Day 6 on finasteride 0.5mg daily - nipple tenderness + noticeable swelling

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So I bit the bullet and started finasteride at half-dose (0.5 mg daily). After day 2, my nipples were definitely sensitive (more like an aura around the nipple area, but no visible growth).


Day 3: similar, getting very excited about continuing this drug. no sexual side effects, but an aura around my areola.


Day 4: visible swelling and paranoia occurs. I thought no way - no way finasteride can wreak havoc this fast on my hormones for me to grow tits on day 4.


Day 5: Undoubtedly growing, with a sort of pulsing/tenderness around nipple area. it will randomly get erect and feel very "full". No lumps are felt, however.


So my questions are:


-has anyone else had a similar experience?? How did it turn out (gyno or went away with drug, after discontinuation, etc)?? From my research it seems that many get tenderness but some go away and some become full fledged gyno.


-Would reducing the dose to 0.25 mg help? or even 0.125 mg?


-would topical finasteride have less of an effect of breast enlargement/tenderness?


ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED!! Please don't delete my post I am relying on you guys to help me make swift decisions. Thanks in advance.