Cutting finasteride- How much?

[hhj1247]

Since I last posted, I stopped using my finasteride (propecia). I read that a couple users actually cut their finasteride pills into doses less than 1mg. One user, for instance, cut his dose into .15 mg. I've also seen .5 doses, so on...

I stopped finasteride after a week because I had experienced testicular ache/discomfort and I couldn't get aroused with my partner. Maybe I stopped prematurely, but I read about long term sides and I guess I freaked. If I started again, I'd probably want to cut the doses. How much would one recommend to experience minimal side effects? How much do you really need in order to block a good amount of DHT?

Furthermore, how would you even cut the dose into something like .15mg? Would you cut it with a plain razor? Mix it with something? Should I try taking a .5 once every other day or something?

 

[Mew]

Diagrams:
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=49124

Near-flat dose response of drug inhibits near same amount of DHT irregardless of dosage.
http://www.physics.upenn.edu/facultyinf ... peciafda2/

 

[HT55]

cut it in 1/4's or .25 mg

 

[Stewiepie091]

I had really bad testi ache. REAL BAD and it lasted a few weeks. It was so bad that I couldn't even go to bed at night. The ache only kicked in at night and would often wake me up to the point where I couldn't fall back asleep. Thank god it finally went away. Haven't experienced it in the past month. I've been on the drug 4 months now.

 

[hhj1247]

I was thinking something along the lines of .25 or a 1/4 pill. But should I take that daily, or every other day? What do most people do?

 

[HT55]

most people take 1mg or 1.25 mg/day