tanaka
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I took Propecia for several years and could maintain what I had pretty well. Then last year for cost reasons I switched to 5mg finasteride and split them in quarters. So far everything stayed ok.
I went on a journey for several months and unfortunately decided to split the pills needed in advance. I did not know then that this was a bad idea. Two months later I noticed my temples were receding, so male pattern baldness was starting to progress again. I did some research on the net and found a guy who witnessed the same thing, he cut his proscar every 2 weeks. Other people stated that finasteride without coating reacts with oxygen which makes the ingredient loose efficiency over time.
I wonder how long it is save to have the pieces of finasteride exposed to air before you consume them. Apparently after 2 weeks they are already useless. A quartered 5mg pill is exposed to air for 3 days when you take the first bit immediately after splitting. How can you be sure that the ingredient does not already degrade significantly in this timespan and you take a useless piece of pill on day 2, 3 and 4?
Any educated opinions on this problem are much appreciated.
I went on a journey for several months and unfortunately decided to split the pills needed in advance. I did not know then that this was a bad idea. Two months later I noticed my temples were receding, so male pattern baldness was starting to progress again. I did some research on the net and found a guy who witnessed the same thing, he cut his proscar every 2 weeks. Other people stated that finasteride without coating reacts with oxygen which makes the ingredient loose efficiency over time.
I wonder how long it is save to have the pieces of finasteride exposed to air before you consume them. Apparently after 2 weeks they are already useless. A quartered 5mg pill is exposed to air for 3 days when you take the first bit immediately after splitting. How can you be sure that the ingredient does not already degrade significantly in this timespan and you take a useless piece of pill on day 2, 3 and 4?
Any educated opinions on this problem are much appreciated.