U prolly we’re never losing your hair

@@krisman1771 I am losing my hair. Diffuse thinning. But I recovered a decent ground with finas

nice

@@joeblack7326 imma give that 3 times a week a try after I’m off it for a month prolly should try and lose the chubby nubs off body as well prolly would help

@@bmh2570 may be 2mg per week

i am 22 and i have started minoxil last month as 2 twice a day and finasteride this month as 3 times a week. i keep thinking i wish i had started my treatment 3 years ago when my hairdresser told me. my mom kept telling me i lost hair for 2 years. i always kept denying. i don't know if treatments will work and fill the emptiness in my head. i feel regret too. so, i just wanted to share my story with you.

@@mateowhitley9880 As soon as I saw the video that said 3 times a week was enough to prevent hair loss, I stopped the daily dosing. No gradual transition. Its worked for me. No hair loss. Been doing it now for over six months now, maybe more. Libido is better, too, although Viagra fixes everything. Any males not using it, are crazy. Its cheap and very effective.

That's awesome. I've adopted the same routine.

Did you manage to conceive on finasteride?

@@georgigeorgiev7869 Did not try to. Was done making kids.

Did you find out anything?

Unfortunately no.

Yes please

Skin conditions are due to the underlying gut problem .find it out. Do the food alergy test .intake vitamin d

@@tomshaji psoriasis isnt due to diet lmao

hey, just curious what's your age

@@aibekkarimov7457 27

Did you have sides in 1mg ED?

That’s good to hear I’m on week 3 EOD 1.25 mg no sides so far but too early too see a difference in my hair

Any regrowth??

Topical or oral

ointment 🤣

intravenously

That's a Big Ass pill!

Transdermal patch? 😂

Good question

1-2ng per day

How is it going

@@LUIS7SUAREZ71 Right now its almost 1 month on fin and I take 4 times a week. For now I have more shedding almost 50 hair a day and i guess its due to finastride. Hoping for best results

@@jimmiesonamdorjay3660 good luck man, I started on Mino for about 3 weeks and fin yesterday.

@@LUIS7SUAREZ71 best of luck on new journey fam

Hows it going now? What's the update?

@vhyles can you tell me is it work well?

I just bought 5mg tabs and started cutting

I try myself doing that but at the secord day it gave me side effects 1/4 of 5mg is too much for me

@@arturodc2849 Take 3 times a week

any sides?

I'm also curious about this. I know there is one study indicating that 0.2 mg daily or 0.5 mg every other day may be almost as effective as 1 mg daily, but that's just one study.

How did you get the finasteride without a prescription? Maybe take the plunge and go see a specialist in the closest town if possible and then maybe in 6 months see him/her again and then do online sessions instead once they know your situation

@@cheetahbrfc9016 I got a prescription of course. But she is a dermatologist not a trichologist.

@@nonocompro108 I just use my friends one lol (my brother and my friend both went to a trichologist. He just gave them minoxidil 10% and other stuff on top of finasteride (buying it from him). I watched the guys here and just told my friend get me the finasteride (you can tell the doc they see wants to just sell his stuff and wants appointments for money, well that's what I think). I get my minoxidil online here way cheaper than that doc. Are you alos using minoxidil? Please start if you are not

@@cheetahbrfc9016 sure i use Minoxidil 5% since Feb 21 and I expect some good results starting at the end of sommer. I apply it once a day as suggested in this program but most people use it twice a day.

0.5mg per week is like taking nothing at all. 🤣 Why even bother at that point? 🤣 That's like pissing in the ocean; not enough to make any difference. 🤣

In your case, I would try topical finasteride first. Almost as effective but with less chance of side effects.

@@ytsux9259 hence the question 😂. With diminishing returns, 0.5 is essentially as potent as 1mg and lasts in the skin for 3 - 4 days, which I'd say is still a significant reduction. Still I'll look into topical, thanks

@@machietheapachie7214 I've seen many people on the comment sections saying that by taking 0,5mg only once a week has been beneficial. Altough the half life of Finasteride is quite short (only 4 to 7 hours) it still remains active in the skin TISSUE for around 3 to 5 days. This is exactly as you suggested. I think this is why taking a low dose once or twice a week can bring benefits to many people.

