This insightful [tag]hair loss[/tag] information was posted on our hair restoration forum by Dr. Jerry Cooley of Charlotte, NC who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.
I do not “recommend” my patients take finasteride daily, every other day, twice weekly, etc. Rather I feel it is my duty as their doctor to advise them of the known facts about this medication. Most of my hair loss patients choose to take it on a Mon-Wed-Fri schedule, which is rational from my point of view. Many of my younger patients take it daily ‘just to be sure’ while my older patients are happy to take it two or three times a week. There are no clinical studies showing that less than daily dosing is as effective to [tag]treat baldness[/tag] as daily dosing and for obvious financial reasons, the pharmaceutical company making finasteride has no incentive to fund such a study.
I hope this information is helpful. It is up to each patient to make an informed decision about which dosage is right for them.
Dr. Jerry Cooley
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Amandeep,
It's best to have this discussion with your prescribing physician. I'm not a doctor and my comments should not be taken as medical advice. However, I can tell you that some men who experience side effects from Propecia choose to lower their dosage before quitting the drug entirely. This can be done by cutting the tablets or staggering the days that you take the pill.
It's also been suggested that starting with a very low dose and then gradually increasing it to 1mg per day may be a good way to get your body used to it.
Ultimately, you and your physician should agree on how to proceed from here.
David
I've been experiencing brain fog from propecia. I've only been using it for two weeks and was wondering if lowering the dosage would help? Also do sides go away after continued use? In other words does the body adjust to the drug or is it best if I quit while I'm ahead?
Arjun,
From what I've gathered, the side effects (sexual or not) from finasteride/Propecia should subside once you stop taking the medication and the compound is flushed from your system. Although there are alternative medications (like minoxidil), nothing else, to my knowledge, is going to work like finasteride (stopping the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone - the chemical that causes hair loss)without actually containing finasteride.
Hope this helps!
Blake (Future_HT_Doc)
Is it true that usage of 1 mg finasteride has irreversible side-effects? If yes, does this medicine have any replacement, except for minioxil.
Tim,
Lowering the dosage of finasteride doesn't necessarily guarantee you won't experience any side effects from Propecia. But I imagine at the very least, they may be reduced. You may want to contact Dr. Jerry Cooley directly for his professional input.
Best wishes,
Bill Seemiller
Managing Publisher of this Community
Hello, thanks for the informative article!
I'm wondering if reducing the dosage to a Mon-Wed-Fri schedule removes all side effects? The only way to know is to speak to Dr. Cooley and ask him what his patients are saying?
Sincerely,
Tim