2 daily dose and waiting for months to see if it works only to lose more and more hair in the meantime
The recommended dosage is 5 mg a day, however case reports have show effectiveness with lower doses
I didn't like the idea of my DHT going up on the off days, even if it was just by a little
For the past month I’ve been taking full 1 mg per day 3 times a week
5–1 mg) are metabolized with a 3–4-day half-life, repeated daily dosing or single doses above 5–10 mg produce delayed elimination Not saying you're wrong or anything but i've seen almost 5-6 people now who are on oral min (mostly on 2
05mg (happy to link the paper that did a controlled study on it) so no reason to not go down until you find that "balance"
DHT levels typically remain higher during finasteride treatment than dutasteride
25mg/day) Finasteride/Dutasteride Like a lot of people, I decided to get on finasteride when somebody commented that my crown
5 mg
The dose is on the lower side, but I think it's been effective (my hair is noticeably thicker from when
r/FinasterideSyndrome
The chances of side effects tend to be depenent on the amount of finasteride absorbed into the blood stream which in turn affects the degree of reduction
Finasteride, a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, is an established treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia
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005% topical fin will still benefit your hair without touching serum levels
05mg has a significant impact on DHT, though not full strength
>after a week, that 1mg dose is still going to be in your tissue (like your scalp) cutting your DHT by about 62%
The answer is causing them to fluctuate periodically because you're spiking doses on 4-day intervals
Yes, it will be better than finasteride but it last 3 or 4 days in the system
So half dose
4mg of finasteride absorbed topically are good to suppress scalp DHT lowering the impact on systemic DHT
5mg is not referenced there but if 1mg had 70% after a single dose the 0
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Withdrawing finasteride treatment, within 4 weeks DHT levels return to normal
Very, very bad edited: 1: Propecia Propecia is the driving force behind everything
Obviously taking it every now and then or a lower dosage will be better than not taking it at all