Understanding Finasteride Dosing | The Hair Loss Show 

I started taking Finasteride 3 times a week after watching one of The Hair Loss Show videos 3 years ago. My hair has almost all come back. It’s not as thick as it was when I was a young man, but the difference has been fantastic.

These doctors have saved my hair. I have no words left to thank them more. Bless you doctors 🙏 Finasteride 3 times a week and Minoxidil 5% daily has stopped my hairfall 75% hope to get 90% soon

. Taking it every 4 days: • With a 0.125g dose taken every 4 days, you have 7 doses in a 30-day period (since 30 days / 4 days = 7.5 doses, rounded down to 7 doses). • Total accumulated dose = 0.125g * 7 doses = 0.875g Since each dose lasts for 30 days, and you're taking a dose every 4 days, the cumulative effect for each month remains constant at 0.875g. Therefore, over the entire year, the cumulative effect will never exceed 0.875g, as the doses from the previous months stop contributing after 30 days.

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1mg everyday gave me side effects after 8 months. Eventually switched to 1mg MWF and was on that for about a year. Side effects didnt really improve. Recently just switched to 0.5mgs MWF, after 2 weeks side effects got much better. But the effect on the hair is slightly less. My experience in case anyone is interested.

Because of these videos, I've been taking 0.5mg (half a pill of 1mg finasteride) 6 days a week for about six years. I started around my 27th birthday, and I just turned 33. At 1mg (first year or so of taking it), I felt some side effects (chest tightness, lower libido), but at the same time, I was also dealing with intense stress from being self-conscious about my hair loss and paranoid about side effects. After finding online that the efficacy is roughly the same at a half dosage with fewer side effects, I lowered the dosage. Since then, I have had no noticeable side effects, and my hair is the same with no noticeable hair loss from age 27 (I take photos once a month to track it). I should note, however, that while the rest of the men on both sides of my family are bald/balding, my 70-year-old father has nearly as much hair as I do. His father (my grandfather) was bald in his 30s, but his father's father (my great-grandfather) had a full head of hair until the day he died! Go figure. If there was a better test to figure out whether or not I was actually losing my hair or if this was my natural "mature" hair pattern like my father's, I'd pay for it. It's a little tricky for me to determine whether some depression I occasionally feel is due to the drug, my family history, or both. Many male and female members of my family deal with mild depression. In general, I have not noticed any issues with my sex drive or sex life, and if anything, as I got older, it improved alongside my overall confidence, as one would expect. That said, as I got older, I also became more comfortable with the likely chance that I'd be mostly bald one day. As you can see with both of these guys in the video, being bald does not mean you are not attractive. Some of the most powerful men in the world are bald. Some of the most attractive (as ranked by women) are as well. This is something I came to terms with myself, and it really helped me relax about the inevitable loss of my hair when I stopped taking the drug. Confidence, personality, overall health, and fitness -- and frankly, whether or not you had a good-looking face in the first place -- really are more likely to determine your "attractiveness" than your hair ever will. Some people also look better bald, especially in their 40s onward: The Rock, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel, Ed Harris (even looks badass with the donut hair), John Travolta, etc etc.

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Really appreciate the knowledge ❤

Very pertinent video chaps! I feel that many people write off finasteride too soon by overdoing their dose and experiencing side effects. Titration is a proven way to soften the lowering of serum DHT and to minimise side effects. Look forward to the next video.

61 years old. Been taking finasteride for over 20 years. First 1mg a day then recently 3mg a week. Have all my hair no side effects PSA. Good. All good.

You should do one for dutasteride given its usually prescribed at 0.5mg and has a very, very long half-life. I'm not convinced the sides are worse than finasteride given how low you can dose it and still get vastly superior retention and yes, even regrowth, results.

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Hi, can you please explain the same micro dosing with Dutasteride. For instance, taking 0.5 mg every two days, instead of daily, and how and if its effectiveness changes? Also, how taking it every two days could influence potential side effects? Thank you

I started finasteride and had side effects. I want to lower the dose but now after some internet research I have come to view DHT as important for me to have in my body. So I wonder if there is a dose that can keep DHT body/blood while decreasing it in my scalp/skin. I wish there were more research studies on topical finasteride.

