Looking To Start Finasteride - Few Questions

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Hi all

I’m 27 and I’ve been experiencing shedding for almost a year now. Hairline fairly OK still but crown definitely thinning. So I think it’s time to give finasteride a go.

The only potential side effect that worries me is the link to depression, I couldn’t find much information on studies or how common it is. Can anyone on here provide any more info? My libido is high as it is so I don’t mind if that drops a little.

Also, I am looking to start off on a dose of 0.25mg every other day. Will the broken segments of the pill go off or go bad over that timeframe?

I’m based in the UK and would appreciate any help on this.

Many thanks.
 
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0.25mg every other day sounds sensible. Alternatively you could just go for topical finasteride from minoxidilmax or the like to minimise it going systemic. They ship to the UK.

Doubt cutting a pill into quarters has any effect to it.

Finasteride actually increased my libido. It tends to increase your testosterone. Don't be surprised if you end up jacking off 10 times a day.
 
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shotta287 said:
Hi all

I’m 27 and I’ve been experiencing shedding for almost a year now. Hairline fairly OK still but crown definitely thinning. So I think it’s time to give finasteride a go.

The only potential side effect that worries me is the link to depression, I couldn’t find much information on studies or how common it is. Can anyone on here provide any more info? My libido is high as it is so I don’t mind if that drops a little.

Also, I am looking to start off on a dose of 0.25mg every other day. Will the broken segments of the pill go off or go bad over that timeframe?

I’m based in the UK and would appreciate any help on this.

Many thanks.
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Well I believe hairloss plays even more a role in depression then the actual drug. Are you currently depressed about your hairloss? If so I think combating it will help, if your a good responder I think you'd feel much better and have less anxiety overall. Wish you the best of luck with your decision. Also yes .25 is a good start and still very effective.
 
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I was already depressed due to hair loss. I figured well, if finasteride causes depression or brain fog, I'm already having that happen to me without it so...might as well take it.

Been taking it for years and had no side effects, so I think it was a good decision.
 
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Kambrira159 said:
0.25mg every other day sounds sensible. Alternatively you could just go for topical finasteride from minoxidilmax or the like to minimise it going systemic. They ship to the UK.

Doubt cutting a pill into quarters has any effect to it.

Finasteride actually increased my libido. It tends to increase your testosterone. Don't be surprised if you end up jacking off 10 times a day.
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Thanks man, I’d rather try the oral finasteride. What dosage you on? Any sides?
 
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Sseoud86 said:
Well I believe hairloss plays even more a role in depression then the actual drug. Are you currently depressed about your hairloss? If so I think combating it will help, if your a good responder I think you'd feel much better and have less anxiety overall. Wish you the best of luck with your decision. Also yes .25 is a good start and still very effective.
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Thank you my friend. I wouldn’t say I’m depressed due to my hair loss but it certainly gives me a lot of distress.
 
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shotta287 said:
Thank you my friend. I wouldn’t say I’m depressed due to my hair loss but it certainly gives me a lot of distress.
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Of course, I think treatments will help you get rid of some the anxiety but you have to start with atleast .25 EOD to really battle it. Then bump up in 6 months to .5 if you don't have any sides. I wouldn't waste my time with .01 or whatever that guys doing. It's better to do the full dose once you build your way up and best of luck man.
 
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I dont speak on sides much as theyre pretty tricky. Boils down to if you wanna give it a try or not, which you clearly stated you did. Good for you, you will probably take it and not experience any sides. On the other hand they do exist, Ive been taking 1mg for 13 months now and no sides, I think depression is a misdiagnosed side effect as people who decide to alter their hormone profile for hair probably aren't feeling too well about it in the first place. Not saying it can’t aid depressive thoughts, I just think determining what’s fueling the depression is tricky.

As for dosage it doesnt really matter. Odds are if you take .25 and find no sides youre going to increase your dose to .5 maybe 1mg. If you got sides at any point you’d quit. Similary if you started at 1mg and got sides you’d go down till you didnt or it wasn’t effective. Therefore it truely doesn’t matter what dose you take first, hence why I choose to just take the usual amount (1mg). Hope this helps.
 
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Hi guys,
Im in similar position, I'm 20 and wondering whether to start finasteride.
So what are the regular doses which you would reccomned to start with?
 
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okay -
and i know you have proably seen same worries before.
but I'm just wondering whether you lot have had any side effects? and what age did you start?
 
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If you're going to start an oral AA like fina, duta then please get a hormonal panel check first. This way you'll have a good indicator if you get side effects.

Understand you're going on a long term hormone treatment like bodybuilders do. Check SHBG, LF, FSH, DHT, test, e2, free test,...
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I know people who did before taking finasteride and they got sides and those hormonal check and values did not help them in combating the sides. The sides were persistent even after the stopping of the treatment and the values were normal, even the DHT reverted to normal values after discontinuation of the treatment. Luckily for them is that with time they reverted naturally back to normal, it took maybe a couple of months, after a couple of months of usage...

So yeah, in most part, they are useless, you can do them just to have an idea or for your peace of mind but that's kind of it, something else is happening with people with severe and persistent sides and nobody knows exactly why at the moment, maybe with time and more testing we will have more understanding but until then, only assumptions from everybody, nothing more...
 
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I havent checked my hormones before starting finasteride. If the sides are bad I will stop if not I will continue. Had some pain in the balls after 1 week but it wasnt to bad and went away after a week again. My semen was very wattery aswell but its getting better again. No other sides in the first month.

I take 0.25 mg finasteride every day. Think I will bump it up to 0.5 mg after 6 months or so.
 
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HDeJong said:
I havent checked my hormones before starting finasteride. If the sides are bad I will stop if not I will continue. Had some pain in the balls after 1 week but it wasnt to bad and went away after a week again. My semen was very wattery aswell but its getting better again. No other sides in the first month.

I take 0.25 mg finasteride every day. Think I will bump it up to 0.5 mg after 6 months or so.
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Why would you? Judging by Merks own trial data there is absolutely no need to take something bigger than 0.25, there is no absolutely f*****g point, maybe only if you would like a greater risk of getting sides which i don't think you want that... If it's working like this keep it this way, lesser body/tissue saturation, longer period of effectiveness and same effectiveness as higher doses, at least on paper but from anecdotal experiences also...

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Here is a practical example also, of a dude who used the exactly same method, he first took it once a week and after he took it 2 times a week, now i think he stopped at 3 times a week, and by stopping i mean he didn't go up nor with the number of days or dosage...

https://www.baldtruthtaIk.com/threads/12698-My-Finasteride-Story-so-far...
 
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When you say take 0.25 would that work by splitting a 1MG tablet into 4? to create 4 0.25
 
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And you would take 0.25 a day - why doesn't everyone do this ?
Sorry about all the questions just intrigued.
 
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