I was afraid of taking finastreide , one day i applied topical finastreide and felt i am having side effects with it, and stopped it, even after stopping i felt that i still have side effects and i might have got pfs, but after viewing your videos i found truth about it and now i am on oral fin and have no side effects at all, thank you for that..
@@haircafekevin Brother I'm 22 and I started to notice my hairs are thinning and hairs in temple areas are receded than before, I've visited multiple dermatologists each one of them are saying different causes I'm really confused and afraid if i have AGA 😢 can i start finasteride, minoxidil and micro needling as prevention...? Even I've done trichoscan for the scalp but,the doc didn't explain me clearly about the report,she only focus to sell their multivitamin tablets and kits..please help me out of this !
@@balabhavesh2167yeah, just say you wanna be put on finasteride. some dermatologists unfortunately are gonna try to sell their own treatment, if they refuse report them to the board and ask for your money back
Started Finastaride about a year and a half ago at 1mg per day and it saved and I even had some regrowth. I dont think I would have started if it wasn't for you Kevin. Thanks a lot
Started fin about a month and a half ago on 1mg 3X a week and I have like these periodic mental breakdowns thinking I have sides after browsing reddit forums and reading about some shit like "penis shrinkage" or whatever. And then I watch one of your videos and read the comments on here and I feel so much better. Suddenly that "brain fog" goes away and I realize it was just anxiety from constantly thinking about this shit. I think the number one side effect from fin use is the DAMN HAIRLOSS FORUMS lmao. I need to just have that shit out of my sight at all times.
going to have been on fin for a year now on december. really happy with my results, hair loss basically stopped and hair feels denser and less oily and overall just looking better. started noticing improvements a few months ago and now other people have been noticing it and commenting on it too. very glad i started taking it
Bro i have oily scalp dandruff and thinning due to dht will finasteride 1mg make scalp less oily by reducing dht do u take finasteride everyday or alternate day any sides
@@himanshubiyani4723 i’m pretty sure it will reduce oiliness and at least halt the thinning by a bit, if it works anything like it did for me it’ll do that. i take it every day 1mg a day bc it’s what my dermatologist told me to take at the time. no sides at all that i can tell, i really recommend you try it.
Real talk for a sec- I really appreciate what you do man. I've been watching your videos since I was 21 and I'm 25 now, and have regrown to basically a full head of hair. There's so much bullshit info out there and you really helped me figure out which treatments actually work. Thanks bro
Acne gone, hairloss stopped + mild regrowth so far in combination with minoxidil. Add a bit of additional happiness and self esteem on top of that. What do we get? My love. Finasteride FTW!
@@tutu966 Hey man! All good here. I've maintained my hair, it got more dense and healthier (darker). I am still only on four 1mg pills a week, works fine for me. I might increase the dose if I see it losing efficiency. I havent noticed side effects except the watery semen, but that doesnt make any difference to me. Oh and some time ago I've stopped using minoxidil as I didnt see it making much, but to be honest I only applied it to temples and definitely less than the suggested 1mg/day. Maybe that's the reason but I plan to stick to finasteride only. How about you? Have you started treatment?
I'm on 1mg every other day but thinking on cutting down to 0.5mg as well. If you've had good results and are planning on taking it long term I think it'll fine for keeping those gains plus it reduces the possibility of side effects
@@simonbd5373 Still on 1mg 3x a week. I've only been back on it a couple of weeks, when I first tried it last year I thought it was affecting my mood but after I examined my behaviour off it my ups and downs are all work related so there was no causality, just the fear of side effects
@@simonbd5373 Did you see my reply? I think bloody yt deleted it! Anyway, still on 1mg 3x a week, no sides. First time I was on it last year I thought it gave me anxiety and depression but after being off it for a long time I realised that was work stress and not the fin. Also I take it on gym nights when I'm pumped and feeling good anyway so it stops me worrying that it might ruin my mood. It feels like my hair's thicker and fuller but that might be a placebo effect as a few weeks might be too soon to see that kind of effect
Just started a topical solution of finasteride 0,1% and Minoxidil 5%.And all of this was mostly of you Kevin.Thank you for giving me the push and also the logical and backed up with real evidence and scientific articles for this.Not only helped me with starting to use Finasteride but also to take more rational and useful decisions for my life and not dependent on emotion and others personal opinions.Thank you!
