I have heard and read much about such problems over various hair forums. However, I have never had any patient complain about this to me, nor do I see this reported in the Finasteride literature.
2018-06-11 06:25:552018-05-22 09:37:33Does Finasteride Cause Penis Atrophy or Girth Loss (Peyronie’s Disease)?
No, healthy young men often have nocturnal emissions (wet dreams), and they are not related to Finasteride.
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I have been on Finastride for over 5 years (1 mg/day), and during the past 2 years, I have been experiencing progressive thinning and hair loss on my stomach and chest. Although I am not confident this is related with a prolonged use of Finasteride, I will stop taking it for a while and see how it goes. Note that I am an excessively hairy guy.
Yes, Finasteride can cause reduced body and facial hair. However, if you stop taking Finasteride, you can develop what I call “catch-up hair loss” which means that all of the benefits will disappear in 3 months; if you go back on the drug, these benefits might not return.
Fin at a young age, 18, 19, 20, etc. Should you do it? Messing with your hormones at such a young age doesn’t seem like a good idea. Does it mess with them as much as people say and would you advise someone of that age to take fin if they’re balding?
I routinely prescribe finasteride to young men as I find it is often very effective. The time the hair loss is caught has much to do with its effectiveness. The earlier the hair loss or even before hair loss while the hairs are miniaturizing, the more the hair responds well to finasteride. Few men have complained about hormone issues to me. I have prescribed thousands of men this drug (all ages), and I notice those who lost hair within the past 2-4 years get the best response, while men who lost hair ten years or more only sometimes responded with hair regrowth. Even men in their 40s, if they start finasteride just after their balding starts (late balding men), should get a good response to finasteride.
Hi Dr Rassman,
I am a big fan of your site, and you have answered couple of my questions via your blog.I am 24 and been using finasteride 1mg generic per day for the past 14 months. I have got a receding hairline and vertex and it is on norwood 3 vertex. After started fin, there is an increase in the hair density at the hairline but vertex is continuing receding. I am obese and weighing 124 Kg (273 lbs) and my height is 5 feet 10 inches (177.80 cns). So based on BMI, I am weighing almost double than that I should be. I have gone through your site to find is there any relation between finasteride dosage and body weight. But I was unable to find an answer. should I consider increasing the dosage to 2mg per day to hold the hair I have. Waiting for your suggestion. Thanks a lot once again.
There is no evidence or reason for adjusting finasteride to body weight, but there is no harm doing it provided that you do not develop side effects (which may increase with a larger dose). I realize hair loss is an important issue to most readers here and most readers want to maximize their treatment, but increasing the dosage does not always mean better results.
Can you take 2.5mg of Finasteride (half of a 5mg pill) 3x per week as my doctor suggested, or should I attempt to split the pills further? I spent years worrying about asking for Finasteride, I finally asked using my clinic’s online messaging system, and the doctor was more than happy to give me more information and prescribe it.
This dosage is fine. Finasteride ‘fixes’ to the receptors in the hair follicles for about 7 days so the blood levels are less important as is the way you take the drug. About 1mg/day is ideal, but more will not hurt you.
I am currently taking Fin 5mg cutting it into 6 parts. While taking it, i am feeling a very mild ball ache. And still continuing it. as it is very mild and tolerable. is it ok?
You should speak with the doctor who prescribed the drug to you. If the ache and the pills are connected, then maybe you are not a candidate for finasteride.
2021-04-12 02:51:312020-12-04 11:52:53Finasteride causing testicle pain
I unable to find 1Mg finasteride and there is only 5Mg available in my country .. what to do please help??
This is not uncommon. I advise people to cut the pill into 4 or 5 equal parts. Most people find that the pill will crumble so apportion the amount that you take. It is important to know that what counts is not the daily dosage but the weekly dosage divided into seven days.
No, finasteride, although it may slightly increase the amount of testosterone in your body, will not impact or cause acne.
