30 years old. I've been taking finasteride for 1.5 years and have had good results. My hair started thinning years back, but I have thick hair and it is still in very good shape. My hope with finasteride was to keep it where it was or improve it a bit.
My doctor gave me proscar and actually told me to go ahead and take the 5mg tablet a day! I didn't. I took 1/4 for a while, but got lazy because I was getting 90 day supplies every 3 months, so I started taking 1/2 tablet. Considering one bottle could last me a year, I was wasting medicine. I wanted to keep getting the refills so my Doctor wouldn't worry about me only getting a 3 month supply each year, plus my insurance is great so the cost is low anyway.
Anyway, about a month back I decide (for no reason) to go back to 1/4 (1.25 mg) and keep it consistent. Unfortunately, at about the same time some serious side effects started to kick in. When I first took finasteride, my sex drive went down a bit but it was still completely managable. I could have sex 3-5 times a week without issue. I've been dating a girl for several months now and we've had great sex. We just recently moved in and I could literally no longer get an erection. Part of it was me being sick, because that does happen to me, but I've been better for a few weeks and still cannot.
I broke down and told my girl about the finasteride, since she was starting to think it was her. She's concerned, but I'm adamant about staying on it. I did tell her I'd find ways to improve my erection if the problem continued.
So, 3 days ago I started cutting my proscar into 1/8. Unfortunately when I cut into 1/4 and then try to cut the individual pieces again, I can never cut evenly (with a pill cutter). I ended up with 60-70% and 30-40% pieces. I've been throwing away the smaller pieces. I figure I'm taking under 1mg now by doing this.
My question for you guys is: How long before I start seeing some results? I tried today and was able to get an erection, albeit a bit soft, but it did the job. Sadly my lady is away.
It sucks this happens 1.5 years in. I do feel finasteride is helping me and that my hair has actually improved. My women was competely shocked that I thought I had thinning hair, but I told her that I do but it was more of a preventative treatment at this point.
My doctor gave me proscar and actually told me to go ahead and take the 5mg tablet a day! I didn't. I took 1/4 for a while, but got lazy because I was getting 90 day supplies every 3 months, so I started taking 1/2 tablet. Considering one bottle could last me a year, I was wasting medicine. I wanted to keep getting the refills so my Doctor wouldn't worry about me only getting a 3 month supply each year, plus my insurance is great so the cost is low anyway.
Anyway, about a month back I decide (for no reason) to go back to 1/4 (1.25 mg) and keep it consistent. Unfortunately, at about the same time some serious side effects started to kick in. When I first took finasteride, my sex drive went down a bit but it was still completely managable. I could have sex 3-5 times a week without issue. I've been dating a girl for several months now and we've had great sex. We just recently moved in and I could literally no longer get an erection. Part of it was me being sick, because that does happen to me, but I've been better for a few weeks and still cannot.
I broke down and told my girl about the finasteride, since she was starting to think it was her. She's concerned, but I'm adamant about staying on it. I did tell her I'd find ways to improve my erection if the problem continued.
So, 3 days ago I started cutting my proscar into 1/8. Unfortunately when I cut into 1/4 and then try to cut the individual pieces again, I can never cut evenly (with a pill cutter). I ended up with 60-70% and 30-40% pieces. I've been throwing away the smaller pieces. I figure I'm taking under 1mg now by doing this.
My question for you guys is: How long before I start seeing some results? I tried today and was able to get an erection, albeit a bit soft, but it did the job. Sadly my lady is away.
It sucks this happens 1.5 years in. I do feel finasteride is helping me and that my hair has actually improved. My women was competely shocked that I thought I had thinning hair, but I told her that I do but it was more of a preventative treatment at this point.