Half a Finpecia Tablet?

[Peggie3]

Hi Guys

Hope all is well. Would like to know what you guys think about this.
I had flu and I found myself at my doctors office. In the waiting room I found a brochure of heavily advertised Finpecia- Advertised to stop MPB. I grabbed the brochure and rolled it in my Pocket- Knowing that my moms father was bald.

After getting my flu check up. I asked my doctor about my changing hairline.
I told him I noticed the corners are a bit higher than usual.Making my hairline more a V shape, and not round like it used to be.

I asked him about the finpecia brochure. He said I can take it to stop MPB,
He gave me a script. At the time I didn't really know what the stuff was.

I thought it was harmless vitamins to stop hairloss. So I have been taking them for 7 months. I haven't seen much change to my hair. Or maybe the lack of change of my hair is the drug actually working.

After researching the drug I found the list off possible side effects. Such as depression and anxiety. I take medication for Anxiety and dont want to have any more of it.

My question is the following: Could I cut the finpecia in half. And only take 50% of it? Will this lesson the side effects? Or are the side effects not dose dependent?

If any one has any leads on this it would be great. I have posted some pictures of my hairline. The black arrows show the hairline higher in the corners.

I know its not really serious , but I just noticed it a while back when looking at older pictures of my self.

I know many guys on the site suffer from a lot of hair loss. About 50% of my friends shave their heads because they say the girls love it. They don't even have MPB. Also about 40% of the women I have spoken to say Bald guys are good-looking. As guys we worry so much. Hope this little bit of motivation helps all of us stressing about our hair.

Anyway. Let me know what you guys think. I would like to drop down to 50% of the finpecia. I am 26 years old.

Warm Regards
P

[jman91]

Originally Posted by Peggie3

Hi Guys
After researching the drug I found the list off possible side effects. Such as depression and anxiety. I take medication for Anxiety and dont want to have any more of it.
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i dont think you need to worry as side effects are very rare with this drug

the biggest side effect is loss of libido/impotence and they are extremely rare (2% of users reporting it)

i have heard of anxiety being one as well, but keep in mind that most prescription drugs have generalised side effects as well so don't worry too much it would be unlikely for you to experience any. Having said that I am surprised that you just started taking it, no questions asked without researching treatments first! good luck.

[Peggie3]

Originally Posted by jman91

i dont think you need to worry as side effects are very rare with this drug

the biggest side effect is loss of libido/impotence and they are extremely rare (2% of users reporting it)

i have heard of anxiety being one as well, but keep in mind that most prescription drugs have generalised side effects as well so don't worry too much it would be unlikely for you to experience any. Having said that I am surprised that you just started taking it, no questions asked without researching treatments first! good luck.

Thanks so much for replying. I am also suffering from Dermatitis. (Excema) on the scalp. Hence all the bumps on my scalp and little sores. Does this look like early MPB maybe?

[jman91]

Originally Posted by Peggie3

Thanks so much for replying. I am also suffering from Dermatitis. (Excema) on the scalp. Hence all the bumps on my scalp and little sores. Does this look like early MPB maybe?

you should try and sort the excema out if you can, possibly go find a dermatologist as i know that an irritated scalp can speed up hair loss.

your hair doesn't look too bad, in my opinion you have lost some hair at the temples due to mpb but it could easily just be a mature hairline and almost all men will at some point lose temple hair as their hairline moves from a juvenile hairline to a mature one (this isnt male pattern baldness just natural process). you have to judge it for yourself, the positives from starting fin early is its more likely to be effective and a lot of the time kicks the s**t out of mpb....on the flipside if you stop taking you risk losing any hair that you have potentially saved.

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

I agree that untreated scalp conditions can speed up the hair loss process in those patients who have Androgenetic Alopecia (MPB). Get control of the dermatitis and taking a half of Propecia may still do the trick. Worth a try.

[clandestine]

Originally Posted by Dr. Glenn Charles

I agree that untreated scalp conditions can speed up the hair loss process in those patients who have Androgenetic Alopecia (MPB). Get control of the dermatitis and taking a half of Propecia may still do the trick. Worth a try.

Dr. Glenn Charles; in your opinion is there a potential lessened incidence of sides when lowering finasteride dosage? From 1mg to 0.5mg? From 0.5mg to 0.25mg?

[chrisis]

Originally Posted by jman91

the biggest side effect is loss of libido/impotence and they are extremely rare (2% of users reporting it)

Actually, the studies conflict with each other. Some suggest 2%, some are at 5%, some as high as 7%. Not to mention various flaws in methodology, which I've outlined in my posts, most notably that the study participants almost all have balding at the crown.

There are no studies that satisfactorily prove how safe this drug is for men with a receding hairline only.

[UK_]

Originally Posted by Peggie3

Anyway. Let me know what you guys think. I would like to drop down to 50% of the finpecia. I am 26 years old.

Warm Regards
P

Do you even think you have hair loss?... I dont know many older people with the same hair line they had when they were 16, nearly every guy out there will experience SOME frontal recession, but although hard to tell, I dont see thinning beyond your hair line.