My Finasteride Story so far...

[hiilikeyourbeard]

it could also save us a shit ton of money in the long run if effective.

[Jcm800]

@desmond - but maybe Finasteride is life long, because many people develop PFS upon cessation of the drug? One of the main reasons I've abstained so far, I'm scared of having to quit it one day and face potential issues?

[mpb47]

Hey guys

Here's some facts I can assure you of based on my own experience:

1. Taking any amount of Fin at any interval less than ONCE A WEEK will slow down your hair loss.

2. Taking it TWICE A WEEK will most probably HALT your hairloss.

3. Side effects subside overtime.

4. By the 12th month your hormone profile stabilises and even your libido should return to normal. My libido is far better today than at the 6th month mark which was almost non-existent!

Based on these, I would definitely give it a shot again at ONCE A WEEK interval until you feel confident enough to increase it to TWICE A WEEK. I myself feel the scalp itch coming back by the fifth day so I would try and take it TWICE A WEEK if possible.


Hope that's helpful guys

Yes it was thanks for you help. I think I will give it another shot as as I have said, I am running out of time. Just took first .25 dose (7-27-13). I will keep at once a week, may not be ideal but better than giving up without trying. If I can't tolerate it , I can always go off of it again. About to take some baseline pics..if I can only stop crown from growing, I will be happy.

[ccmethinning]

I started the .25 dose on Tuesdays and Saturdays challenge last night. I'm using Finpecia instead of Propecia.

Does the dose need to be dissolved in alcohol beforehand to be effective?

[BudskiiHD]

I started the .25 dose on Tuesdays and Saturdays challenge last night. I'm using Finpecia instead of Propecia.

Does the dose need to be dissolved in alcohol beforehand to be effective?

what?? no just it orally

[Desmond84]

Yes it was thanks for you help. I think I will give it another shot as as I have said, I am running out of time. Just took first .25 dose (7-27-13). I will keep at once a week, may not be ideal but better than giving up without trying. If I can't tolerate it , I can always go off of it again. About to take some baseline pics..if I can only stop crown from growing, I will be happy.

I started the .25 dose on Tuesdays and Saturdays challenge last night. I'm using Finpecia instead of Propecia.

Does the dose need to be dissolved in alcohol beforehand to be effective?

what?? no just it orally

Sounds exciting guys

If we have enough ppl having success on this dose with far less sides, we may have just been able to uncover fin's sweet spot everyone has been dreaming about!

Plz keep posting your results and experiences while taking it guys...it's important to get the word out to all those that are really scared of trying fin

[mpb47]

Yes it was thanks for you help. I think I will give it another shot as as I have said, I am running out of time. Just took first .25 dose (7-27-13). I will keep at once a week, may not be ideal but better than giving up without trying. If I can't tolerate it , I can always go off of it again. About to take some baseline pics..if I can only stop crown from growing, I will be happy.

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

[ccmethinning]

Only 2 doses in so far, but I have experienced a higher libido and more frequent erections, but also less sensitivity.

[hiilikeyourbeard]

less sensitivity here as well. I'm on day 8 of .6 mg every 3 days. my libido is the same but more morning erections, the lessened sensitivity is concerning

[Pentarou]

Also, don't forget Finasteride is NOT life-long...CB-03-01 is on the horizon and should be out within 3-4 years! My aim and everybody else should be to maintain until we get our hands on a non-systemic anti-androgen such CB which will maintain our hair for many years to come...

I agree. In some form or other, whether CB or not, there's no chance that anyone alive today will need to use finasteride for the rest of their natural lives to halt hair loss.

So, considering all the recent blows we've had regarding the current status of cutting edge treatments in the pipeline, I would strongly suggest to everyone to give Fin a shot at any dose they can tolerate for at least another 3-4 years...

Fully agreed. People need to take action now, to preserve as much hair as possible with recognised existing treatments.

And if CB or other treatments turn out to be longer away from release... finasteride is shown to work effectively for a decade at least.

[locke999]

I am wondering for those of you who have started taking finasteride did you go see a doctor before taking it or did you just ordered it online.

I have some finpecia on the table but I have been waiting to go see a doctor first just to see what they would have to say but I won't be able to see one for about another 2 weeks since I am busy with work and school. Meanwhile, my hairline keeps receding.

[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"

[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?

[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.

[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