is 0.5 mg propecia each day enough

[flynny]

hi im currently on 0.5 each day for about month and a half now slight testicle pain at 1st but cleared now touch wood, is this enough of a dose any one on this and my hair feels n looks worse is this normal any advise on what i should do or just go with what im oing now

 

[T.C]

Works for me .5 eod 2 years.

 

[flynny]

T.C wrote:

Works for me .5 eod 2 years.

hi thanks for reply did your hair get worse before good my hair has defo got thinner since starting this how was yours, what results did u get

 

[T.C]

Yeah the front thinned a bit for first few months then went back to normal and now my hair looks fuller and darker in areas where it was going straw like and thin on top.Just try a consistent regime although sometimes I forget to take it.Remember propecias main objective is to maintain hair not regrow it so dont expect a great improvement,pnly a small number get this.

 

[drewbie]

I tend to use 1mg Mon/Wed/Fri, then 0.5mg every other day. I also tend to split the 1mg dosage into half-pills in morning and evening due to the 6-8 hour half-life.

I'm sure I've seen evidence on various forums that 0.5mg is 80% as effective as a full gram and that many people have great results on it. I don't have that info to hand, but I'm sure you'll be able to find it with a bit of digging.

With regards to losing hair on finasteride, this is natural. Most people tend to go through a brief shedding phase up to 3-4 months in. It is only temporary, thankfully.