Effective for Maintence/slow down or am I wasting my money?

[Fundi]

Taking about 0.75mg of finasteride gave me a minor side - If I really wanted to, it was easily live-able but I'd rather be 100% fully functional than 95%.

This was the same at 0.25mg, so now I've cut back to 0.1mg.

So my current regime is

-0.1mg finasteride
-5% spironolactone twice daily
-Revita shampoo and tea tree oil rotated.
-A range of supplements and multi vitamins.

- I'm thinking of making a low level finasteride topical also.

My question is, do you think this current regime would be effective for maintence? (thinning temples, non aggressive). Is there anything I should add? (Which is reasonably price and available in UK)

-Or shall I just pack it in? - Since I've started things haven't got worse, but it's too early to tell over the space of a month.

 

[Vigaku]

.1 mg of Finasteride? You must have very minor hair loss genetics if that's going to treat anything, but that's my two cents.

 

[Fundi]

.1 mg of Finasteride? You must have very minor hair loss genetics if that's going to treat anything, but that's my two cents.

Well that's my question - I get a minor side if I take anymore (I'm still investigating to be 100% sure this is associated with finasteride). Is it worth me bothering with a dose that low - I've tried looking for that graph, but I can't find it. Will it lower DHT at all?

 

[some1dealist]

This really old graph shows 0.2 is still better than nothing: http://www.physics.upenn.edu/facultyinfo/frankel/papers/propeciafda2/img2.gif

(from http://www.physics.upenn.edu/facultyinfo/frankel/papers/propeciafda2/index.html)

I keep hearing that sometimes sides go away after a while though... Anyone have experience with that?

 

[Fundi]

This really old graph shows 0.2 is still better than nothing: http://www.physics.upenn.edu/facultyinfo/frankel/papers/propeciafda2/img2.gif

(from http://www.physics.upenn.edu/facultyinfo/frankel/papers/propeciafda2/index.html)

I keep hearing that sometimes sides go away after a while though... Anyone have experience with that?

Am I reading that graph wrong, or does 0.2mg have pretty much the same effect as 5mg, and 0.05mg (Half the dose I'm taking) not that much less effective????

To be precise my dose is around 0.12mg, which I'm supplementing with a dose of 0.25mg every third day. I was also want to try adding a low level topical dose.

Basically I just hope what I'm taking is enough to lower DHT levels enough to allow any topicals I add to 'mop up' enough of the rest of it up to maintain or slow down my hair loss.