Enoch

I am thinking of trying 0.5mg on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, which would work out at 1.5mg per week, which if you divide by 7 is 0.2ish per day (obviously it is different from 0.2 per day). I feel like some spread out doses might help. I haven't taken any fin today and I already feel a little better, so maybe a bit of a reduction might help.

I started finasteride (1mg per day) as recommended on here. Unfortunately I got sides only 5 days in. I didnt get sexual side effects but I got intense brain fog. The worst brain fog I have ever had. I would get lost walking round the supermarket. It was crazy.it was completely unacceptable to me. I would rather have the sexual sides than that. I want to wash finasteride out of my system. So I wondered how long it would take a week's worth of Fin to leave my body after I stop taking it? Maybe a week or 2? Finally after I have washed it out, and returned my brain chemistry to normal, I want to try microdosing. But I want to start very very low. As low as possible. I wondered what is the most successful microdose of fin? 1mg per week? 0.5mg eod? Any help is appreciated

Based on everyone's recommendation, I have started taking finasteride. It is early days ( day 2 to be precise 🤣). I am starting off with the standard dose, get my hairloss a bit more under control and then try microdosing, initially at 0.5mg and then 0.25mg. I was wondering since the tablets only come in 1mg, how do people microdose? Do they cut them in half or do they do every other day?

Really helpful discussion. Thanks for the responses. I am reluctant to take fin, but it seems like that is the overwhelming recommendation for someone in my position. So I am considering taking fin now. What are the possible risks of taking fin and how safe is it?

That's interesting Melvin. What do you mean by "I risk more than the gain"? I have tried to read around the topic but it is a lot of info. Back to the original question; if I got a HT in a couple of years to fill in the top of my head and didn't use fin, would there be a big risk that my hair would look very stupid in 10 or 15 years? Thanks for all the responses and help guys!

Here are some images of my hair atm. There is a big difference between how my hair looks dry and wet. It looks like there is more than there is when it is dry haha.

I am 35 years old and losing my hair around the crown area and my hair line is receding. Having a high hairline doesn't bother me but losing hair on the crown does. I generally have bad side effects with most drugs and i don't like the idea of taking a pill for the rest of my life. If I am not getting my hairline extended forwards is it sensible to have a hair transplant, just to fill in what I already have, without taking finasteride? Any help would be greatly appreciated