Upping finasteride dosage?

[ggridlock]

hello,

Am new to the forum - and I couldn't find this topic in the earlier threads.

3 years ago I started taking finasteride daily (1.0 to 1.25 ED). No side effects, no complaints and the hair loss dramatically slowed. About 2 years ago I met with a doctor who confidently claimed that I didn't need to take it daily, but every second day would have the same result.

For two years he has been right. Taking 1.25 every second day didn't change my reaction to the drug, and I generally felt better with the idea of consuming less.

In the past month however, I have noticed a big difference in hair loss (ie/ a thinning that is returning what I experienced before commencing with finasteride or propecia).

I'm therefore thinking of upping my dose to 1.25 daily. Any thoughts or experience with this?

Thanks

Rob

 

[Luther007]

I took 1.25 daily for several years (age 21-26) and initially it was fine, but I noticed a bit of gyno (tender nipples, small lumps that would come and go), and loss of erection quality after age 24, but it didn't bother me too much, until I got a bit paranoid and started thinking maybe I was ruining my hormones.

In the past year I reduced the dosage to 1mg daily, and my side effects subsided. Everyone is different, though.

 

[ggridlock]

Re: Upping my finasteride dosage/frequency?

Hi - thanks for the reply. Q. did you an alternative to the Propecia brand? Which is the only brand I know that comes in the 1mg. I've been splitting finasteride 5mg into quarters (which I admit is not the most exacting dose).