Lowering dose from 1mg to 0.25 mg

[Guest]

Ive been on Propecia for almost 3 months and if you read my other post, side effects killed me.. the worse being SHITLOAD of Acne and a face thats dripping in sebum, forehead mostly.

So I wonder if lowering from 1mg to 0.25mg will cut these sides for me?

Ive been off Propecia for 2 days so far. I wanna get back into it, but lower dose.

If taking 0.25mg means low/no sides but longer to grow.. Im happy to accept that.. but Bryan, maybe you could assist in some advice, would lowering the dose necessarily lower the chances of side? Or is it all the same sh*t?

What do the experienced users think?

 

[Guest]

I don't understand how lowering the dose from 1 mg to 0.25 would lower the sides significantly. If 0.25 mg finasteride is almost as good at maintenance/regrowth as 1 mg finasteride, it only seems logical that the side effects would be almost as bad. And if they're as bad as you claim they are, I don't think you'll be happy with a 10-20% reduction in them or whatever you may get.

I think you have probably 3 options here:

1) Try lowering the dose. I wouldn't expect much of a change but you can see for yourself I guess.

2) Switch to dutasteride. Some people don't get sides from dutasteride even though they got them on finasteride. I think this was the case with Aplunk. The drugs do act differently.

3) Use neither finasteride nor dutasteride, try a purely topical regimen, and face a very increased risk of going bald.

 

[Guest]

Ive been considering Dutas for about a month now. But am very very hesitant. Its a powerful son of a b**ch isn't it. I know your on it JayMan and it is working well for you.. but what if your just the minority.

With dutasteride, I have read that since the half life is 5 weeks, you can have significant results on just 1 pill a week. Whats your intake on that?

ive also heard of Dutas clearing acne which is good.

But my biggest concerns from Dutas are.

1. Growing tits, or nipples, or both.
2. Shot dead dick.
3. Having kids. Even if i stop, apparently takes ages to leave your system and may affect your production.
4. the front-hair loss thing.

JayMan whats your opinion on those points. And how long can you stay on Dutas before it starts getting too long.

 

[Guest]

Ive been considering Dutas for about a month now. But am very very hesitant. Its a powerful son of a b**** isn't it. I know your on it JayMan and it is working well for you.. but what if your just the minority.

I'm not just the minority. It's unquestionably more effective than Propecia and if Propecia maintained hair for 83% of people after 2 years, Avodart's % has to be in the 90s.

With dutasteride, I have read that since the half life is 5 weeks, you can have significant results on just 1 pill a week. Whats your intake on that?

I think you really should be taking it at least once every 5 days. Taking dutasteride once every 5 days is equal to taking 5 mg proscar every day, so maybe you should try that. I myself just take it every day because I'm a man's man and don't give a sh*t, and want the maximum benefits.

ive also heard of Dutas clearing acne which is good.

in some people yeah. but some people had finasteride clear theirs up too. i dont know if either of these drugs actually clear acne. it wasnt common place enough to be mentioned in any studies

But my biggest concerns from Dutas are.

1. Growing tits, or nipples, or both.
2. Shot dead dick.
3. Having kids. Even if i stop, apparently takes ages to leave your system and may affect your production.
4. the front-hair loss thing.

JayMan whats your opinion on those points. And how long can you stay on Dutas before it starts getting too long.

1. gynecomastia(b**ch tits) rate is 0.5%. that's like 1 in 200 people dude.
2. sexual sides were 4% and under. they go away after stopping.
3. it's safe to have kids on dutasteride.
4. bryan showed that the frontal hair loss theory was bullshit here:

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... ide#275471

 

[Guest]

Ok so lets say I start taking it.

First, wheres the best place to buy it from? That ships worldwide? Don't care about price cause I'll take it only every Sunday or something.

Avodart 1x Week is equal to what in Propecia?

Any shedding?

Results come faster or longer than Propecia?

 

[Daved]

I've been on .50mg for almost 1/2 year and as far as I can tell it was not as effective as a full pill (1mg). Then I returned to 1mg but I started feeling so tired that I had to go back to .5mg.

 

[Nick4441]

I'm still tired on 0.5 mg so considering going to 0.25mg..its either that or consider dutasteride or give up and go bald gracefully.

I need 10-12hrs sleep a day at the moment which is ridiculous considering I used to be fine on 7 hrs.

Tiredness is the only side I seem to get....my libido is good and all other bits are o.k. Wonder if anyone gets tired with dutasteride..I just want to feel alive again.

 

[Nick4441]

Daved, despite the tiredness has finasteride been working for you?

I keep wondering wether the tiredness is brought about by body fighting it and hence having a non beneficial effect. Tiredness does not seem a common side, its mainly libido which I have had no problem with. I have been losing ground daily so my confidence is shot after 2 and a half months on it.

Jayman and dutasteride users any tiredness issues?..maybe i'll order some to be ready to take instead of the finasteride..

CrazyA has the 0.5mg made you more awake as i'm not sure reducing helped me much.

 

[Guest]

People have had results, or at least maitenance on .25mg a day, as well as a reduction of sides. Give it a try, its not for everyone, but maybe it will work for you.

 

[Guest]

You can certainly drop your dosage down to 0.25mg as it will reduce DHT levels up to 90% of 1mg of finasteride. Just do searches of 0.25mg on this forum, the plethora of data is what convinced me to do a low dosage finasteride regimen rather than simply NONE at all which is where I was leaning. I'm actually doing 0.25mg every other day.

I've seen some people here looking to take 0.05mg of finasteride as it apparently reduced almost as much scalp DHT?

Since the performance finasteride gives in reducing DHT is not in direct proportion to the dosage, you would think that sides would have that same relationship. THough maybe it's simply the medication itself that causes the side effects rather than its effect of reducing DHT? That would make sense why a lower dosage reduces sides but still lowers DHT.

 

[Lorenzo_91]

Jayman I love the I am a man's man. Can you please elaborate how taking one dutasteride every 5 days is the same as taking 5 propecia Everyday. Also if that is the point why take it everyday instead of every 5. Isn't it a waste or Over Kill?