0.5mg instead of 1mg of Propecia

sentarli

Hi Drcole,

been on Propecia for 7 months now, just got a new girl friend and had he shock of my life when I could not perform sexually!!! very very bad erection did not even last 30sec.

Propecia has done wonders for my hair though.

Im thinking of taking 0.5mg a day instead of 1mg. How will this effect my hair regrow and side effects?

Thanks

Spinner

Sentarli,

I'm not a doctor but your sub-par sexual function could easily be attributed to nerves or anxiety. I wouldn't immediately change your dosage of Propecia. If you're able to perform adequately when you are...um...alone, then you are just fine.

You also may be thinking that the drug will affect you and then you are essentially self-fulfilling that prophecy...sort of like a plecebo effect I guess.

Erectile disorders, pre-mature ejactulation...are often times completely psychological. Again however, I am not a doctor.

Good luck.

Spinner

FIT Club

Sentarli,

I read your post and had remembered when finasteride was first being studied as a potential hair loss treatment. I could not locate the exact article to reference efficacy at different doses, however I have enclosed this abstract for you to read. It indicates dosage lower than 1 mg as having efficacy for hair loss, but 1mg being the optimal dosage. I am not a doctor or biochemist, but I believe you could try to cut it to .5 every other day and test it, then if you need to go to a straight .5 daily regimine.
Regards,

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10495375

andremagalhaes

I tried 0,5 mg for 6 months and my hair started to fall again