@@pranalpatil6477 Well first of all I did already suffer for some mediocre oily dandruff before i start using it.But I I also put some portion of cortisol solution in it so it will stabilize the itchiness and dandruff.But I only use it once every 3 month the cortisol.Also I do use legit shampoo for dandruff and oily hair,so overall I didn't have any issue.
@@derpy6695 I make it in a local pharmacy of my town.I do live in Greece and most pharmacy here do make a lot of stuff in their labs.So its pretty easy and accessible for me to get it.
@@lolnyanterts I started losing hair at around 15. I think Roaccutane progressed it. But when I was 16 I went minoxidil. Hair went thick and couldn’t tell I was receding but eventually wore off and was shedding like a mf. So I got finsteride when 17 and most hair has come back, no further loss. Overall not that bad of a hairline and I keep it medium long to hide if
I started with 0.25 mg of fin and slowly moved up, and even on that lower dose I was able to see benefits. I did this because when I started I was scared of side effects due to overblown online discussion, turns out I had zero side effects, starting with a lower dose I think made it easier to "bite the bullet" and believe that if I ever got sides I could go back to a lower dose that's still effective, now I'm on the standard dose and thankful of the progress made!
I'm doing 0.5 mg starting from today. The doctor prescribed 1 mg but I don't have that much money. As of now, in my country you can't ask for Proscar divided in 4 at my young age. The dermatologist said that I couldn't do it, so I took the 1 mg tablet and divide it in 2 parts, still expensive for me but as of now I'll do like that. After 6 months on fin I can try to ask my base doctor to give me Proscar by lying in the receipt that I have some kind of prostatic problems, but I doubt she will accept.
@@johndoe_1984 Even worse, I do it at the wrong time. I have got an exam tomorrow, and RUclips seems to be just the type of thing I need instead of studying my ass off.
Thank you Kevin! I visited today the dermatologist whom I had visited 5 years ago. Back then she offered me finasteride, but online experts scared me of taking it. Now after watching several of your videos I got back my confidence and will start with 1mg dose every other day.
@@EdwinGacos-u1s actually after 2 weeks I started taking 0,5mg everyday because it's easier to keep regime in this way. I take finasteride from a different company which is only available in my country I think
@I wish I was a vampire in the early 1990s did you guys notice the start of regrowth around the 10 month mark or did you experience regrowth throughout the initial months as well? I’m on month 10, but not experiencing anything other than maintaining my hair
@@DenerWerb I was below baseline for the first 9 months, barring some spuds along my hairline. Now my hair is looking thicker, healthier and growing faster - since I have longer hair I'll probably see peak results at 2 years
@@DenerWerb well I’d say it reached it’s peak at about 10 months, but I was starting to notice a difference as soon as month three. I use 5% Minoxidil foam once a day, along with 1.25mg Fin. In the evening I wash out the minox and put Pantostin (Alfatradiol) & Seryoxil (Stemoxydine) over night. My crown is basically back to normal (I’d say 90% full) & hairline also lowered itself and thickened too. I was never that bald to begin with, but my crown was starting to show. Along with regrowth; my hair darkened and the quality improved significantly. I’ve also tried out RU for about a year, stopped it a few months ago - didn’t notice any lost ground so I guess it was not working for me. All in all it’s been 2 years since I started the therapy.
For whatever it’s worth - been on 0.5mg generic finasteride ever day for c. 1 year and have notice a massive reduction in general shedding / hairs in the shower. Nonetheless, as you say Kevin 1mg is the dose utilized in the reputable clinical trials. For me, I don’t have aggressive AA at all, and thus was very comfortable utilizing the lower dosage.
Yeah, truth be told I think my main reason for just going for the 1.25 MG/daily dose is that it is easy to remember and because I can get proscar for so cheap. I'm certain if I were to try though I'd probably respond well to lower doses as well. They're all viable.
Do you know how much Dht is blocked at a dosage of 0.5? I’d imagine it’s between 61-68%. I’ve been taking 1 mg for almost 2 years and have noticed a significant decrease in my sexual drive. I want to try a lower dosage and see if I notice a difference.
@@matthewanderson3335 i took 1 mg pills for a few months and had brain fog and super low sex drive. I got a pill cutter and cut the pills in half and have been taking 0.5 mg for around 2 years and have had good results
Hi Kevin, I you hear this a lot but thank you really much for your videos. I started my finesteride story today will patiently wait for results. I dont think you know how many hairs and depressed men have been saved because of you. Thank you for your time and effort.
