Finasteride 1.25mg routine side effects

Question

So I will start taking finasteride and I noticed that is hard to cut the pills in quarters evenly, does that make any difference in the effectiveness or in the side effects? And should I take 1.25mg, 5 days a week or the whole week?

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello! My name is Jessica, I am a physician assistant, and one of the providers at Shah Facial Plastics. This is a great question. Finasteride is an option for treatment of hair loss, however, there are many side effects associated with this medication. I recommend trying injections with Exosomes or PRP plasma to promote hair growth. I highly recommend scheduling an in-person consultation in order to better assess your areas of concern and discuss an appropriate treatment plan to help achieve your aesthetic goals. Our office phone number is: (312) 944-0117. I hope this helps and best of luck!

Matt Tahsini, MD · Answer

Hello, and thank you for your question.  The most common side effects of Finasteride are:

Decreased sex drive
Trouble getting or keeping an erection
Increase in breast size and tenderness
Skin rash
These effects might disappear in a few days or weeks if they are mild. If they are severe, talk to your doctor.

Dr. T

Kulakarn Amonpattana, MD · Answer

Hello I'm Dr. Wipawan Vathananai, a co-worker of Dr. Kulakarn Amonpattana, from BHI Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand. 
Regarding your concern;So I will start taking finasteride and I noticed that is hard to cut the pills in quarters evenly, does that make any difference in the effectiveness or in the side effects?Answer - I personally do not think there will be any side effects from not cutting the tablets evenly.
And should I take 1.25mg, 5 days a week or the whole week?Answer - I would recommend the whole week.

Edward Hsu, MD · Answer

Thank you for the excellent question. If you are having difficulty cutting the 5mg pills evenly (especially into fifths for 1mg dosages), another option is to crush the pills completely and then use a scale to weigh 1/5th of the pill's weight to take daily (1 mg dosages).

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

First, let me start by saying that the FDA approved dose is 1 mg daily. So, any dose other than that is off label.  For most males, using 1.25 mg five times per week is not too different than 1.25 mg daily. If you take 100 males using 1.25 mg daily and compare to 1.25 mg five times per week, I doubt you’ll see all that much of a difference after one year of use. Sure, there just might be a hint of better results with daily use but it will be  a small difference. What we don’t know is if really there will be a difference after 10 or 15 years. Now that is a possibility … but we don’t know. Side effects will be fairly similar but of course the chances of side effects go up with any dose increase. But it’s a small chance of getting more side effects. Most males using 1.25 mg five times per week will have more or less the same chance of side effects as those using it daily. Together with your doctor, you can decide what feels right to you. Each jump in dose does come with a chance of better results but the jump has to be substantial in order to see those benefits. For example, 0.5 mg of final five times per week is not likely to help as much as 1.25 mg five times per week. It’s critically important to take note that as one goes up an up on the dose the chances of getting more and more benefits drop off. For example. 5 mg daily is probably better than 1 mg daily but only slightly. However, 1 mg daily is much better than 0.25 mg daily. Both are jumps of 5 times the dose. However, they don’t produce similar jumps in benefits.

Finasteride 1.25mg routine side effects

Answers (5)

More Hair Loss Treatment Questions

Finasteride 5mg for Hair loss treatment?

Can cetirizine help with hairloss?

Male, is finasteride lost through urinating?

Does this loss like Telogen Effluvium? (Photo)

WE SEND PRETTY
EMAILS