Has anyone had success taking proscar at low dosage or every 2nd day? I just started proscar at 1.25 mg/day 5 days ago, and already Ive experienced a decrease in libido. I am thinking of taking 1.25 mg of finasteride every second day from now on. Has anyone had success with a similar regime?
Success taking proscar at low dosage or every 2nd day?
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Sir_LagaLot
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biff
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This guy has had success on 1.25mg every other day:
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... highlight=
I had sides on just 0.5mg a day and am now testing 0.25mg a day. I haven't had any sides so far but it has only been a couple of weeks so I don't yet know if this amount will be effective for me.
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... highlight=
I had sides on just 0.5mg a day and am now testing 0.25mg a day. I haven't had any sides so far but it has only been a couple of weeks so I don't yet know if this amount will be effective for me.
Sir_LagaLot
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the guys posted pics with just a two month gap in between and is also using minoxidil. using several treatments makes it difficult to attribute your success to any one.
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I've been using minoxidil for a couple of years and haven't had regrowth as good as that. If I had to put money on it I would say that it's the finasteride that has produced the regrowth and the kelp tablets which have given him results so quickly. I read something a little while ago where someone mentioned their hair grew an inch a month while taking kelp tablets.
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I am of the old school opinion that you don't ever want to go above 1mg daily, and if you are going to go lower than 1mg daily, you do it on a daily basis, not skipping days. Remember this is a constantly changing environment, and the hormones you are inhibiting are constantly being replaced. Everyone replaces them at different speeds so there is no hard and fast rule about how long Xmg will "last" from person to person. That being said, just like with any other medication on this *planet* ... you take the minimum dose required to *do the job* and you take it daily so that a constant *inhibition* can be maintained. Doing anything else will introduce fluctuation in hormone levels and in my opinion will do more harm to your hair than good.
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Hey Biff, thanks for posting my link. I hope my story inspires others.
But Sir Lagalot is correct. I am using several treatments in my regimen, so it is impossible to tell just how much finasteride is responsible for my regrowth.
HairLossTalk.com's suggestion that you do a lower dosage on a daily basis is similar to what one doctor recommended to me also - that you should do smaller doses on a daily basis, not a large dosage on alternate days.
However, since Proscar is so difficult to cut into smaller pieces that 1/4, I have chosen to do the larger dose every other day.
I can honestly say that it's my whole regimen that is working for me, and the 1/4 Proscar pill every other day is just a part of it. An important part, but just part of it.
But Sir Lagalot is correct. I am using several treatments in my regimen, so it is impossible to tell just how much finasteride is responsible for my regrowth.
HairLossTalk.com's suggestion that you do a lower dosage on a daily basis is similar to what one doctor recommended to me also - that you should do smaller doses on a daily basis, not a large dosage on alternate days.
However, since Proscar is so difficult to cut into smaller pieces that 1/4, I have chosen to do the larger dose every other day.
I can honestly say that it's my whole regimen that is working for me, and the 1/4 Proscar pill every other day is just a part of it. An important part, but just part of it.