@@rollingstart_90s90 thanks for confirming that. Still trying to get my head around it as it seems to be all or nothing within the community, but it seems to me that ironically the best candidates are those who don't really need it. I think of a boat with a hole analogy. The hole (dht receptor) can be small or big (insensitive/sensitive) and few or many, with the amount of water (dht) coming in varying person to person, and with a person (tolerance/nutrition/health) onboard with a bucket dishing it back out. We can presume that every man is losing his hair, whether obvious or not, so the question is not IF you lose it but WHEN regarding the rate of loss. As such, considering the strength of fin, I'd imaging that someone holding ground into middle age without aid should respond very well to it, even at once per week as even that should allow the man in the boat to tip the scales in favour of growth (hair cycles to reverse to original strength). Then again, I could be talking out my hole lol

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what is your suggestion sir mwf is ok ? my routine is i cut the 5mg to into 4s mwf and saturday

@@pagenotfound- try 0.5 3 times a week and see how you go like they recommend

@@graeme1744FYI, They recommend 3mg a week not 1.5 as a starting point.

@@kylekeenan3485 things have changed with finastride dosages over the years. They rushed it out without doing enough study just on Hairloss itself and then found out it can cause side effects in some men. Probably I was overdosing my body and I was only around 65kg at the time but I will never know.

1mg per week seems to be too few. May be 1mg two times a week (after some weeks without taking any to remove side effects) could be better

Chest swelling??

@@_baller Breast enlargement via fibro-fatty tissue. Gynecomastia.

@@Mark-ud7uo oh gyno lol, I wouldn't call that swelling, what's your body fat percentage? Reduce weight so less Test aromatizes to estrogen, after that try 0.25 5 times a week instead

@@_baller Thanks for the advice. I'm probably around 15-18% BF so there's definitely room for some weight loss.

@Jack S Ride out your initial dose for 14 days. Most sides went away by then. If not then cut it down.

@Jack S Been there.

@Jay Tea 0.25/day?

@Jay Tea You might be a bad candidate then 😔

@Jay Tea updates?

Look for baby hairs near the hairline, if you have lots of those, that's a sign for a receding hairline

i have a lot of wispy baby hairs near my frontal hairline,can those hairs become like rest of the hairs by using minox & fin.?

@@smartpoint604 If you suspect hair loss, see a doctor and get a finasteride subscription. The earlier you start treatment the earlier you halt further follicle miniaturization (har loss).

Initially you might shed hair rapidly as the hair follicle goes thru its cycle however the newer hair will grow and take it's place and will be thicker and darker. Same thing happens with minoxidil when you first take it

Have you got any improvement in your hair density since changing the dosage?

My understanding is, finas usually doesn't help much with the front; but it's most helpful on the crown. I'm a few months in, 0.5mg per day and the crown is getting fuller. The front is not noticeable yet. Oh, and no shedding for me. 🤷

how's it going?

What’s the update amigo

Do you take one 5mg pill once a week or five 1mg pills throughout the week?

@@Mark-ud7uo break into 4s. So I take 1.25mg Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat

@@Shiro642 Thanks.

I take 0.25/day and post results each month. Good results so far.

@@Shiro642 that’s good enough, though you probably won’t have sides if taken daily at that dosage

Did it go away?

@@Zyzz-xj7se it did, it took about 40 days after discontinuing fin.

@@epycedits 👍

You were one of the 2% unfortunate ones.

​@@epycedits how is it now. Do u still recommend taking medicine

They've done a video on this already. Disclaimer obviously talk to your own doctor/do your own research of course don't just trust me on the internet but in general from what I've seen on this channel and understood about dose response curves it's not a big deal to do what you are planning.

hairs on your white pillow case.

Did you ever learn about this? My doctor gave me 5mg daily. I am afraid 5mg every day is too much. Do you know what I should do?

