Senior Member rp1979 Posted June 5, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted June 5, 2007 I hear that for some patients, finasteride may begin to loose its effectiveness after several years of usage. Have you guys ever entertained the idea of cycling finasteride, or reducing the dosage for a period of time, to prevent the body from becoming acclimatized to the drug and subsequently making adjustments to receptors causing this? This method is commonly used by bodybuilders and others in the sports profession to elicit the maximum effect from the drugs they employ. Any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rp1979 Posted June 5, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 5, 2007 I hear that for some patients, finasteride may begin to loose its effectiveness after several years of usage. Have you guys ever entertained the idea of cycling finasteride, or reducing the dosage for a period of time, to prevent the body from becoming acclimatized to the drug and subsequently making adjustments to receptors causing this? This method is commonly used by bodybuilders and others in the sports profession to elicit the maximum effect from the drugs they employ. Any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wanthairs Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 hey.... my HT Doc told me to take finasteride every other day to accomplish just what you talk about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted June 5, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted June 5, 2007 rp1979- I understand what you're saying about a "variable" regimen, but I'm not sure if it has been documented what that may or may not do for you. I take Fin EOD and it works for me. Coming up to the 1 1/2 year mark and so far so good. Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 rp1979, I agree with hairbank. As far as I know, there is nothing documented of this approach, so we can't predict what will happen. Keep in mind, however, that your philosophy may be flawed (I have no proof...just playing devil's advocate). Here's why: If your body has become immune to the current dosage and not as effective, clearly reducing the quantity of the drug for a time will diminish the effectiveness of the drug even further, potentially causing more hair loss. Let's say at best, after you increase the dosage again, it becomes once again, as effective as it used to. Since finasteride is mostly used to KEEP hair, you will most likely not regrow the hair you lost during the time you decreased the medication. Of course, this is all speculation...I can't confirm any of it. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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