Regular Member DCHR Posted July 12, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2010 So I am considering going from 1 propecia pill (1mg) to half (splitting them) to do 0.5mg every day. I see people refer to studies that claim that half a pill is pretty much as effective as the whole thing. But i am having difficulties finding the actual studies.. can someone link to some? Also, has anyone tried going from 1mg to 0.5mg? what was your experience? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted July 12, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted July 12, 2010 DCHR, After some Pub Med research work (which brought me back to my undergraduate days : ) ) I could not locate an article that studied Propecia dosages and determined that the 0.5 mg dose was as effective as the 1 mg (full pill) dosage. However, I did come across an article that studied the dosages of finasteride/Propecia, and found that while all levels above 0.2 mg showed more effect than the placebo pill, 1 mg of Propecia per day is the optimal amount for battling hair loss. Here's the article. Hope this helps! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DCHR Posted July 12, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2010 DCHR, After some Pub Med research work (which brought me back to my undergraduate days : ) ) I could not locate an article that studied Propecia dosages and determined that the 0.5 mg dose was as effective as the 1 mg (full pill) dosage. However, I did come across an article that studied the dosages of finasteride/Propecia, and found that while all levels above 0.2 mg showed more effect than the placebo pill, 1 mg of Propecia per day is the optimal amount for battling hair loss. Here's the article. Hope this helps! Thanks for the input FUTURE_HT_DOC... i hear that a lot of HT docs suggest using half a pill for 0.5mg since full 1mg is overkill in most cases... anyone can confirm/deny that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Senior Member RCWest Posted July 13, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted July 13, 2010 On the balding blog, Dr. Rassman showed a study where .5 mg is 80% effective.:cool: Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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