My Finasteride Story so far...

[mpb47]

Yes I am taking .25 per week. I started around July 5th last year at .25 every 2 weeks but around Nov went to every week. If I have issues , I will drop down to 2x a week again or less, BUT not complety stop.

So you may want to start at a very low dose and then work you way up , but I can say, at least for me, that .25 a week does work - as it stops the mpb and gives me mild regrowth-

Good luck!

Hi mpb47,

Are you currently taking 0.25mg per week?

I was on 0.5mg/day and got sides after 8 days, I actually got dry eyes and mouth and decided to stop (also had ball ache but nothing major). I was actually quite upset that I had I stop due to the dry eyes and mouth. My libido actually went down after I stopped, not sure if it was 100% Fin related as a lot of things were happening in my life at the time.

Thinking of giving it another try and micro dosing to see if I can ease my body into it. I think 0.5mg was just the same as taking 1mg which I could not tolerate. All the sides went away in about 11 days after stopping fin.

I personally think having 1mg everyday is way too much as a single does already binds and kills off your 5ar enzymes to a large degree, and the combination of consistent high dosage and slow regeneration of 5ar enzymes is not a good combination as I believe it fin also binds to other 5ar types i.e type 1 and 3, but just to a very small extent compared to type 2.

[Yolo456]

Thinking about micro dosing

Hi mpb47,

Are you currently taking 0.25mg per week?

I was on 0.5mg/day and got sides after 8 days, I actually got dry eyes and mouth and decided to stop (also had ball ache but nothing major). I was actually quite upset that I had I stop due to the dry eyes and mouth. My libido actually went down after I stopped, not sure if it was 100% Fin related as a lot of things were happening in my life at the time.

Thinking of giving it another try and micro dosing to see if I can ease my body into it. I think 0.5mg was just the same as taking 1mg which I could not tolerate. All the sides went away in about 11 days after stopping fin.

I personally think having 1mg everyday is way too much as a single does already binds and kills off your 5ar enzymes to a large degree, and the combination of consistent high dosage and slow regeneration of 5ar enzymes is not a good combination as I believe it fin also binds to other 5ar types i.e type 1 and 3, but just to a very small extent compared to type 2.

[Yolo456]

Hi mpb47,

Are you currently taking 0.25mg per week?

I was on 0.5mg/day and got sides after 8 days, I actually got dry eyes and mouth and decided to stop (also had ball ache but nothing major). I was actually quite upset that I had I stop due to the dry eyes and mouth. My libido actually went down after I stopped, not sure if it was 100% Fin related as a lot of things were happening in my life at the time.

Thinking of giving it another try and micro dosing to see if I can ease my body into it. I think 0.5mg was just the same as taking 1mg which I could not tolerate. All the sides went away in about 11 days after stopping fin.

I personally think having 1mg everyday is way too much as a single does already binds and kills off your 5ar enzymes to a large degree, and the combination of consistent high dosage and slow regeneration of 5ar enzymes is not a good combination as I believe it fin also binds to other 5ar types i.e type 1 and 3, but just to a very small extent compared to type 2.

[mpb47]

back on super mico dosing again.

I tried my own version of this years ago thanks to Desmond. It really worked but 3 years ago I went off of it when I got a new girlfriend.

~9 months later crown came back and eventually got really bad so back in summer I decided I needed to get back on it or give up trying to fight it.

So on July 5 I took my first dose. 1mg split 4 ways. 1 quarter every 2 weeks.

I waited till November and honestly couldn't tell if it was working or not. I thought about waiting longer but went ahead and upped it to once a week

This amount seems to be working good enough that the balding has stopped.
No more hair found in the bathroom like before. To early so say I have regrowth but I feel soft hair on crown and last time that was a sign.

Maybe this super low dose will help someone else...

[marklin]

For the topical Finasteride, why not just add Finasteride into Minoxidil solution to use?

[GSD]

twice a week also work for desmond. but EoD is a little bigger dose and not easy to forget routine..
thats your decision. i started so and i will not change my routine because i have great results with no sides... I never tried the full dose 1mg, but in my opinion why i would risk and take more of a drug when the small dose also work... with lower chance of sides...
start slowly reduceing your dose and look if this dose work for you
good luck!

[kaizersoze]

Bloody hell! Incredible results. Really encouraging thread, so thank-you.

Quick question: I have been using fin for about I think four months now. Stabilised my hair etc. I think I'm at about a Norwood 3. I have been taking a 1mg per day dose. Would it be risky for me now to reduce it to your recommended twice a week 0.25mg? Should I reduce my dose slowly starting with EOD and so on?

[GSD]

delete pls. double post

[GSD]

Hey guys. i made a break from the forum. but Desmond inspired me to try a low dose of fin 0.25mg EoD since
late august 2015 (i was scared and made almost two years research about sides etc) i will post pictures in the next days.
before i was on nizoral and minox(only in the temples once daily) started november 2014.

NO sides! ( why i can say this? because some member scared the shit out of me and i observed my whole body over a year long before fin . you will be surprised how many differences you will spot daily. every time you notice a difference i would say FIN is the reason.... if i observed my body not enough before... make a record about if you dont trust...
i was very depressed with my hairloss and i dont worry more and live!

i made it from a Norwood 3 to a 2-2.5 and my whole hair is thicker... i start to notice a small amount of regrowt

i loose only about 5 hairs daily

[Quest]

hey des- when you get a chance i'd like to know your thoughts on making a hybrid topical with black cumin seed, like you rec'd, pumpkin seed oil and perhaps some other supplements thrown in. i know this is your specialty so your input would be much appreciated, always eager to hear from you, thanks.

[Zdude]

Hi Desmond!

Fellow Australian. Just a quick question: did you have to get a prescription for Propecia / Finastride?

[Microdoser]

Incredible results desmond,
I have some questions though. Why did you choose .25 3 times a week as opposed to a lower dose every day? I started taking .05 everyday two weeks in order to achieve some consistency as knowing myself, I'd have a hard time remembering to do that every week. It'd be easier for me to just take it once a night. The itch is heavily reduced now since I've taken it and if there is an itch, usually I can just ignore it as opposed to compulsively scratch at it [don't get me wrong, i do give in occasionally ].
Long story short, what are the pros and cons [in terms of side effects and regrowth] of taking a dose such as .05 ED vs your regimen?

[InBeforeTheCure]

Wow, unbelievable results. You must have been balding very aggressively to have lost that much hair in only a couple of years too.

[BaldingHelpMe]

Hi guys,

Since I've been receiving so many emails and messages asking to see my results with low dose finasteride. Here you go. I'll let you guys judge the efficacy of micro-dosing

Have you ever taken the recommended 1mg per day dosage? Is there a reason for not taking this recommended dosage? Thanks.

[Jcm800]

Fantastic results Desmond. Quite amazing really. And not many if any side effects?