Switching from finasteride to dutasteride

[Alex Grey]

Please guide me in the process of switching 

 

I have been on finasteride since 4 months with 1mg/day and earlier my surgeon suggested me to switch to dutasteride 0.5mg regularly by completely stopping finasteride 

 

does this type of abrupt switching is efficient 

 

how much time does finasteride needs to show results?

at least 6 months I believe 

and 12 months for full results 

 

wouldn’t 4 months be too early to tell finasteride worked or not 

 

also

isn’t it safer to switch to dutasteride gradually by adding only one dosage of it on the 7th day and have the rest six days for finasteride 

 

shouldn’t dutasteride is given when finasteride doesn’t work and finasteride still needs a chance to work 

 

to talk about finasteride 

I did not get any side effects so far

the first month went into nocebo and I started thinking of side effects 

But after a month 

finasteride is good so faR

can’t tell if side effects will occur later or not 

 

From what I know 

I’m seeing a little better hair growth in crown area

not sure if it’s finasteride 

but I do see some hair growth there 

 

would attach pictures to show my balding and hair transplant condition to assess 

[Gatsby]

I don’t understand the logic in only being on Finasteride for only four months if you are not getting side effects?

[Alex Grey]

1 hour ago, Gatsby said:

I don’t understand the logic in only being on Finasteride for only four months if you are not getting side effects?

Sir

 

i am a bit confused here

correct me if i misunderstood 

 

Are you telling me that If i don’t have any side effects in 4 months 

should I go for dutasteride because finasteride has been working safe for me so far 

 

If that’s being implied here 

[Gatsby]

No sorry. I’m saying if Finasteride is not giving you side effects then stay on the drug as it can take up to a year or more to see the full benefits. However if your doctor is telling you to switch to dutasteride then by all means follow your doctor’s advice. 

[Alex Grey]

5 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

No sorry. I’m saying if Finasteride is not giving you side effects then stay on the drug as it can take up to a year or more to see the full benefits. However if your doctor is telling you to switch to dutasteride then by all means follow your doctor’s advice. 

Yes

 

finasteride is not giving me any side effects 

 

but I don’t like going onto Dutasteride as it is more potent

 

i believe in the minimal dosage of medication that could work because I have to take it life time and over time tolerance would build and I would have to switch to dutasteride anyway after a few years 

 

so I am saving dutasteride for more of the later years 

 

and finasteride seems fine to me

 

my hair fall ‘feels’ less and crown seems like it’s improved 

 

why not give finasteride its chance and then we bring a much bigger gun 

 

yes

 I understand I’m not a medical professional and the doctor knows more than me 

 

but I’d prefer to be on a lower dose when it works for me 

not fixing it when it’s not broken

 

but yes

I would take your advice in consideration too 

[Shadman]

9 hours ago, Alex Grey said:

Please guide me in the process of switching 

 

I have been on finasteride since 4 months with 1mg/day and earlier my surgeon suggested me to switch to dutasteride 0.5mg regularly by completely stopping finasteride 

 

does this type of abrupt switching is efficient 

 

how much time does finasteride needs to show results?

at least 6 months I believe 

and 12 months for full results 

 

wouldn’t 4 months be too early to tell finasteride worked or not 

 

also

isn’t it safer to switch to dutasteride gradually by adding only one dosage of it on the 7th day and have the rest six days for finasteride 

 

shouldn’t dutasteride is given when finasteride doesn’t work and finasteride still needs a chance to work 

 

to talk about finasteride 

I did not get any side effects so far

the first month went into nocebo and I started thinking of side effects 

But after a month 

finasteride is good so faR

can’t tell if side effects will occur later or not 

 

From what I know 

I’m seeing a little better hair growth in crown area

not sure if it’s finasteride 

but I do see some hair growth there 

 

would attach pictures to show my balding and hair transplant condition to assess 

I think atleast eight-ten months are required to see whether you’re getting any benefits from it or not. But at the end, as your doctor suggested you can start

[Alex Grey]

1 hour ago, Shadman said:

I think atleast eight-ten months are required to see whether you’re getting any benefits from it or not. But at the end, as your doctor suggested you can start

Yes

 

i think I might need to give it time and try to tell doctor that I am not very much comfortable going on Dutasteride which is more potent 

 

what is the use case of taking risk when it is not required for a drug that may have higher side effects 

 

although we can manage the side effects by stopping Dutasteride 

I still do not want to go that route when finasteride is just working fine 

 

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