Of course man, giving people quality information about what they can do to stop their hair loss is what I set out to do and hearing positive feedback motivates me. So thank you for sharing and thank you for watching!
Yeah I agree. I can tolerate 0.25 fairly well but 1mg is a no go due to gyno sides. But on paper they should both produce the exact same e2 increase so who knows really
@@scottseymour4787 I didn’t get gyno I just got pain. 0.25mg worked for a while but I upped the dose and the sides returned. I am on 0.5mg fin now with occasional anastrazole
I've been taking fin 1mg 3x a week (M,W,F) for one year now because of slight sides of taking it once a day. My hair has become about 40% thicker. Haven't used min at all because I am lazy but I should probably add that. Started fin after finding this channel.
Thank you for sharing. Lots of people think that if they get sides taking it at 1 MG daily then they're doomed but on the contrary, finasteride can easily be titrated to fit the individual.
@@ΆγγελοςΚαρανάσιος yes because taking more doesn’t make it more effective. That’s why they don’t give you 5mg. Taking enough to subdue the DHT is all you need.
About 3 years ago (mid 2019), I stopped using minoxidil as it didn't seem to be working for me. I was applying it at the temples where I was thinning, but it didn't work to bring back any hair. I was so scared of finasteride because of all the fear mongering, but I was committed to keeping my hair so I scheduled an appointment with a hair transplant surgeon. He told me I had to take finasteride and was so ethical that he said he wouldn't touch my scalp until I was on fin for about 8 months. I was at a norwood 1.5 (norwood 1 in terms of coverage but norwood two interms of density, washed out temples). Sure enough, the hairloss stopped (hairline hadn't moved in the 3 years since). Got my ht, well worth it. A lot of guys who fear finasteride can significantly reduce sides by halving the dose. Can't wait till kx-826 comes out if ever. Then I can be stress free.
it's not only about him being ethical, i am sure a HT surgeon don't want an unpleasant patient walking around showing his failed transplant. It's just not gud marketin you know
Yo kevin the lawn mower diffuse thinning norwood reaper was about to get me but u saved me with your epic videos. I've been on finasteride for like 9 months now but my hair has gotten thicker and I've noticed some shedding recently so that means chad hairs coming back.
Hey Kevin, the doctor that runs the RUclips channel Hair Transplant in India says he cycles his patients on finasteride to where every 3 months, he schedules them to stop taking it for 15 days, then has them start it again. What are your thoughts on this? He says it’s to flush the DHT from the system so patients won’t get accustomed. Like a reset
it's been a month since I started taking Finasteride every other day and use stemoxydine every day, I noticed that I loose less hair after I shower and dry my hair, hope that it will be enough to stop my hair loss, thank you very much Kevin! you are the best and you helped me to take courage to start my finasteride treatment!
I messed up, I should have started a lot earlier :( I lost quiet a lot of hair in the last 5 years and was scared to take finasteride….but Kevin gave me some strength to start and I started at 0.25mg a day…I’m 7 months in and zero sides and hair loss has stopped completely, not much growth but I will increase to 0.5mg per day soon.
Hair thickness is so important to me that I ignored all the bad advice and just took Propecia and hoped for the best, I had none of the symptoms, plus my libido increased significantly and my hair has never looked thicker and healthier. So I am proof that it works and that my quality of life has increased since I have been taking it.
@@tutu966 great results with finasteride and minoxidil. My hair got thicker and hairloss stopped thanks to the combination.0 side effects amd I started noticing good results at 6 months
Hey Kevin I'm 19 so probably one of the younger guys here and i started fin a month ago, 3 times a week 1,25mg no sides and i am still shedding, but i'm a norwood 1.5 but have diffuse thining, so i'm worried the shedding won't stop,i hope to see results. Thank you for helping me fight the good fight.
Way too early to worry about shedding. The shedding is an important stage that you need to go through to start growing better hair. Keep up the good fight and don't worry!
