Re: Terrified of Finasteride Proscar (1.25mg) Side Effects . . .
sure - 1 - was 26/27 when I started finasteride
2. i had mild pains and swelling of the nipples after 2 months or so... at the end of month 3 I introduced DIM to try and act as an AI (aromatose inhibitor). It didn't work. for the later months I tried other AI's like armidex and aromasin... they too did not work in conjunction with finasteride as an effective AI...
they did however work well when I was off the drug.
the breast tissue remains to this day.
3. was on it for 4-8 months with varying doses... started with proscar and cutting the tab into 4 parts.. so 1.25mg per day.
I took it at 1.25mg per day for a 2-3 month period.
Thereafter due to sides I cut the dosage back considerably... .33mg or under .25mg every second / third day... side effects continued so stopped use altogether eventually (even tried once or twice to go back on!! eek! :whistle: )
there have been studies that show that even 7 days after taking .25mg of finasteride that it is still inhibiting a fair bit of DHT.
regarding doses... as the drug is somewhat cumulative.. taking 1.25 every second or even third day will eventually build to the same dht inhibition as daily intake. (am sure someone can post a link to this... it has been spoken about regulalrly)
amff said:Hi 1750 -
Thanks for your post.
I have a couple of questions for you:
1. If you don't mind me asking - how old were you when you started taking the drug?
2. When did the breast tissue start to develop? Has it gone back completely now or no?
3. How long were you on finasteride? What dosage?
Everyone else - as the standard dosage is 1mg / day and I am starting 1.25mg per day as it is 1/4 of the 5mg Proscar Tablet - should I try Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - every other day - I have read this can be effective and minimize side effects.
Further information:- I am in good health - I had bloodwork done a year ago.
- I have a requisition from my family Doctor to get another blood test which I think I will do.
Really appreciate the support and further help . . .
amff
sure - 1 - was 26/27 when I started finasteride
2. i had mild pains and swelling of the nipples after 2 months or so... at the end of month 3 I introduced DIM to try and act as an AI (aromatose inhibitor). It didn't work. for the later months I tried other AI's like armidex and aromasin... they too did not work in conjunction with finasteride as an effective AI...
they did however work well when I was off the drug.
the breast tissue remains to this day.
3. was on it for 4-8 months with varying doses... started with proscar and cutting the tab into 4 parts.. so 1.25mg per day.
I took it at 1.25mg per day for a 2-3 month period.
Thereafter due to sides I cut the dosage back considerably... .33mg or under .25mg every second / third day... side effects continued so stopped use altogether eventually (even tried once or twice to go back on!! eek! :whistle: )
there have been studies that show that even 7 days after taking .25mg of finasteride that it is still inhibiting a fair bit of DHT.
regarding doses... as the drug is somewhat cumulative.. taking 1.25 every second or even third day will eventually build to the same dht inhibition as daily intake. (am sure someone can post a link to this... it has been spoken about regulalrly)