.5mg finasteride
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Sounds like you've been spending too much time on forums, which is where you'll find an anti-finasteride bias.
A Japanese study of over 3000 men on finasteride found that 23 of them got side effects. That's .7%. The odds are overwhelmingly in your favor that you won't get side effects.
There was also a study done on the placebo effect. 2 groups of men. 1 group of them was given finasteride and not told about potential for decreased libido. The other group was given finasteride and told that one of the prevalent side effects was decreased libido. After 6 months the not informed group had 3.8% of them report decreased libido. The informed group had 18.10% of men report decreased libido.
TL;DR: If you freak out about sides, 600% more likely to get them.
Also, I was on .5mg finasteride for over 3 years and had excellent success regrowing my crown and maintaining the rest of my hair. So, yes, .5mg would still be effective. I've been doing 1.25mg since May...with ADDITIONAL regrowth at the crown and no side effects.
A Japanese study of over 3000 men on finasteride found that 23 of them got side effects. That's .7%. The odds are overwhelmingly in your favor that you won't get side effects.
There was also a study done on the placebo effect. 2 groups of men. 1 group of them was given finasteride and not told about potential for decreased libido. The other group was given finasteride and told that one of the prevalent side effects was decreased libido. After 6 months the not informed group had 3.8% of them report decreased libido. The informed group had 18.10% of men report decreased libido.
TL;DR: If you freak out about sides, 600% more likely to get them.
Also, I was on .5mg finasteride for over 3 years and had excellent success regrowing my crown and maintaining the rest of my hair. So, yes, .5mg would still be effective. I've been doing 1.25mg since May...with ADDITIONAL regrowth at the crown and no side effects.
cool man, I'm more worried about the long term sides like on the liver or gyno or stuff like that.
I'm really close to getting on finasteride but the only question is the long term sides and now I see these lawsuits which trip me out.
any suggestions?
I'm really close to getting on finasteride but the only question is the long term sides and now I see these lawsuits which trip me out.
any suggestions?
TheGrayMan2001
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Rocky V said:
so far these lawsuits have amounted to virtually nothing
No one has liver problems on ifn.
Very few people get gyno, and for virtually anyone that does get it, you know beforehand from the burning\itching in the nipples and you can stop and it will reverse. Basically...the odds are greatly against you getting gyno.
Sooner or later it will come down to one quesion..."How badly do I want to keep my hair?". It's as simple as that. Are you at that stage now? Perhaps not.
I started noticing lots and lots of hair in the shower when I was 22. I almost started finasteride, but then got freaked out by propeciahelp. I decided not to go that route. 2 years later someone made a "thin spot" comment to me (my boss)...and THAT was the trigger. At that point I knew that I was going to take finasteride. So, in hindsight I wish I would have started it sooner.
Now, when that moment comes you might say "Meh, I'll let it happen." But at some point in time you'll be faced with it.
You wanted my advice? That's what it is
I started noticing lots and lots of hair in the shower when I was 22. I almost started finasteride, but then got freaked out by propeciahelp. I decided not to go that route. 2 years later someone made a "thin spot" comment to me (my boss)...and THAT was the trigger. At that point I knew that I was going to take finasteride. So, in hindsight I wish I would have started it sooner.
Now, when that moment comes you might say "Meh, I'll let it happen." But at some point in time you'll be faced with it.
You wanted my advice? That's what it is
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Over a month in here with no sides.
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Yes, that is the exact does I'm on. I'm one of the newer guys around here. Lurked for years, and took the plunge on October 8th, 2011. My story will go up soon once I get more time under my belt.
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Way too soon to even check. The process calls for at least 3 months passing for a proper evaluation. I've been avoiding checking. But, I've noticed no excessive shedding or anything as of yet.
I'd like to first mention that there are also many sources that have found the incidence of side effects due to finasteride is much higher than the 2%, as well as sources indicating the frequency of side effects to be less than so. In any event in my honest opinion you can expect at least 2% incidence or greater as this is a value from studies actually performed by Merck. This means that 1/50 people experience some sort of side effect, which actually is fairly significant.
