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    Default Should I give Finasteride a last shot? (strong sides)

    Hey there,

    I took oral finasteride at a very low dose (0.25mg every third day) for more than 12 months. It stopped my hair loss almost completely

    After some time I realised that my libido went massivly down and that I felt more numb during sex so I decided to stop taking it. After 2 months my libido came back totally.

    But after 4 months a short but massive shedding process began so I tried to get back on it.

    After taking one dose of 0.25mg I was unable to get an erection for several days which was really weird

    Afterwards I tried 0.125 Mg (an 8th of a 1mg pill) and got almost the same side effect!

    How is this possible? I really regret that I stopped taking it in the first place du to lower side effects in the beginning

    As a result I started to use 1% topical Finasteride Gel daily from Farmacja Parati for 7 weeks now. It did not stop the hair loss and I even have the impression of some shedding. The sides are lower than on any oral Finasteride dose: An erection is possible but the libido is still decreased as on not being on Finasteride totally

    So my questions are:
    How comes that I get worse side effects after the oral Finasteride break?

    Should I give oral Finasteride another try? If so, at which dose and how long I take it to hope that the sides will disappear?

    How long should I try topical finasteride to see if there is any effect?

    Are there alternatives to Finasteride which may give me less sides? I am applying Minoxidil 5% daily since 7 weeks on the back of my head but I did not see any results at the moment (despite the shedding in the front where I apply only the topical finasteride)

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