Hey docs, was wondering about the two 10 year studies on finasteride. It seems, if I'm understanding it correctly, that they saw MORE growth/regrowth in the 5-10 year period. I thought fin would gradually stop working or that you would see the "final" results in the first couple of years, but the studies seem to say otherwise.

Can you do a video on the dose and frequency of topical finasteride?

What are your thoughts on products like him and roman that integrate a spray? Do you have a recommended dosing for that

Hello Drs I had a HT in Oct last year.. its looking ok but the crown isnt as good as I would like but it is getting there. I have been taking finasteride 1mg a day and had some very bad pains in my muscles and tendons,also ringing in my ears,plus tiredness... i dont want to take it anymore. At all. Could i replace this with anything else? Prp every 2 months maybe? Im also taking minoxidil spray.. is finasteride and minoxidil spray any good? Thanks very much

My doctor prescribed topical finasteride 1% 3 times a week and told me to wash it after 3 hours to reduce the systemic. After 4 months I see big improvement

Is it better to take a smaller dose every day or double the dose 3 times a week in terms of sideeffects? In my case, I have to split 5mg pills. Wondering if you have any experience with this.

I took 1mg Finasteride everyday for 5 years and it was an absolute game changer for me. Saved my hair. But i did notice after 4 years that my hair was thinning again but only very slightly. So after research, i made the switch to Fins big brother Dutasteride. I've now been taking Dutasteride 0.5mg daily for 3 and a half years and so far so good.

What is the equivalent dutasteride dose as finasteride 3x per week? .5 3 times a week?

What is the dosing for Dutasteride? Is it the same dosing/efficacy curve as Finasteride? If no, what are the differences?

can you make a video about L-Lysine? Does it help to stop hairloss from depression and block DHT? Thank you very much.

Why is proscar for prostate dosed at 5mg if at 0.8mg there is not much lore lowering from dht?

what about finasteride in gel to avoid side effects ?

Does this apply to the topical finasteride as well?

Can you do a video on finasteride and liver health?

63 yrs old, noticed very slight thinning centre portion of my head. started fin- min a year ago , with 1 mg a day of fin. did that for a month ... way to hard on my system, bloated, lower libido. backed of so much so im at 2 mg's a month. and my hair is looking way fuller. everyone amazed. these dr's mentioned that if you have decent hair, a trickle might be all id need and they were right. no need to overdose in my case.

I take 1MG 4 times a week.. M/W/F and Sunday at 12AM and have been doing this for going on 3 years now. I still see hairs falling out, but it seems to have maybe slowed down just a bit. I'm 61 and still have a really good head of hair. Just some thinning on the crown. I have no side effects at all. In fact, I'm actually more "frisky" than I was before. What's up with that???? Not really sure that it's really helping me at all.

Is it okay to use finesteride with minoxidil and later skip finesteride and continues minoxidil ?

Any data on customised dosing with Dutasteride ?

Hi am 45 yrs male having grade 3 baldness n thinning in the crown, no heriditary, can i start with 0.5mg finasteride alternate days

Where can I get finasteride? everywhere I look I need prescription from doctors....

Where can i get it in bloemfontein?

Could you make a video on microdosing dutasteride and one on topical fin?

If it remains in the scalp for 30 days, then what’s the point of drinking every day or every other day..? I drank once every 2 weeks and that’s it, no?

How about 0.5ml tropical solution alternative day..?

Doesn’t finasteride make your hair dry and frizzy?

That's a handsome beard Dr. Knudsen!

What about treatment for women? And what about topical?

Topical dosing?