With that said, I would also like to say that I previously tried taking 1 mg finasteride daily for four months, but have stopped due to annoying sexual side effects (markedly decreased libido, noticeably reduced volume of ejaculate, etc.). I am currently taking 0.5 mg daily and so far I have not experienced anything so obvious, yet it is still noticeable. Im hoping that they will go away shortly but we will see.
My advice to you however is to try taking 1 mg daily for a couple of months, and if you experience annoying side effects try taking 0.5 mg daily instead. Studies have shown that even a reduced dosage of finasteride is quite effective in inhibiting the formation of DHT. Think of the suggested 1 mg daily as a compromise between the incidence of side effects and the efficacy in improving hair growth... since that is exactly what it is.. meaning 0.5 mg daily may be perfectly fine for you. BTW I can site sources if you or anyone else so desires, though I will have to take time to recover them.
With that said, I would also like to say that I previously tried taking 1 mg finasteride daily for four months, but have stopped due to annoying sexual side effects (markedly decreased libido, noticeably reduced volume of ejaculate, etc.). I am currently taking 0.5 mg daily and so far I have not experienced anything so obvious, yet it is still noticeable. Im hoping that they will go away shortly but we will see.
My advice to you however is to try taking 1 mg daily for a couple of months, and if you experience annoying side effects try taking 0.5 mg daily instead. Studies have shown that even a reduced dosage of finasteride is quite effective in inhibiting the formation of DHT. Think of the suggested 1 mg daily as a compromise between the incidence of side effects and the efficacy in improving hair growth... since that is exactly what it is.. meaning 0.5 mg daily may be perfectly fine for you. BTW I can site sources if you or anyone else so desires, though I will have to take time to recover them.
No problem man. I am highly doubtful that finasteride would be as effective when applied topically. Finasteride serves to inhibit the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase from its conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is most effective in this at higher blood plasma concentrations. Although some finasteride is bound to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the scalp, I do not think that the amount would be sufficient enough to significantly inhibit the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme and thereby lower the DHT concentration.
Baldness is caused by the binding of DHT to androgen receptors on hair follicles, and due to the mechanism of finasteride it will not directly prevent this. Finasteride prevents the binding of DHT to androgen receptors by lowering DHT concentration in the body. However, if you are looking for a topical route I do believe that another anti-androgen, spironolactone, that has been used topically with more sucess. This is because the mechanism of action of spironolactone involves the binding of spironolactone directly to androgen receptors itself, thereby effectively blocking DHT molecules from binding. Spironolactone can be effective on local areas because of this I believe. There seems to be much more research data available on finasteride and male pattern baldness than spironolactone though, so I cant really tell you how effective it is, sorry.
Baldness is caused by the binding of DHT to androgen receptors on hair follicles, and due to the mechanism of finasteride it will not directly prevent this. Finasteride prevents the binding of DHT to androgen receptors by lowering DHT concentration in the body. However, if you are looking for a topical route I do believe that another anti-androgen, spironolactone, that has been used topically with more sucess. This is because the mechanism of action of spironolactone involves the binding of spironolactone directly to androgen receptors itself, thereby effectively blocking DHT molecules from binding. Spironolactone can be effective on local areas because of this I believe. There seems to be much more research data available on finasteride and male pattern baldness than spironolactone though, so I cant really tell you how effective it is, sorry.
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Hi rocky , nice to meet you.
i will start finasteride soon too probably after the 21 or 1st of january.
I will also take .5mg to check if im one of those who will suffer from the side effects.
we should keep track of each other progress and side effects in this post.unk:
i will start finasteride soon too probably after the 21 or 1st of january.
I will also take .5mg to check if im one of those who will suffer from the side effects.
we should keep track of each other progress and side effects in this post.
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