First day on finasteride - help needed

[Iml0singhair]

ok so i got finasteride yesterday 30 tablets each 5mg. They are small tablets and i broke them in 1/4 pieces. Umm i also felt weird after eating it can anyone please help me.

 

[Avery]

Help with what?

"I felt wierd" is hardly anything for us to work with.

 

[medmax84]

Make sure you try taking it with food and wash it down with lots of water. Other than that, what are we supposed to do if you can't describe your "weird"ness?

 

[Jack23-]

Why is it better with food Medmax? Also, does it matter if we take it at different times each day? Or would it be better to take it at the same time each day?

 

[billynohair]

Felling weird...? Please elaborate! Maybe then we can help you out.

 

[medmax84]

Why is it better with food Medmax? Also, does it matter if we take it at different times each day? Or would it be better to take it at the same time each day?

Any medication is going to absorb better and more slowly with food. The water helps assure that the pill does not get caught in the esophagus. The esophagus responds with peristalsis to a "bolus" (ball) of food that you've chewed up and swallowed. Sometimes, pills do not do the same job of causing persistalsis due to their size. They can get "lodged" in the esophagus because of this. Water, however, does not need peristalsis and uses gravity to descend from the mouth to the stomach. If you drink a lot of water, you assure that the pill does not become stuck. Food also stimulates gastric secretions in the stomach (HCl, enzymes..) that will aid in the breakdown and absorption of the pill in an efficient manner. If there is other contents in the stomach, I also believe that it will cause the pill to absorb a little more slowly and evenly... and more efficiently when you realize that as an azosteroid, finasteride is probably best absorbed with fatty acids.

That said, the fact is that Merck doesn't make a suggestion concerning food. They do, however, urge a full glass of water with each pill. If it's making you ill though, it's always best to try to control the digestion a bit by taking it with food. That's my personal opinion and suggestion.

The same time everyday is not necessarily as important with finasteride as it is with other drugs. HOWEVER, it doesn't hurt AND it will probably decrease the likelihood of missed doses (it ensures compliance).

 

[Jack23-]

Ah ha. Thanks for that medmax.

I densely imagined that food would somehow prevent the pill from being absorbed. I also imagined the pill going straight to the bladder and being released as urine. :gay:

I'll stick to my area of expertise..