Gave me the confidence to start on finasteride. Been on it for 3 months and I don't know if its psychological but I think my hair has improved. However I decided not to cut my hair during these three months so it might just be rocking longer hair looks better I was planning to do an experiment on myself but life was too busy I was going to trim my hair to level 4 all over. Then shower and clean up. Then shave my hair bald and weigh the resulting hair Then be on finasteride for a year and repeat the experiment. Grow hair out. But cut to grade 4. Clean up and shower. Then shave off and weigh the hair That would have given very straightforward result. If the weight of the hair 12 months on finasteride was greater than pre weight it would be good data better than subjective photos pr hair counts (as thicker hair is also important not just count) Unfortunately was just a super busy Time in my life so I couldn't so it For what it's worth 3 months on fin I feel like my hair has improved but I have no real way of knowing or measuring the amount of improvement
Before i switched off to donate plasma, I was on 0.06 mg of finasteride daily. I know anecdotal evidence isn't strong but from experience; It does work and any sides i had from 0.2 mg went away entirely.I also notices increased hair density and my hairline came back a bit. The only thing was I had to cut a 1mg tablet in 0.06mg and that was a pain in the ass but it was worth it.
Sounds like you would need some kind of laser cutting device to get that precise dose from a 1 mg tablet. But it's too bad such low doses weren't looked at more closely in the early studies. I suspect they do work in some people. But I'm also convinced that 0.01 mg pretty clearly is worthless based on the two studies reviewed in the video.
Hey Kevin. I started fin 4 months ago thanks to you. I got telogen effluvium and noticed a ton of hairs were miniaturizing so hopped on fin. Still have telogen effluvium after 10 months of shedding. It looks like I’m basically going bald at age 20 as I’ve lost 60% of my hair and have no idea where all the hair even went. You can see my scalp in normal lighting at all times now. I started min like 2 months ago and may be experiencing a fin shed at the same time. Can’t tell because I was shedding to begin with. Either way this is brutal since I’m already on treatment but still losing brutal amounts of ground. Thanks for your videos though.
It's only been 4 months. It's way too soon to determine the efficacy of the treatment, give it a year. Also the telogen effluvium will resolve on its own so it's just a matter of staying on treatment and recovering from whatever traumatic event triggered your telogen effluvium.
The tissue (i.e. hair follicle) half-life of just a single 1mg dose of Finasteride is 28 days! This is a strong long-lasting drug in the skin / scalp. I think just one dose of Finasteride per week is probably enough for most men. Just my opinion.
Kevin what’s on the top right corner of your room?? You keep looking there… joking. Love you dude keep up the good work and positivity. You’re amazing at lecturing.
Norwood 0, took fin because my trichologist told me after looking under the microscope that my hair be declining and noticeable in 2-3 years time. Started with 1mg x3 per week and got sides after three months (watery semen / not hard enough) Stopped fin, 4-5 days later everything was back to normal, I’ve now been off for the past two weeks and your video comes at the right time, I’m going to hop back on at a lower dose and see how it goes. Thank you for your great work as always.
If 0.2mg has roughly 75% of the cosmetic benefits of 1 mg, then 0.5mg must approach 90% given the diminishing returns of the drug and the roughly equivalent serum DHT suppression (67 vs 70 I believe). That means you could theoretically get 90% of the benefits for 50% of the cost and less side effects. Feels like a great bang for you buck for an already dirt cheap drug, although I'm guessing more aggressive balders might not respond. Personally I had sides at 1 mg so I cut down to 0.5 mg, but I'm reconsidering on whether the sides were nocebo and I should just go back up to 1mg to be safe and get the full results.
Thanks Kevin, I’m about to start 1 mg finasteride once a day and minoxidil twice a day . I’m like Norwood 4-5 very aggressive hairline. I’ll update after few months.
Thank you Kevin for such an excellent video which substantiates 1mg Finasteride as generally the optimal dosage. I've never experienced side effects from 1mg whole tablets. However, I have tried cutting Proscar tablets into quarters and ended up with a terrible skin rash. I'm guessing that when the enteric coating of the tablet is damaged then it may be assimilated by the body too quickly thus causing a reaction. Not sure if you are aware of this phenomenon.
I think it's possible that is an unrelated issue. If you were allergic to finasteride you'd have experienced that at 1 MG as well so it could be just something that incidentally happened while you were on finasteride rather than finasteride causing it. You may be allergic to something else.
@@haircafekevin Thanks Kevin. Yes, that's of course possible. I just thought that once you cut the Proscar tablet it would damage the outside coating and then some of the contents may be digested in the stomach. If the coating remains intact then the drug is released after the stomach (usually in the upper tract of the intestine). Some drugs are unstable at the pH of gastric acid and need to be protected from degradation. But I could be wrong in the case of Finasteride....
