My Finasteride Story so far...

[locke999]

Hey guys, I just got back from the doctor and he got me to do some blood tests and I am still waiting for results to see if my hair lost is anything unrelated to MPB. I doubt it though but he was leaning more towards telling me I should just accept the hair loss. He was bald too and hesitantly recommended rogaine but it was like he was trying to avoid talking about propecia, probably didn't want me to go on it. I was really hoping he would just prescribe me propecia but I don't think he is going to.

Do you guys think I should just jump the gun and use the finpecia that I have already ordered from the online pharmacy?

I was really hoping he would just prescribe me propecia but I don't think he is going to.

[Californication]

I had fluttery feeling( barely noticeable) in pelvic area at the start and then went away on like 2nd or 3rd day. That feeling is probably because prostate getting smaller. I do think younger ages should get less side effects because when they are younger, the DHT levels are much higher. Finasteride reduces DHT by about 70%, when younger I assume even lowering DHT by 70% should still leave quite a bit of DHT which is enough to keep other stuff functioning as normal e.g. erections.

Spencer has noticed the opposite, so have I in my time on forums and such. Older people tend to get less side effects imo.

[mpb47]

I havn't been through that, but as far as efficacy goes, I suggest taking it 2x a week. Once a week gives a chance for DHT to slowly decrease and fluctuating levels is no good for hair or body for that matter.

I know someone here had a plan on how to gradually get on it (spex?).

If I still have no problems on Sat I will give 2x a week a try and see what happens. 10 years ago when my mpb reallly kicked in I was on 1.25 a day. But now it it has slowed way down so may not need as much. Time will tell I guess.

[Dan26]

? for those of us who are gradually getting back on propecia while avoiding sides.

Those of you that have already been through this may have better answers.

Next week it will be a month for me. Think I will better off by increasing the Frequency of the dose (.25) ...ie 2x a week or staying at once a week but increasing the amount? Anyone done this and what do you suggest. Just happy I have had no problems at this point so far.

Thanks.

I havn't been through that, but as far as efficacy goes, I suggest taking it 2x a week. Once a week gives a chance for DHT to slowly decrease and fluctuating levels is no good for hair or body for that matter.

[mpb47]

Week 3 just took 3rd dose. So far so good. Another week or so and I will increase to 2x a week and see how that goes.

The last time I was on propecia it took about 4 months for hairline regrowth, 9 months for crown, so not expecting anything anytime soon, esp on this low of a dose.

? for those of us who are gradually getting back on propecia while avoiding sides.

Those of you that have already been through this may have better answers.

Next week it will be a month for me. Think I will better off by increasing the Frequency of the dose (.25) ...ie 2x a week or staying at once a week but increasing the amount? Anyone done this and what do you suggest. Just happy I have had no problems at this point so far.

Thanks.

[Dan26]

How aggressive is your hair loss? Mine is/was super aggressive and bombarding my body with 1.25mg an 0.5dut doesn't seem to be doing much. If I was on your sort of dose I'd probably be NW7 slick.

Mine is pretty aggressive bro, similar to yours. Did you get your DHT levels tested before fin???

Maybe your DHT was already normal or low and thats why fin/dut hasn't helped thus far. You follicles could just be really sensitive to DHT. Or it could be really high and you need something like dut, but give it time. Everyone is different its hard to know, which is why getting baselines is smart.

[BigThinker]

Hey Desmond I had a question man!

I've been using 0.05mg-0.1mg of fin per day for about 2.5 weeks. No changes whatsoever thus far. But I got my DHT results back from before I started fin and they were very high! (118ng/dL). Do you think it is wise to up my dose a bit, or stick with that im at. I'm thinking of 0.2mg/day because there is atleast a dose ranging study with that dosage that shows DHT reduction in the 60%'s range and increase hair count (but not quite as much as from 1mg).

How aggressive is your hair loss? Mine is/was super aggressive and bombarding my body with 1.25mg an 0.5dut doesn't seem to be doing much. If I was on your sort of dose I'd probably be NW7 slick.

[mpb47]

2nd dose today. So far so good....

Week 3 just took 3rd dose. So far so good. Another week or so and I will increase to 2x a week and see how that goes.

The last time I was on propecia it took about 4 months for hairline regrowth, 9 months for crown, so not expecting anything anytime soon, esp on this low of a dose.

[Dan26]

Hey Desmond I had a question man!

I've been using 0.05mg-0.1mg of fin per day for about 2.5 weeks. No changes whatsoever thus far. But I got my DHT results back from before I started fin and they were very high! (118ng/dL). Do you think it is wise to up my dose a bit, or stick with that im at. I'm thinking of 0.2mg/day because there is atleast a dose ranging study with that dosage that shows DHT reduction in the 60%'s range and increase hair count (but not quite as much as from 1mg).

[redy]

hey all,
been on fin .25mg every other day for 1 week, then .25mg ever day for 1 week. Will continue on .25mg every day for 2 more weeks or so then up it probably to .5 progressively..

No sides that I can tell other than when I'm playing mind games with myself.
Also started rogaine at the same time (temple thinning and recession).
I'm 21.

Will post updates.

[TheSwingingGate]

BudskiiHD, thanks for the follow up. Hope it passes. Going to take the next .25mg in a day or 2.

[Dan26]

I got my pre-fin DHT results, they were 4058pmol/L aka 118ng/dL

I've been on 0.05-0.1mg/day for about 2.5 weeks....yet to notice anything

[BudskiiHD]

I started with .25mg yesterday. Noticed tingling in testicles and penis, fluttery feeling in pelvic area. Desmond, did this happen to you in the beginning?

Side note: I used 1mg Propecia a couple times in my 20's (37 years old now) with no side effects, except clumpy semen. I stopped using it as my hair loss was not much of an issue at the time.

I wonder if certain ages tolerate better than others?

I had fluttery feeling( barely noticeable) in pelvic area at the start and then went away on like 2nd or 3rd day. That feeling is probably because prostate getting smaller. I do think younger ages should get less side effects because when they are younger, the DHT levels are much higher. Finasteride reduces DHT by about 70%, when younger I assume even lowering DHT by 70% should still leave quite a bit of DHT which is enough to keep other stuff functioning as normal e.g. erections.

[TheSwingingGate]

I started with .25mg yesterday. Noticed tingling in testicles and penis, fluttery feeling in pelvic area. Desmond, did this happen to you in the beginning?

Side note: I used 1mg Propecia a couple times in my 20's (37 years old now) with no side effects, except clumpy semen. I stopped using it as my hair loss was not much of an issue at the time.

I wonder if certain ages tolerate better than others?

[Artista]

Hello everyone, Artista here-I began using Finasteride on August 1st 2013.
My doctor is very positive about the usage of Finasteride due to decent results by many of his patients thus far.
I hope to be reporting my own great result here. Please feel free to add to my thread guys. "Artista and Finasteride"