​@@carlciulla6546 5 a day is a lot , split that in 4

Yes

Yea

how old are you? and how long have u been balding?

@@ThePurpleDinozaur I've been having my temples receed at about 5 years ago, then about 1,5-2 years ago i noticed that i can See through my Hair way too much. In a month i'll be 26 years old :)

Update?

@@blubba8120 update us

@@blubba8120 how is your hair doing these days

Any side effects? How's it working? I'm afraid to try it, but I'm about to. Either this or shave my head.

@@scottpittman825 I started fin initially about a year ago dosing every day and had most of the side effects people report. I started it again doing the same frequency of three days a week and the only thing i've experienced in the past two months is minor brain fog. No reason to worry about trying it out, i wish i never stopped, I can already see it working a bit.

@@tylorsteelman do you micro needle? I've been on reddits reading a lot of horror stories about Fin from people who's tried it. Some say it's been 10 years since they got off and still have the side effects. I'm hesity lol. I need something though. I've been microneedling.

@@scottpittman825 Ya I was the same way initially and I think going into it i convinced myself that I had every symptom people describe in those horror stories. All of the side effects I had the first time I tried fin (when I was taking it every day for a couple months) went away completely after like ten days when I stopped taking it. I'm sure if I convinced myself that the side effects weren't going to go away based off reading those horror stories I would have had them for much longer. Yes I also micro needle like once every three weeks and I've been using minoxidil for about a year.

@@tylorsteelmanare you still using it bro without sides? And how is it going?

@KZfaqr Man thanx friend

There is a specific exam. But from what I've read, it's not effective because the DHT in the blood is different from the amount of DHT in the scalp. So the exam is not 100% reliable.

@@filipe977 just a thought... I wish, they can take blood samples from the scalp and measure the DHT level.... 😀

2-3 months normally, why do u want to go off it?

@@echno4727 Fin accumulates in the follicles. It's to clear it out

Any update bro?... did the sjde effects go away?

Not much really if at all, depends on the person, if you're a student do research

@@_baller Thanks for replying mate

Take noopept 10mg 3times a day and choline 1x a day. You're welcome :)

@@sicilienz Is it mandatory to take these medications during finasteride use?

Don’t use it.

0,2 3 times?

theres no need to take oral and topicam finasteride...you take one or another...

Would also like to see an answer to this question

@@ELdASenSei I started taking it not long after this post and have had zero side effects and my hair has gotten even more full….took about 6 months to notice the positive effects….been about 9 months so far.

52BBN have you needed to take more anti estrogen?

@@qsdailydose8970 I don’t take any anti-estrogen…..No need at 300mg/week…at least not for me. I’ve had zero side effects at that dose and I’ve been on that dose for just over 10 years straight.

52BBN that’s amazing I would imagine blocking dht would increase e2 obviously.

Any update

@@kanagawamitsuda5913 he died

@@Raggyham did u kill him

@@kanagawamitsuda5913 over doses on finasteride

Couple reasons...1mg lowers DHT more on a single day than 0.5mg does, the uniformity of the pill being split, and the cumulative effect of taking it more times a week

@BenBenson it can be absorbed thru the skin, so no, the coating is there to protect it from the environment

@BenBenson Actually reason why it has a coating is it can absorb through your skin if you touch it

Quite simply...it doesn't matter what level is in the blood stream. It matters how much DHT is in the skin tissue.

1] Dose response (self-explanatory and if it isn't you must do more of your own research to understand this concept) & 2] convenience (always knowing it's exactly 1mg vs 0.5mg where when you cut can never be 100% precise that you cut into two perfectly 0.5mg pieces it's probably 0.53 one time and 0.47 the other etc over time that becomes inconsistent dosing which no doctor would support vs knowing exact dosing every time)

u should never immediately stop taking fenas, minoxidil.......reduce there dosage gradually so that ur good can prepare it's self in between

There shouldn't be any shedding because they both contain finasteride. If you were to switch to Dutasteride, then yeah, there will be some shedding at first.

