could be a fluke.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

I'm about two weeks in. The only side effect I notice at this time is decreased sleep. I hope that goes away soon, it's as if I don't need to sleep as long, but I'm still tired when I wake up.

 

[teeth_of_lions]

I am on finasteride for 4 weeks today, and I immediately had disrupted sleep as well. It´s slowly improving, so hang in there.

 

[xetudor]

Finasteride has nothing to do with sleep.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

I am on finasteride for 4 weeks today, and I immediately had disrupted sleep as well. It´s slowly improving, so hang in there.

Thanks.

 

[br1]

Finasteride has nothing to do with sleep.

Just broscience but since it change hormonal levels, it could indeed affect the sleep.. For a few days/weeks IMO.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

My hair is too short for me to notice "shedding".

But when I look in the mirror now, three weeks into finasteride, I look more bald than I ever have. The temples are nearly completely gone, and I have an island with diffuse thinning.

I hope it's just a shed. A shed implies it will come back stronger.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

I've been on finasteride for nearly a month now and I don't notice much of anything. I had ~2 weeks of sleeping problems, where my sleep was short, but this has stabilized.

I'm taking 1.25 mg/day, but given that finasteride has a nearly dose-independent response there is no reason for me to do so. There was an article posted recently abot how in Japan they only take ~0.2 mg/day and it works nearly as well. I think that for the next while I'll take 1.25 mg on MWF, and after after that just take it on mondays and thursdays. This might reduce the odds of sides.

 

[g.i joey]

Hey David. I'm hoping 2 times a week Is enough. I take topical finasteride the days I don't take oral. So I take .5 Friday and .5 Monday and topical finasteride the rest. Gonna bump it down to 1mg twice a week in due time. I feel no sides on the Topical to the point where I don't even know if it's working.