0.5 mg of finasteride...............guys....

[junior_senior]

All you finasteride users that have tried varying doses, help me out.

I read somewhere that taking 0.5 mg of finasteride, opposed to 1.0 or 1.25 mg doesn't decrease the efficacy of the drug all that much; side effects caused by finasteride can be greatly reduced by decreasing the dosage to 0.5 mg.

Anybody have any experience with this? Is anybody on a 0.5 mg regimen that has previously taken a 1.0/1.25 mg dosage that has any information on this? Or is anybody on (and has always been on) a 0.5 mg regimen? Is it working for you??

Any help would be wicked.

-rock

 

[Guest]

I am on 1mg regimen, side effects are virtually non-existent

TBH; I think a lot of people come to sites like these, read the 'finasteride MADE MY DICK DROP OFF' panic posts, then attribute every minor problem to finasteride 'finasteride MADE MY FINGERNAILS WEAKER', 'finasteride MADE MY SHOE LACES BREAK' etc

Side effects are 90% psycogolical IMO

 

[extremekicks]

I cant necessarily blame it on the finasteride 1MG. I havent been working out and im under alot of stress with work and also tired- working 12 to 16 hour days etc... But they ( erections ) were less frequent when I was on 1 mg

My girl claims it was the Propecia, i think it may have been a combination of both / all of thee above. But things are calming down a bit. Plus Im getting older .

Im def attracted to her shes a hott spanish girl with a sex drive of a rabbit.

So who knows I didnt wig out about it like half these cats on here.

If you experience any loss in sex drive look at your lifestyle , diet, work , personal agendas these all could be factors as well. Another possibility is to tone down your dosage. I did all thee above and rocking the bed which im sure my neighbors can hear quit well.

B


Link to this post >>>>>>http://www.gourmetstylewellness.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?t=15761&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10

 

[NHLfan]

I was on 1mg, but lowered it to 0.5 cause of the libido thing and also cause I was gaining a buttload of weight (more than I've ever gained in my life, and in a very short period).

I started finasteride in December and I switched to 0.5mg in Feb. So far, I think the weight gain has stablized and the libido is doing quite well (although I am taking 2g of L-Arginine a day, so that could be a reason too). Still, it hasn't been long enough and I won't know the real results for a few months.

 

[juststarting]

Did you try to read this sites FAQ? Its interesting, read my sig for the link...

 

[Norwood2.5]

Anybody have any experience with this? Is anybody on a 0.5 mg regimen that has previously taken a 1.0/1.25 mg dosage that has any information on this? Or is anybody on (and has always been on) a 0.5 mg regimen? Is it working for you??

Just switched to it since last Friday, so too early to tell. Will probably post again here.

 

[Norwood2.5]

Just switched to it since last Friday, so too early to tell. Will probably post again here.

Well, morning erections are definitely returning, some of the libido as well.

 

[dom]

Hello,

I am on finasteride for more than 3 years (1mg/day) and about 6 months ago, for the first time, I felt the infamous side effect :freaked2:
I clearly prefer being bald than that, so I stopped finasteride and the side effect quickly vanished. .
Then I saw the study on the efficiency of finasteride with different dosages on gourmetstylewellness.com and I tried 0.5mg per day (to summarize the results of the study: 1 mg is not necessary, 0.5mg or even 0.2mg are fine).
After about 6 month with this reg, absolutely no side effects and my hair are fine, even better than before because I added nizoral and folligen to compensate.
Don't hesitate to switch for 0.5mg, imo you won't see the difference .. Ciao,
Dom

 

[thechampishere]

hey dom what have u results been thus far?

 

[hair_tomorrow]

. . . Is anybody on a 0.5 mg regimen that has previously taken a 1.0/1.25 mg dosage that has any information on this? Or is anybody on (and has always been on) a 0.5 mg regimen? Is it working for you??
...
-rock

The first time I took Proscar, I was doing 1.25 mg 4 out of every 5 days. The sexual sides were immediate and by month 8 I had and still carry around a nice set of man breasts.

I quit finasteride for 5 years and lost a lot of hair in the process.

I started back on proscar March 14, 2005 @ a reduced dose, 1 mg every other day (pretty much the same as .5mg daily) and so far no negative sides to report.

 

[dom]

Answer to Mr. Thechampishere,

>hey dom what have u results been thus far?

Quite good actually, I have more hairs than 3 years ago except at the temples where it was getting worth and worth before I start nizoral and fol, now it seems to improve slowly ... the hairline did not change a lot over the last 3 years as far as I can judge. I will continue finasteride at half dose as long as no topical alternative has proven efficient ..
Ciao,
Dom