Proscar users...

[ShedMaster]

When I divide the proscar into 5ths and take it I have noticed that it dissolves fairly quickly. Has anyone else noticed this? It almost melts in my mouth. I am taking Merck proscar but have noticed this, so I was wondering if anyone else exerienced the same.

 

[Cassin]

Thats a good thing. Their supposed to. Try this with any med you have by putting it into a glass of water. Or even a non-coated OTC drug.

Now do this with a supplement and it takes 45 minutes.........not so good.

This is why you should drink ALOT of water with cut finasteride to make sure it all goes into your stomach and not pack onto your throat. Especially since the things are so small.

 

[Rage]

Yes it happen to me too...

However, problems with proscar cutting in my point of view, is that their is no longer that protective cover that covers with the whole tablet.

Does this protective cover keep the tablet from being denatured during its passage through the high-acid stomach?

Does it prevent the digestion of the finasteride from protease enzymes?

Who knows! I guess Cassin was right when he said that noone had done any scientific studies on cut proscar..

Well, i plan to be the first! I'll test the effect of various human proteases, high pH, effect of consuming the table with hot liquid (coffee) rate of denaturation on cut and uncut tablets.. I'll run the gel electrophoresis and see if the finasteride has been permanently denatured, or if the protein chain has been cut. Of course, I'll have to do a dodgy and "borrow" the use of the equipment when i'm doing the research component of my degreee.. which i will do in maybe 2 years time.. so yer, just ignore the last paragraph :lol:

EDIT - ok screw that! Finasteride is not even a protein.. you can effective ignore my post!

 

[sonicthehedgehog]

This is probably abnormal but because of the tiny size of a 5th of Proscar and the meltability (sp? ) and lack of coating all around I tilt my head back and drop it right at the back of my throat.

I'm not joking lol. May take practice, don't choke.