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    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!

    Quote Originally Posted by Yolo456 View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mpb47 View Post
    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!
    Thanks for this. Really appreciate it, really helpful. If you don't mind, what sides did you experience and at what dose? (sorry I know I could have searched through the forum to find this info out ). Also, going back down to 0.25 every 2 weeks did that help with alleviating the sides?

    I'm just trying to stabilise my hairloss rather than looking for regrowth to be honest , and mine is temporal loss rather than crown.

    Thanks for your insight again.

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    Hello everyone,
    Since Desmond doesn’t check in much to this forum now, i was very keen to know anyone whose using 0.25 twice a week having side effects(if any) and what results they’re getting. Desmond didn’t mention anything about ED in terms of side effects,
    Actually I gave a try to 0.25mg every three days after reading about desmond’s finasteride story after I got side effects by 1mg daily(took about a month or so).
    Unfortunately it’s been roughly 24 days or so and I’m experiencing ED now. I had that shooting pain in penis (upper left area of penis mostly, sometimes upper right area, i guess its corpus cavernosum where the pain was if I’m not wrong). I started with 0.5mg every three days but as soon as i started it i felt that pain and switched to 0.25 mg every three days. However the pain was less but continued(it happened for like 3-4 seconds and then go away)and three or four days ago I had confirmations of ED.
    Now I’m thinking of skipping one more day i.e 0.25mg every Saturday and Tuesday. Can anyone guide me who had the same experience? Desmond please if you check in to this forum anymore ? Should i go with the same routine for maybe a month?
    Any help would be appreciated, Thanks

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    Hello everyone,
    Since Desmond doesn’t check in much to this forum now, i was very keen to know anyone whose using 0.25 twice a week having side effects(if any) and what results they’re getting. Desmond didn’t mention anything about ED in terms of side effects,
    Actually I gave a try to 0.25mg every three days after reading about desmond’s finasteride story after I got side effects by 1mg daily(took about a month or so).
    Unfortunately it’s been roughly 24 days or so and I’m experiencing ED now. I had that shooting pain in penis (upper left area of penis mostly, sometimes upper right area, i guess its corpus cavernosum where the pain was if I’m not wrong). I started with 0.5mg every three days but as soon as i started it i felt that pain and switched to 0.25 mg every three days. However the pain was less but continued(it happened for like 3-4 seconds and then go away)and three or four days ago I had confirmations of ED.
    Now I’m thinking of skipping one more day i.e 0.25mg every Saturday and Tuesday. Can anyone guide me who had the same experience? Desmond please if you check in to this forum anymore ? Should i go with the same routine for maybe a month?
    Any help would be appreciated, Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam01 View Post
    Hello everyone,
    Since Desmond doesn’t check in much to this forum now, i was very keen to know anyone whose using 0.25 twice a week having side effects(if any) and what results they’re getting. Desmond didn’t mention anything about ED in terms of side effects,
    Actually I gave a try to 0.25mg every three days after reading about desmond’s finasteride story after I got side effects by 1mg daily(took about a month or so).
    Unfortunately it’s been roughly 24 days or so and I’m experiencing ED now. I had that shooting pain in penis (upper left area of penis mostly, sometimes upper right area, i guess its corpus cavernosum where the pain was if I’m not wrong). I started with 0.5mg every three days but as soon as i started it i felt that pain and switched to 0.25 mg every three days. However the pain was less but continued(it happened for like 3-4 seconds and then go away)and three or four days ago I had confirmations of ED.
    Now I’m thinking of skipping one more day i.e 0.25mg every Saturday and Tuesday. Can anyone guide me who had the same experience? Desmond please if you check in to this forum anymore ? Should i go with the same routine for maybe a month?
    Any help would be appreciated, Thanks
    Hi. Sorry for the long hiatus. Definitely give it a go for a while if you can. I find it is really important to keep fit while taking Fin to reduce the risk of ED. Do cardio exercises at least 4-5 days per week. Stay in shape. Don't gain weight. Get on the treadmill for 1 hour brisk walking etc until you start sweating and you should most likely get through any sign of ED.

    Cheers brother.

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    Quick update guys:

    Still following the same regimen:
    • 0.25mg Fin TWICE A WEEK.
    • Nizoral 1% Shampoo TWICE A WEEK.
    • Cardio exercises 5 days per week (45min-1hour on the treadmill).
    • Last 18 months I've also been taking Niagen 250mg daily. I feel like my hairs have gotten darker and morning wood has been strong.





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    Wow man! This is really nice outcome. Congrats on that. You'd probably be a lot balder without the treatment. Are you totally satisfied with your mental status and your sexual life? Do you have to use any cialis, viagra or other enhancements to have a normal sexual life? I've been thinking about giving your regimen a try. I like the idea of low dosage (the lower of any chemical the better imo) but am not really willing to trade of my high sexual drive and mental acuity for hair - and I would love to regain hair. My situation is a bit worse than yours 5 years ago but it looks like for almost 1-2 strands of healthy hair there's 3-4 of miniaturised ones so probably I could regain some. Anyway, congrats on your results and may you be able to continue regaining and keeping hairs with very good overall body health man!

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    Can you provide the brand of Niagen that you have been taking. There are so many in the market. Thanks.

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    Desmond, would you say you had any regrowth? And what does regrowth mean? Sprouting new hairs or thickening of really fine ones?

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    How to you take 0.05 dose?
    Di you cut it or dissolve in alcohol and drink it?
    Thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by Microdoser View Post
    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?

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