Regular Member The bald and the beautiful Posted January 6, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2010 Hi Fella's I have being a regular visitor to this site and others for many years now, this is my first post! I have been thinking about getting a hair transplant for a long, long time and whilst I've been thinking about it I've continued to go bald. A little bit of my history, I started finastaride whilst I was relatively young and still had most of my hair; to put it bluntly it did jack shit!!! I continued to lose my hair; I stayed on it for a couple of years with no real benefit. When Avodart was released in the UK I went over to that unfortunately that also did jack shit. I stayed on avodart for about a year and a half and then went back to fin for another year or so, about two maybe three years ago I thought sod this am not taking this anymore it isn't doing anything. I've read on the forums recently of people being advised to take half a fin tablet if they had not responded to the medication like myself. Has anyone had any positive or negative reactions from increasing the dose? I am considering trying fin again at a higher dose but I am worried if this is safe and if it would actually make a difference anyway. I posted this question on another site but I didn't get much feedback. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mattj Posted January 6, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have no experience with doses over the 1.25 mg approx. you get from one quarter of a proscar pill, but remember the pill is manufactured in 5mg dosages. I imagine you were just taking the average 1 - 1.25mg daily dosage like most men do. A higher dose is more likely to cause side effects, but if not exceeding 5mg per day then you will be taking an amount which is considered safe. I am a patient and representative of Dr Rahal. My FUE Procedure With Dr Rahal - Awesome Hairline Result I can be contacted for advice: matt@rahalhairline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member The bald and the beautiful Posted January 6, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks for replying. Your right I was cutting up the 5mg pill, religiously I may add! I had no side effects from the tablets; well to be honest I had no effects from the tablet at all. I reverted to the Fin because the dosage could be regulated better because the tablet could be divided. I know the tablet is used at 5mg but that's by older people, my concerns are more related to having children in the future which isn't a concern for the older chap. I see you're an online consultant for Dr Rahal. He is one of the surgeons I am considering his hair lines are fantastic and his scars are very neat. The other is Hanson and Wong because I am going to need a lot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member The bald and the beautiful Posted January 8, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2010 Does anybody want to throw their hat in the ring and help me out on this subject? Is anyone on a higher dose than 1.5mg a day and are you getting any benefits from the higher dosage or increased side effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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