@@davidsotir4318 It shouldn't make any difference, your body is coming into contact with the drug no matter what the stage of digestion, and if you are allergic you will have a reaction regardless of the coating being present or not.
@@haircafekevin Just another quick question, Kevin: Have you used or reviewed Foligain Minoxidil Trioxidil 5? It not only contains 5% Minoxidil but also includes Adenosine (which I see you've reviewed before). I have had positive results with Adenosine so perhaps a formula that combines both may be effective as well (?) Interested to hear your thoughts at some stage.
i’m going to be starting 0.5 mg fin everyday. i’m a diffuse thinner since 16 and now i’m 21. you are the reason i chose to overcome my fear and start therapy using it
@@alteredstate4320 thanks guys i am now around 1 month in and my hairs are already feeling much thicker and i can see volume and shape to my hair again already
Since you’re the most educated person I know on this subject, what do you know about finasteride and alcohol interaction ? From what I’ve read I see that it reduces your desire for drinking/ or it doesn’t feel as good ( may take longer or more to get a buzz ) . Why is that ? If this is the case, will other things that make you feel good be diminished or numbed as well while on the drug? As always thanks for taking your time to respond, I’m really grateful
The mechanism isn't known but yes finasteride has been shown to reduce alcohol cravings. The effect seems to be specific to alcohol though. People can only speculate as to why that is the case.
Kevin how is 1.25mg (5mg split in to a fourth) every other day? I used to take 1mg propecia pills but switched to 5mg pills split, but is it still effective if taken every other day?
@@Yell0wBoo Finasteride doesn't build up, it actually has a pretty short half life of just a couple of hours. It's DHT lowering effect however, lasts for a few days, that what makes EOD usage okay.
So f ing good at giving us the information Kevin. Your a very intelligent person, thank god I found you on RUclips years ago. You have saved my hair/confidence. 😁 you deserve a medal 🏅.
Hi Kevin, had a question regarding dosing. If I start with 0.5mg every other day at what point will I find out that it isn't working and that maybe I should increase the dosage? There is such a long time gap before fin takes effect it seems like it would take years to find the right dose. Thank you.
2:30 so that means, 0,05mg is basically the best compromise between lowering the risk of side effects while maintaining the effectiveness? Scalp DHT got nearly as low as 1mg, but Serum DHT was much lower.. ?
Great video as always. Some people seem to experience sensitive nipples while starting oral finasteride. While it goes away for most, it is quite scary nevertheless. Can DIM supplements help with this? Curious about your take on DIM in general, since it seems to be in vogue these days. Thanks in advance!
It's a hyped up natural supplement that is probably pretty harmless. It definitely wouldn't be a substitute for a full blown AI like arimidex but who knows, maybe for something that only raises estrogen slightly like finasteride it could help. No good research confirming it but no harm in trying in my opinion.
Quick question. I’m about to start on the 0.5 mg dose, and I’m wanting to take it Every other day. I’ve heard from multiple doctors, some say every day is better to avoid rise and fall in DHT levels, some say every other day could be better to avoid sides. Your thoughts?
Just thought I’d share my experience with Finasteride here. I tried using Fin 3 separate times. First time using .5 mg every day. After two weeks I experienced severe brain fog, tiredness, and dizziness. I immediately stopped the drug and consulted with my doctor. Tried again a few weeks later but with .5 mg every other day. Same thing happened around the one week mark but I wanted to stay on to make sure I was giving it a fair chance. Gave it one more week and the same thing happens. Nausea, very tired, dizziness, and brain fog. On my 3rd attempt I tried .25 mg every other day. After one week at this does the same effects happened only I did notice sexual side effects. (Although, this could’ve been due to the brain fog I was experiencing where I basically felt so car sick all of the time.) Just thought I’d share in case anyone else had a similar experience.
hey Kev, is there a reason YOU don't use 1mg or 0.5 daily if the benefits are the same as the 1.25 daily you use? Also, did you start on 1.25 daily and not bother changing it? or did you start at a lower dose and go up because it wasn't working
I was cautious about it thanks to the scare mongering so I got topical dutasteride which from what I read would have the least chance of side effects. Then went even further and used way lower than the recommended dose of 1ml a day, using only 0.25ml once a week. Still it did reduce my hair loss after 3 months but only a negligible amount so I still was losing more hairs than I was growing back through the growth stimulant side, so upped it to 1ml once a week. Now that's had more of an effect. I am looking to increase it to 2 times a week to reduce hair loss further. Absolutely no side effects so far and using it just once a week is pretty easy.
