saying hello... and is 1 mg per day of finasteride too much

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Hi All,

This is a great site, wish i had found it years ago. Short bio on my hair loss, i still have a reasonable amount of hair but have noticed considerable thinning (miniturisation) over the last six months and it has really got me down. I first starting losing hair at about age 25 ( i am 40 this year) and got straight onto Minoxidil 2% and then as a result of scalp irritation moved to a minoxidil specially made for me by a chemist 7.5% with azelaic acid. I use it once a day 5 or 6 days a week. I was also on 1.25 mg finasteride for about 7 years and have just restarted this again this month on instructions from my doctor. My hair has looked great up until the last 6 months and now i am in a panic again

A couple of questions:

I went to see a HT surgeon, best in Australia. He was very helpful, said i should try finasteride again first before doing anything with HT as i still have a lot of hair. I had suffered reduced libido originally but am not sure i can attribute it to finasteride. Anyway, his professional opinion is that 1mg of finasteride daily is too much and that 1.25mg three days a week is where we should start and then review progress accordingly. Has anybody else heard this.

Sleep - the last few months, my sleep habits have been poor due to over work. Has anybody experienced fluctuating hair growth commensurate with sleep.

Thanks.

Rosco