My Doctor initially said take 2.5 mg on Monday and Thursday. Obviously I can't take that much. I just called hasson and wong and the secretary said in about 6 weeks they should be able to send the topical finasteride to the states. In the hair loss industry, that means 6 years or so. I was thinking about taking like .25 on Monday and Thursday to see if it works. I'm just so scared of messing with this drug and crashing my endocrine system that it stops me from experimenting with it. Has anyone here ever taken an extremely lose dose once or twice a week? Did it help? Sides?