Dr. Knudsen of the hair loss show said that Finasteride's half life in the blood is 6-8 hrs, but in the scalp is close to two days, so it must be taken every other day. Did you manage to find any paper demonstrating Fin's half life in the scalp? All I could find is the 6-8 hr half-life in the blood, which would align with the 1mg/day dose as prescribed. As it would be out of the system within 24 hrs.
This article (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481923/) says that tissue binding is 4-5 days. Even if it is 2 days as Dr. Knudsen says, that doesn't mean you have to take it every 2 days. You can take a drug more frequently than its half-life. If you do so you will have fewer peaks and valleys in the serum drug level, so that actually can be a good strategy, which is why some intravenous drugs are given as a continuous drip. Anyway, the whole half-life issue may be moot, because the biologic effect of blocking 5AR lasts longer than the half life, which is why DHT levels can take weeks to return to normal after stopping finasteride. Anyway, no matter how you take it, you will eventually reach a steady state, but we know that really low doses like 0.01 mg per day aren't effective because they don't lower DHT enough. I'm all for every other day dosing, but I doubt dosing once a week of less is effective.
I was on The Bald Truth forum, ten or more years ago, that scared me off from taking Finasteride, trying to rid myself of the comments I can still recall.
I'm curious to hear what your thoughts on dutasteride dosing are. Assuming someone tolerates 0.5mg dutasteride perfectly fine, are there any benefits of increasing the dose? According to the study "The importance of dual 5alpha-reductase inhibition in the treatment of male pattern hair loss: results of a randomized placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride" dutasteride is dose depended, with 2.5mg of dutasteride being much more effective than the standard 0.5mg. Would love to hear your opnion!
Yes, 2.5 MG of dutasteride is more effective than 0.5 MG but the chances that 0.5 mg of dutasteride will not be enough for you are very low. Lots of times people will respond well to finasteride or dutasteride but then they'll get hair greed and think they can get insane results if they incorporate a nuclear stack. Only so much regrowth is possible no matter how strong of a stack you use, even castrates don't regrow hair that is too far gone.
I stopped fin. I was having little sides. I really tried. 1.25 every other day,then I tried propecia cut in half every other day just in case that it would be better than the 5mg finasteride I was using before… at least I tried and I encourage every young man who’s losing their hair to try and don’t be afraid 🤟
Really appreciate how you don't give into spite and still encourage finasteride use despite not having a positive experience with the drug itself. That being said, maybe give 0.25 MG every other day a shot as it seems you haven't tried that dosage yet. You may have better luck.
@@haircafekevin I’m off the drug since September and sides are not completely gone. I heard it could take as long to disappear that they took to appear. It took me 5 to 6 months to have sides. I could give it a try once everything will be back to normal. Thanks for the advice! Have a nice evening!
Thank you for taking your time to help all of us men and even answer our comments. Quick question I was wondering what shampoo you use please? Even if it’s not a anti hair loss shampoo
I restarted losing hair after 2/3 weeks of experimenting 0.25 mg of finasteride for economical reasons. I will go back to 0.5mg per day because that worked rather well.
I love using the big 3 of broccoli sprouts, onion juice and zinc tablets I thought I was the only one.
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Does it work though? Or did you just shave it?
@@babajungLAare you dumb?
@CanadianIndian88 Yeah it works like tea tree oil works on pancreatic cancer
Scalp massages
Started finasteride almost 2 and a half years ago! Thank you Kevin - you are the man!
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@@Faiz0r Whoops missed the chance for a pun moment haha
So its working for you?? Any noticeable side effects at all? I just started 3 days ago
@@evanarcher7083 0 side effects! It works!
@@willsteinepreis1029 are you doing every day or just 3?
I was afraid of taking finastreide , one day i applied topical finastreide and felt i am having side effects with it, and stopped it, even after stopping i felt that i still have side effects and i might have got pfs, but after viewing your videos i found truth about it and now i am on oral fin and have no side effects at all, thank you for that..
That's fantastic! I am glad you didn't give up.
@@haircafekevin Brother I'm 22 and I started to notice my hairs are thinning and hairs in temple areas are receded than before, I've visited multiple dermatologists each one of them are saying different causes I'm really confused and afraid if i have AGA 😢 can i start finasteride, minoxidil and micro needling as prevention...? Even I've done trichoscan for the scalp but,the doc didn't explain me clearly about the report,she only focus to sell their multivitamin tablets and kits..please help me out of this !