@@StreetRider-iz7tg that happens when you don’t take the dose for more than 6 months. This has been explained in this channel

.5mg daily?

u cant cut the medication with a knife wth. it might be formulated so the fin concentration is on the middle or the left/right side. if it doesnt have this break part in the middle u should never cut it.

Hey man any updates on the side effects? Hoping u have none

@@hazemismail3010 i was afraid of the side effects for many years, wish i took it earlier. i m 3 weeks in . i take 3 4 1mg pills a week, and nothing. i think almost nobody gets sides even wit h1mg a day. i think it was around 2 percent of the people.

@@ggs4869 I haven’t started yet but plan on being on the same regimen of 3x a week soon! Thanks for the response

Did you experience muscle atrophy?

@@willianajala5485 i dont know for sure. Im getting back to the gym but maybe ima stop finasteride and keep minoxidil because maybe I have less energy idk for sure. Could be something else. I use sertraline also, but my pschyq told me is more likely to be the finasteride

@@willianajala5485 btw sorry for the bad english im not native lol

Yes or no?

@BenBenson So I am taking this zinc vitamin which has Quercetin and my PCP says it can decrease the efficacy of finasteride. I can't find it online so I thought I would ask question here..

Not unless it effects the liver enzyme used to process Fin

@BenBenson me neither not sure why my PCP said it interacts. All I see is this one supp.ai/i/quercetin-finasteride/C0034392-C0060389

Bhaskar Susarla doesn’t zinc increase androgens production?

@BenBenson I believe he’s referring to the company “Keeps”

You can take a break every 5-6 months for 1 month, 2 if you think it's better, that will clear the finasteride out of your system and then you start again. Also, yes, you can try lower dosages

I took 1mg a day for 2 years no sides, decided to try .5 a day and have been on that for 1 year. No difference at all. I'd recommend Fin to anybody.

@KZfaqr Man minoxidil every morning after shower

@@mikeloveskimbo do u recommend the 0,5 mg or 1,mg?

@@mikeloveskimbo My friend was in dut for a decade now, and somehow he is the mosy energetic SOB in our group.

how's it going these days?

Thanks for the info, a collection of information like this from lots of people will be really helpful. Im considering doing something like 3 weeks on 1 week off etc as alternatives to manage my amount over a period.

@@kylekeenan3485 look into Saw Palmetto too. It has properties that aid in hair grow and DHT blocking like finestride... im even thinking cycling back and forth between the 2. Like 2 wks finestride then 2 wks Saw Palmetto. Im of the opinion now that less is more when it comes to drugs/supplements/hormones etc.. that have a lasting and cumulative effect on the body. Just enough to do the job and thats it.

Only way to tell is to remove the intervention and see if these "white patches" subside. Stop Finasteride for a a month, let it wash out of your system entirely and assess the spots. If they're gone, then you know it was bc of Finasteride. If not, then it's possible Fiansteride caused them. However, white patches in your skin aren't typically a side effect of Fin.

Watch their video on custom dosing

What is your age?

Doesn’t seem frequent enough to me. If you have no sides taking it twice a week you won’t have them taking it 5 times either. Why would you put your hair at such a risk? Good luck with the fight!

And you have thicker hair?

How’s it going now? Going to try this as well as I got side effects with 3x a week

@@Sean-xr1xj did you really get side effects? Then try lower dose first

Make appointment with your dermatologist and go talk to a professional about this in person please. Don't ask on the internet for something this specific because answer will always be go to the health professional where you live and have a proper discussion with them.

Same bro...did you take it?...any side effects?