I am 20 years old and have hair fall problem. Its thinning very quickly . I am planning to take finasteride but I think I have some conditions. Maybe I have ED and PE.But I can have sex with sildenafil. Should I ask my doctor for finasteride ? My confidence is doomed because of my hair

Is it true that finasteride can cause dry eye?

docs, regarding side effects and custom dosing... you say finasteride lasts in the scalp skin for 30 days, leaves the body in 30hrs, and dht levels return to normal in under 2 weeks. Is it a possible idea to take finasteride in bursts of 1mg per day for seven to ten days or so at beginning of every month? So that the drug briefly builds up in the system then leaves the system only creating side effects briefly but stays in my scalp for until I start again in 20 or so days, which is ten days less than it takes to leave the scalp. So that I have finasteride in my scalp all the time and so that I only have side effects roughly half (or hopefuly a third) of the time. My hair growth responds extremely well to finasteride but the drug is quite bad to my sexual function.

I want to take finasteride but I am terrified to the extreme of gynecomastia recurrence. I had surgery years ago and my surgeon told me that it’s unlikely it would return if I take finasteride but not 100% risk free. There is no way I’d want to go through surgery again knowing that I will never have the same results as close to natural looking because plastic surgery is not an exact science and it would be surgery on top of existing scar tissue/trauma/fibrosis, and because of how traumatic my recovery was. It’s such a double curse that the medications that work for hair loss also cause gynecomastia :( you get your hair but then get a woman’s chest. Sigh.

I was cautious and started with 0.25mg and planned to double it after a month without side effects and then double it to the regular dose after another month. However, after 3 weeks I experienced low libido, weak erections and bad orgasms. So I continued with 0.25, but just 3-4x per week. Libido got better (still noticiably lower) and erections/orgasms improved again. I stayed on this dose and had regrowth of about 1cm. From NW 2 to 1, also aided by minox, occasional derma rolling and ketokonazole 2% shampoo. This winter I took 0.25mg daily for about 1-2 weeks and again got quite the sides with some erectile dysfunction. Lowered to 3 times/wk and everything works again. Libido is still quite a bit lower than in the beginning, but that's ok bc it used to be quite high and there are possibilities to increase that while staying on Fin. I'm just unsure whether I might have brain fog. But I had mild to middle depressive symptoms in the past (often during winter), so that might not be the medication. I might try out topical fin as soon as I find a good protocol

will itwork if i use it once a week? (1mg)

Can you do a video on the new drug FDA approved called Entadfi?

can you micro dose i.e 3x a week after a hair transplant or do you need to be taking 1mg pill daily? seen another doctor say micro dosing can’t be applied if you’ve had a hair transplant and need to be taking 1mg a day for 6 months no negotiation. just trying to clarify how you guys would approach it for someone who’s just post hair transplant op. thanks :)

What about 0.25mg Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday ?

Hi Doctors. I take Finasteride 3x1MG per week. I've done this for the last 3 years alongside Minoxidi. Do I need to continue using the Minoxidil?

Please can you cover Hard / Soft water effects on hair? Texture and appearance makes a huge difference in spotting miniaturising hair. In London, it’s unavoidable. Thanks

Do a video on "Oral minoxidil" please

Is 2 1mg pills a week good?

What i wanna know is, is there any difference in taking finasteride every other day and taking it daily if the dose at the end of the week is exactly the same? Like is there any benefit in cutting pills to take them daily over every other day because for example it provides a more staple level of finasteride and the hormones for example? Or is the halflife so long that one day breaks literally dont make the slightest difference. Thank you guys!

I was getting side effects on 0.5 mg every other day. I switched to 0.25 4 times a week. And it’s really seemed to benefit me. I have been measuring my oestrogen levels and testosterone monthly as well so I can see what’s happening. According to studies you only need a very small amount to have a big effect. That’s why 0.25 4 times a week seems to be working. And I haven’t got any nasty side effect like the last 2 times I was on it.

I swear to God, we have been using it daily for 3 months or more, 1 milligram every day, and it has no effects, and my desire has not changed at all, but the result I have not focused on yet, I will focus on it after 3 months.

Hi! Is anyone on 1mg twice a week? Thoughts?

