Does anyone have experience taking .5 mgs of Propecia daily verses the prescrible 1mg? Wondering for a 140lb guy if this is effective. Would rather take the half dose to try to limit the side effects. Comments are greatly appreciated.
02-13-2012 10:30 AM
StressedToTheBald
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Originally Posted by Glawre
Does anyone have experience taking .5 mgs of Propecia daily verses the prescrible 1mg? Wondering for a 140lb guy if this is effective. Would rather take the half dose to try to limit the side effects. Comments are greatly appreciated.
This would reduce the side effects, some doctors I've read actually recommend this, half a dose every 2nd day etc. The big if however and the question is - what results if any would You get with minimal doses and would side effects be totally eliminated. My personal advice, go for beta sitosterol and saw palmetto instead, You can even boost the doses without much worry regarding side effects.
02-13-2012 12:08 PM
Tracy C
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Originally Posted by StressedToTheBald
My personal advice, go for beta sitosterol and saw palmetto instead, You can even boost the doses without much worry regarding side effects.
This does not work to slow down, stop or reverse hereditary hair loss. It never has and it likely never will. No one has even been able to slow down, stop or reverse hereditary hair loss using natural treatments. It is not at all likely that anyone ever will be able to slow down, stop or reverse hereditary hair loss with natural treatments. If natural treatments actually could slow down, stop or reverse hereditary hair loss, they would likely have a similar side effect profile as Finasteride. Hereditary hair loss is a natural thing. Trying to slow down, stop or reverse hereditary hair loss is not natural. The very idea that one could slow down, stop or reverse a normal natural process with natural treatments is foolish.
02-13-2012 04:53 PM
Glawre
Thanks to both of you for your comments. Here is what I know now. I was on Propecia about 8 years ago. I took it for about 6 months. There was a very noticable difference to the point of people asking me what I was doing to my hair, it looked great. I stoped taking Propecia however because of the side effects. Of course I began to thin again over the years. I am not bald just have thin hair. I started with a half dose on December 6 2012. I have the same side effects. It's too early to see any difference in my hair but I am sticking with it for a year. I have read that in some people side effects go away in time. With less medicine I am hoping to ride it out and see if the side effects go away.
02-14-2012 07:16 AM
bob13
Ive been taking a half dose for 6 years , it works.
02-14-2012 07:52 AM
Glawre
Thanks Bob. Do you, or did you have side effects?
Gary
02-14-2012 12:39 PM
StressedToTheBald
With the latest new studies now gone public, I wouldn't even consider half dose.