We have no real data on 3x a week but we do have datas showing no real difference in term of efficiency on 0.25, 0.50 and 1mg per day (a few percentage diff) now in term of side effect blank page :)

Yes, there is a difference. I personally take finasteride 1 mg once a day and I’ve been on it for about 14 months now. I did a lot of research on this medication and from what I’ve read, you can either take 1 mg every day or a higher dose every other day depending on the dose. For example, you could take 2mg every 2-3 days or some people I believe even take upwards to 5mg every 4-5 days. Everyone is different and you kinda have to tinker around with it on your own terms and what you feel safe doing. You want to know the drugs half life and duration within the body, that’s the info that will guide you to how much and how often you should be taking it

@@rickrader But the tissue half life is apparently a month so how can it be different? (I'm asking because the 5mg one day a week route is cheaper)

@@johnnyroe8053 I’m not sure if there’s a “definite” timeframe for how long the drug effects last on the DHT levels because I seen many different studies say something different. In my honest opinion I would have to say that DHT stays at bay for a good 3-4 days after taking an initial dose before the DHT raises to a level high enough to effect the hair on the scalp again regardless of the strength/frequency. I wouldn’t recommend taking 5mg only once a week because that’s more of a higher dose all at once and there’s no way that you would be able to track/monitor the serum levels in your body either. If you were to take 1-2 mg every other day, that would more then likely be more effective. Do you take it now?

My doc says if you’re still with good hair at the age of 40, it’s very rare you progress to complete baldness, but it may still progress if you don’t take the meds

Mario not true

@Shane Very True ! I have see so many Guys at a Late Age even in their Fifties having Thinning and Gradually Hair Thinning Problem. So on one side the Dr says after 40's the Balding Gene kind of slows down and yet we see so many cases of Guys in their Fifties also having a Balding and Thinning problem ! So what is the case ? Does this goes on till the death of a Man ?

Personally I think it just varies from person to person have seen guys have great hair until their 40s and then thin out. To be honest I think it just depends what pattern of hair loss is in your genetics, some are destined to go full bald and others just go thin and the other hair won’t fall out. Like maybe if you lose what you were meant to lose in your 20s and 30s it might not get any worse for years like my grandad had thinned out from I guess late 20s to 30s and he had that same amount of hair for most of his life until he was very old and lost a little bit more but that was when he was like 80s-90s

@@bendude6748 Same here my Father had thin hair and he passed away with that kind of thin hair at 75. He never went complete bald. But yes comparitiveky he had thin hair for anyone's liking.

Finasteride can reverse the minaturisation of hair which is why people can see such good results. Look up before and after pictures. The thining hairs grow back thicker which in turn improves the fullness on your head visually. Some people even get the added benefit of growing new(dormant) hairs on finsateride although not as common.

@@kylekeenan3485 i have done a trichoscope imaging & the trichologist told me, I have some miniature hairs there. My biggest concern is what is the Fin dosage I will start with. My hair loss is mainly in the crown area but it is not a small area, its not shiny bald but I can see scalpe now. Should I go .5 mg a day .. thats what I need to know now actually

@@25851414 They recommend 3mg a week to start. There example being 1mg 3 times a week say Mon, Wed and Fri. However you could always do 0.5mg per day equalling 3.5mg per week. Just remember though that you would most likely need to cut pills in half and there is no guarentee each half has 0.5mg in it.

@@kylekeenan3485 you are absolutely correct. Cutting a pill in half is not always 1/2 the potent of that pill. But 3 mg per week sounds great to start with. I was being very sceptical about the feedback I hear in the websites. At the same time DHT is natural which should not be 100% stopped by external means unless any health reason. I heard Stinging nettles, Saw palmetto works the same biochemical pathway. Any suggestions

@@25851414 There have been studies on Saw Palmetto, and nothing obvious has ever been concluded. Compare that to the concrete results on finasteride and they can't compare. You could add Saw Palmetto to a finasteride regime, however I wouldn't recommend it as a sole means for retaining your hair. Have never heard anything about nettles for hair loss and any suggestion of a benefit from googling gives nothing more than a "may" help, which usually means its rubbish and has no or little evidence to back up its claims. If your looking for something else, I can recommend LLLT (low level laser therapy), I have beenn using it for years and have more hair than my Uncles, Dad and Brother at my age than they did. Could be coincidence of course but I truly believe it has slowed my hair loss.