Anyone who had eliminated side effects of finasteride with lower dose

[Glawre]

I have been using Propecia for a year, .5mm every day which is half the reccomended dose. Pretty soon after I statred using the drug I got a degree of side effects but continnued using the drug because it did make a difference in my hair. I was using Propecia 10 years ago at the reccomended 1mm per day dose and stopped because of the side effects which were severe. Recenently I disscontinued the drug for 30 days and got my DHT level tested. Now I have a baseline. I started back on the drug at .5mm everyother day and after 30 days I will get my DHT tested again to see what effect .5mm every other day makes on my DHT level. I can get back to you.

[thechamp]

Propecia thyroid

Can propecia disturb your thyroid ??

[thechamp]

Fin every 9 days

I am thinking of taking fin every nine days I might be able to not gain weight and keep my hair I have noticed it takes about tweaks to loose what hair i gained with fin.

[thechamp]

I get awsome results with fin

I get amazing results with fin but weight gain is the problem

[StayThick]

You seeing results from Propecia theChamp?

[thechamp]

Not sure i want to quit

It's better being a little bit chubby than being bald!!

[StayThick]

Any one been able to control weight gain on propecia ?

Yes, by simply quitting!!

I know I couldn't while on it and I worked out 4-5 days a week...extremely difficult to lose the weight caused by Propecia usage while on the treatment.

[thechamp]

Weight gain

Any one been able to control weight gain on propecia ?

[cs2257]

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[seattle30]

glad to hear your brain fog is gone Willy and that you are doing better now that you are off the fin.

[baldozer]

But my anxiety is bad and it's becoming more important than my hair fml

Anyway, the good news is I found some pics I took on exactly Feb 2, 2002 and just took one right now for comparison. Again, I started Propecia close to when it came out in 1998. The GP hadn't even heard of it when I went to the clinic.

Over the years I've taken nothing but fin (1mg then later 1.25mg). In the last 5 years I've been using a Ginger Scalp shampoo with Piroctine olamine in it that I honestly think has done wonders for my hair. I used to be paranoid about my hair until I starting using that shampoo.

I tried minox for about 3 months in 2004 but hated it so I stopped.

Before and after shots. (white shirt is 2002, grey is today)

You don't even have MPB, you have been needlessly feeding poison to your body.

[willy]

Checking in from a year off of fin.. feel great

I just logged back in to this site and thought I'd post an update in case anyone reads over this dead thread. It looks like its been about a year since I've been here.

Anyway, I stopped fin totally since March and to be honest the mental sides are still there but WAY less and still getting better. I was on fin for so many years I think it will take a while to get back to normal. I've noticed I've got slight gyno too... but not too bad.

I've been taking Clonazepam ( under psychiatrist supervision) at .5 mg twice per day and it has TOTALLY eradicated the brain fog. I quit taking SSRIs and feel fine as I wasn't depressed. I think fin helped my hair but the sides are not worth it. At this point if things ever go downhill I'll just go for a HT.. or HST (if that's for real).

I feel MUCH better mentally and i'll never go back on fin. My hair is doing great and I don't notice much change if at all. I use emu oil on occassion and work out regularly. I also use the Body shop ginger shampoo. No more irritation.

Overall I'm happy the fog is gone, I enjoy life again.

cheers
Willy

[tizzle]

Thx for posting!

i guess for people who have no sideeffects at all, there is no reason to take it every other day if there is even the slightest chance that the effect is not as good as it would be with everyday use.

But for people who are unlucky and do experience sides, taking it every other day seems to be a very good alternative.

I reduced my dose from 1.25 to 0.625 and eliminated sides. But now (a few weeks later) i think its getting e little bit worse (not bad but not perfect either, it might be in my head only though)

[fab]

no worries tizzle, i'm posting it here.. good question!

[tizzle]

i keep staring at the dht inhibition chart where it says that the dht is lowered by a single dose of Fin for at least 2 days without a change.

Why is it recommended to take fin everyday if dht level in the serum will stay the same?

EDIT: I`m sorry to post a link from that shitty propeciahelp site but its the only one i found where the chart is the first post.

http://www.propeciahelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1170

I have to add that i take 0.5mg every day but i want to reduce it as much as i can