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Stick to propecia for a little while more. In some cases the benefits can be seen only after an year or more. Hope this helps.

Am from India too. Cipla is a very big manufacturing firm and produces a hell lot of medicines here in India. It is regarded as a quite a reputed firm.

Btw, am also using 'Cover-it' minox daily. I tried using Dr. Reddys' minox solution (Mintop) but it left me with a very itchy scalp. And I think Cover-it also works better than Mintop. Maybe it's only in my head, dunno.

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NoBuzz, thanks for reassuring me man. I just showered and my bath floor was full of hairs. But I was wondering it has been just one week and I have already started shedding. Does it always start so early??

Also, right now am taking 0.5 mg of fin per day. Would it be better if I take 0.5 mg in the morning and 0.5 mg in the evening? This way the dosage will be effective in the system for a longer time than a single 1mg dose in the morning. (considering the short half life of fin).

Ok, it has been exactly a week since I have started finasteride. For 3-4 days I experienced softer erections. Also the quantity of semen ejaculated was comparitively less than normal.

But from the fifth day onwards I started getting my normal hard erections back. Also the semen quantity seems normal now.

But looks like I am shedding more hair than normal. Does shedding starts this early?

Am on 0.5 mg per day.

Thank you HK500.

Good to know you never had any side effects from finasteride. I think I can do with 0.5 mg of finasteride daily for now. Dr. Rassman recommends taking finasteride daily because of it's short half life. So I may be better off with taking it daily than EOD

Wow! And you did not get any side effects by being on such a high dose? That is great.

Btw how seriously can you take the advice given by Dr. Rassman on finasteride?

Hi everyone,

Am 24 years old and have just started taking finasteride tablets 1mg for hairloss. Am also using minoxidil 5% for the last few months. The question I have is what should be the dosage of finasteride I should go for so that I may have maximum benefits and minimum side effects.

I did read many articles which say that 1mg per day is not required and we could get the same results with a lesser quantity. So which would be better for me?

1.) 0.5 mg everyday OR

2.) 1 mg every alternate day.