@@balabhavesh2167yeah, just say you wanna be put on finasteride. some dermatologists unfortunately are gonna try to sell their own treatment, if they refuse report them to the board and ask for your money back
Started Finastaride about a year and a half ago at 1mg per day and it saved and I even had some regrowth. I dont think I would have started if it wasn't for you Kevin. Thanks a lot
Any sides yet?
Updates? After what time did you notice improvements?
@@tutu966 noticed the most after about one year shedding had stopped and hair is defa lot denser the it was before
@@hassanmahmood1294 What do people mean when they say "shedding"? How did you tell a difference in it? Thanks.
@@algo2957 at first I thought it was falling out but it slowly decreased and then just completely stopped so I assumed that the shedding finished
Started fin about a month and a half ago on 1mg 3X a week and I have like these periodic mental breakdowns thinking I have sides after browsing reddit forums and reading about some shit like "penis shrinkage" or whatever. And then I watch one of your videos and read the comments on here and I feel so much better. Suddenly that "brain fog" goes away and I realize it was just anxiety from constantly thinking about this shit. I think the number one side effect from fin use is the DAMN HAIRLOSS FORUMS lmao. I need to just have that shit out of my sight at all times.
How are you now man? Reddit causes anxiety
yeah finasteride does not affect brain dht which is type 5a2 so it has no psychological effects. it only affects the liver scalp and prostate
@@tomn4483does dutasteride affect that?
😂 it made my neighbor grow fish gills
going to have been on fin for a year now on december. really happy with my results, hair loss basically stopped and hair feels denser and less oily and overall just looking better. started noticing improvements a few months ago and now other people have been noticing it and commenting on it too. very glad i started taking it
Fantastic to hear choom!
Bro i have oily scalp dandruff and thinning due to dht will finasteride 1mg make scalp less oily by reducing dht do u take finasteride everyday or alternate day any sides
@@himanshubiyani4723 i’m pretty sure it will reduce oiliness and at least halt the thinning by a bit, if it works anything like it did for me it’ll do that. i take it every day 1mg a day bc it’s what my dermatologist told me to take at the time. no sides at all that i can tell, i really recommend you try it.
@@FredBurzlaff bro any puffy chest or watery semen?do u workout and take zinc supplement?
dude when did the shedding stop i'm in the first week and it continues
Real talk for a sec- I really appreciate what you do man. I've been watching your videos since I was 21 and I'm 25 now, and have regrown to basically a full head of hair. There's so much bullshit info out there and you really helped me figure out which treatments actually work. Thanks bro
Did fin help?
How long into the treatment did you noticed benefits?
Hey bro hopefully you see this, what the heck did you do?
Acne gone, hairloss stopped + mild regrowth so far in combination with minoxidil. Add a bit of additional happiness and self esteem on top of that. What do we get? My love.
Finasteride FTW!
WOOT!
Updates Konrad bro? Did fin help? How long into the treatment did you noticed benefits?
@@tutu966 Hey man! All good here. I've maintained my hair, it got more dense and healthier (darker). I am still only on four 1mg pills a week, works fine for me. I might increase the dose if I see it losing efficiency. I havent noticed side effects except the watery semen, but that doesnt make any difference to me. Oh and some time ago I've stopped using minoxidil as I didnt see it making much, but to be honest I only applied it to temples and definitely less than the suggested 1mg/day. Maybe that's the reason but I plan to stick to finasteride only.
How about you? Have you started treatment?
i take 0.5mg every other day and it works fine for me. hairloss is stopped. 👌 thanks to you Kevin!
I'm on 1mg every other day but thinking on cutting down to 0.5mg as well. If you've had good results and are planning on taking it long term I think it'll fine for keeping those gains plus it reduces the possibility of side effects
@@tonyatthebeachhave you had Any sides om 1 mg?
@@simonbd5373 Still on 1mg 3x a week. I've only been back on it a couple of weeks, when I first tried it last year I thought it was affecting my mood but after I examined my behaviour off it my ups and downs are all work related so there was no causality, just the fear of side effects
@@simonbd5373 Did you see my reply? I think bloody yt deleted it! Anyway, still on 1mg 3x a week, no sides. First time I was on it last year I thought it gave me anxiety and depression but after being off it for a long time I realised that was work stress and not the fin. Also I take it on gym nights when I'm pumped and feeling good anyway so it stops me worrying that it might ruin my mood. It feels like my hair's thicker and fuller but that might be a placebo effect as a few weeks might be too soon to see that kind of effect
Haha I love the thumbnail of this video. I love these two docs from the hair loss show, they have some great content!
