finasteride Question

[Jack23-]

I'm starting finasteride this week and was wondering if it's best to start by cutting the 1mg tablets into half and doing the first two months on 0.5 then moving up to 1mg? Or would be best to just begin with 1mg?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated :woot:

 

[Bryan]

There's not much difference in the effect on the body between 0.5 mg and 1 mg, but yeah, I always suggest "tapering-on" when starting such a drug and "tapering-off" if you decide to stop it later, so why not start with a half-dose for the first couple months or so?

 

[Guest]

Why not even start with a quarter?

 

[Jack23-]

Yeah i think this would be the safest thing to do. I'm also going to ask my Doctor for some type of blood test i can take now and then take again, say in about three months or so? To check if my hormone levels are okay?

Another thing i was worried about, if i start taking finasteride then decide to stop, will my hair loss return to how it was or will it get worse? I've read that some peoples hair loss has worsened since stopping finasteride, worse then it ever was??? :freak: