Luke.

Hello everyone, thought I'd give you guys a quick update. Just been through my first 4 weeks of taking finasteride. As I mentioned in my last post, I planned to stick with it for at least a month to see how my body reacts. This week will be the second week for me taking 0.5 mg MWF. I took 0.5 mg the first week and then went up to 0.5 mg on Monday and Friday for the following two weeks. Last week was the first week I dosed 0.5 mg MWF. As you all know the first week was quite hard for me and I still don't know if I was giving myself a nocebo effect or if it was just the fact that my body was incredibly sensitive to the initial reduction in DHT and needed some time to adapt properly. All I can say for now is that the sides I had during the first week completely ceased and I haven't been experiencing any more sides or whatsoever after the first week. So far I feel pretty much the same way as I did before taking finasteride. My semen is not watery anymore (has just been like that for two days during the first week), I have morning wood again and almost every day (a bit weaker than before taking fin but still not soft/weak at all) and I have random erections during the day and at night (maybe a slight decrease in frequency here in comparison to baseline). I would also consider my erection quality the same as before taking fin. My libido and mental health are still unaffected. I even feel that my mental health has been better than before since I'm not as stressed about my hair loss anymore. Please keep in mind that the description of any effects a drug can have on one's body is highly subjective and that even I can't say if the erection frequency for example has changed in comparison to baseline since I don't have data about that. It's just my subjective feeling. For now, I plan to stick with my 0.5 mg MWF protocol and see how my body tolerates it. What do you guys think about taking 0.5 mg MWF? Would you consider it a sufficient amount?

Hey guys, I really appreciate all of your answers. I genuinely hope that the sides I experienced were due to the nocebo effect although I am not sure how watery semen can be nocebo. However, I think nocebo would definitely possible since I never heard of someone getting sides after just 1 dose as low as 0.5 mg of finasteride. For now, I decided to continue with my original plan which was taking 0.5 mg on Monday of the first week, 0.5 mg on Monday and Thursday the second week and then working my way up to 0.5 mg MWF. If the sides come back and stay present, I will definitely consult with my prescribing doctor again and maybe try a different approach with lower doses or even topical finasteride.

Hey fellas, Very recently I thought it was about time to finally do something about my hairloss. So I went to a local urologist to talk about finasteride as I wanted to hear the opinion of a doctor who is actually familiar with hormones which is why I didn't go to a derm for my initial consultation regarding finasteride. Long story short, he prescribed me finasteride. Next thing I did was going to a local pharmacy to buy Proscar since I wanted the original tablet from MSD (reason is the same as for Mr Rolandas). Then I divided the first pill into parts which should contain about 0.5 mg of finasteride (if the ingredient is equally distributed). On Monday I took my first 0.5 mg of finasteride at around 6 pm. The first night it hit me quite hard, the feeling "down there" was a bit strange/numb (also on Tuesday) and I didn't get my usual erections at night and in the morning. I also felt some slight testicular pain on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday my erections also seemed to be weaker than usual. The testicular pain has subsided since Thursday, but I do have watery semen now. My libido is unaffected, as far as I can tell and I still have the same sex drive as before taking finasteride. Same goes for my mental health. Since Thursday I would say my erections are back to their usual strength. I also do get morning wood again but far weaker than before taking fin. So to sum it up for you guys: Monday: Took my first 0.5 mg of Finasteride around 6pm; strange/numb feeling "down there" at night; no erections during the night; no morning wood Tuesday: Weaker erections; testicular pain; strange/numb feeling "down there"; no erections during the night; no morning wood Wednesday: Weaker erections; testicular pain; weak erections during the night; weak morning wood Thursday: Normal erections; weak morning wood; weak erections at night; watery semen Friday: Normal erections; weak morning wood; weak erections at night; watery semen Libido and mental health unaffected. Since the sides I'm experiencing (especially no/weak morning wood and no/weak erections at night) are unlikely to be nocebo, I'm unsure how to proceed from now on. It seems like my body is quite sensitive to the initial changes caused by finasteride. Nevertheless, I would like to continue to take it if I can find a way for my body to tolerate it. I would greatly appreciate any input from you guys.