So having 3-4mg of finasteride per week should be okay right ? I’ll start next week and I was really anxious about the side effects. Been taking oral minoxidil and have no side effects 😊 thank you for your kind tips

So 0.5mg 4x/week should be a good starters dose to see if it works? I'm 22 and going to see a dermatologist next month. Been noticing loss of hair in shower etc for 3 years but luckily thinning isn't really visible yet (when hair is dry) so would like to focus on prevention rather than regrowth.

Question to the public: i have been taking 1 mg every day for about 3 - 4 years now. I for sure notice decreases in libido and some ED. My hair has not gotten any worse in that time , and possibly has gotten better. But i personally feel it can cause a bit of depression considering you have little drive to seek out a partner then if you do you have the paranoia of not everything working when the time comes. Has anyone else experienced the same feelings? I dont necessarily want to stop taking it because im single and would like to keep my hair but the double edge sword to this is really a problem. Wondering if i should take a few months off and or change my dosing/schedule.

Dear doctors, after 4 years of finasteride at official dosage , it loses ground, I switched to Dutasteride 0.5 mg per day for 1 year. It works and I plan to lower the dosage of dutasteride so I combine the therapy to take fin and dut at alternative day, can you please comment on this? million thanks.

Guys ive been taking finasteride for one year with a 3 month stop on the 6 month,this time i have lost 70% of my hair ,ive never seen any improvement at all ,dont know what to do

i have one question..if i am going to the gym and trying to build muscle, will finasteride slow my process there or stop muscle building because of low testosterone if i take fin? i have a feeling a progress very hard in gym, other side effects i dont have since taking 0,5 every second day since 2 years.

If I had to pick 1 to start with should it be minoxidil or finasteride?

In your practice is it common to see hair regrowth on the 1mg 3 times a week?

What about absorption of finasteride ? Does it diminish with age ? Do certain foods/substances interfere with absorption and/or effectiveness ?

One commun side effect is more less quontity sperma . Why ?

Does anyone get headaches?

Dut and Fin gave me random chest pains/burning sensations. Anyone else have this side effect?

Thank you for this informative video doctors. If 1 mg is recommended dosage of finasteride and increasing dosage does not improve efficacy, then why are menopausal women prescribed 5mg daily dose in order for finasteride to be effective for them?

What is the best time to take finastraide should we take it after breakfast in the morning or at night after dinner ?

So 5mg Finasteride once a week should be fine then? Correct dosage and very easy adherence.

Could anybody tell me what a women can take instead of finasteride for men type hair loss? Cant get finasteride legally in uk :(

1:35 This is why Doctors & Engineers are different 0.8 mg should be on X-Axis instead of Y-Axis

3mg in a week i am passing 2 weeks stil haven’t seen any side effects or stoppages in hair fall

10:34 Stability equals 3-5 mg per week

What about PFS ?

Im shedding thin hair on fin ..its my 8th month..is it a good sign😢😢

I've been on it for 30 years and have never had one side effect.

As u have mentioned b4 Halflife of minoxidil is around 22 hrs so Taking applying it once a day is sufficient And then half-life of finastride is 30 days So why 1 mg everyday or 3 times a week Why not once a month? Sry if this is a foolish question i am not good with biosciences

I take 1.25 mg Finasteride daily for almost a year, no side effects yet, knock on wood. I am relatively satisfied in the sense that my hair loss has stopped, but I haven't had any noticeable regrowth yet. I hope that will come in the next year.

I have been using fin for 15 months(1mg per day)and my hairfall has paused fully but I was not seeing any regowth so I started using minoxidil once daily and now I am seeing a lot of new hair growing 📈 around hairline but it takes a lot of time for them to grow to the normal size of hair,so lads be patient everything is gonna be better ✅😉

What about 2.5mg daily?

Если оно остаётся на 30 дней в скальпе ,то какой смысл пить каждый день или через день..?выпил один раз в 2 недели и всё,нет?

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Why are you not talking extensively about most common side effects?

Pls make video on patient of mpb of age 16 years old

Duta is better than Fina.

Hi, dare I ask, can I take it at the age of 62,, I have had a hair transplant procedure also , ,, I was a Norwood 5 ,,, thank you ❤