Just started a topical solution of finasteride 0,1% and Minoxidil 5%.And all of this was mostly of you Kevin.Thank you for giving me the push and also the logical and backed up with real evidence and scientific articles for this.Not only helped me with starting to use Finasteride but also to take more rational and useful decisions for my life and not dependent on emotion and others personal opinions.Thank you!
Did it cause excessive dandruff or dry scalp?
@@pranalpatil6477 Well first of all I did already suffer for some mediocre oily dandruff before i start using it.But I I also put some portion of cortisol solution in it so it will stabilize the itchiness and dandruff.But I only use it once every 3 month the cortisol.Also I do use legit shampoo for dandruff and oily hair,so overall I didn't have any issue.
Where did u get .1 fin at?
@@derpy6695 I make it in a local pharmacy of my town.I do live in Greece and most pharmacy here do make a lot of stuff in their labs.So its pretty easy and accessible for me to get it.
@@jurgertmarkaj7933 Thanks, I also live in Greece, I'll ask some pharmacies around to see if they can make topical solution of fin. Why 0.1% though?
Fin is effective. No side effects. Should have started 2 years sooner.
You hear stories like this from a lot of fin users. I am the same way.
Same
I wish I could’ve but I started taking it when I was 17. Don’t think it would’ve been good taking it even sooner
@@swandog3028 Thats some aggressive hair loss then. Im suffering the same
@@lolnyanterts I started losing hair at around 15. I think Roaccutane progressed it. But when I was 16 I went minoxidil. Hair went thick and couldn’t tell I was receding but eventually wore off and was shedding like a mf. So I got finsteride when 17 and most hair has come back, no further loss. Overall not that bad of a hairline and I keep it medium long to hide if
I’d probably be bald if it wasn’t for Kevin and would’ve lost all my self esteem. Thank you bro.
Congrats! Happy to have you here choom.
Updates red pill? Did fin help with density as well? How long before you noticed benefits?
I started with 0.25 mg of fin and slowly moved up, and even on that lower dose I was able to see benefits. I did this because when I started I was scared of side effects due to overblown online discussion, turns out I had zero side effects, starting with a lower dose I think made it easier to "bite the bullet" and believe that if I ever got sides I could go back to a lower dose that's still effective, now I'm on the standard dose and thankful of the progress made!
I'm doing 0.5 mg starting from today. The doctor prescribed 1 mg but I don't have that much money. As of now, in my country you can't ask for Proscar divided in 4 at my young age. The dermatologist said that I couldn't do it, so I took the 1 mg tablet and divide it in 2 parts, still expensive for me but as of now I'll do like that. After 6 months on fin I can try to ask my base doctor to give me Proscar by lying in the receipt that I have some kind of prostatic problems, but I doubt she will accept.
@@donaldanfreud9595 How is it going???
@@donaldanfreud9595 How are you doing? I wanna start with 0.5 every other day
How long did you run with 0.25mg before going up?
Sería 0,25 mg todos los días, o únicamente 3 veces por semana??
Coincidenty I happen to be on RUclips whenever Kevin posts a video.
We have a connection ☺
Kevin is literally your father
🧐🤣🤣🤣🙌🏻
@@johndoe_1984 Even worse, I do it at the wrong time. I have got an exam tomorrow, and RUclips seems to be just the type of thing I need instead of studying my ass off.
Kevin you're not only my uncle but also my aunt. That's the reason I fkn love you!
Yeah he looks more like an aunt than an uncle
Thank you Kevin! I visited today the dermatologist whom I had visited 5 years ago. Back then she offered me finasteride, but online experts scared me of taking it. Now after watching several of your videos I got back my confidence and will start with 1mg dose every other day.
how's it going?
@@jtlegionnaire6310 Several hairs appeared on forehead and there seem to be a very little regrow on temples
@@TheMSMALIVEHey bud! did you take 1MG per (MWF)?? proscar or propecia??
@@EdwinGacos-u1s actually after 2 weeks I started taking 0,5mg everyday because it's easier to keep regime in this way. I take finasteride from a different company which is only available in my country I think
Norwood 2 Kings rise up ✊
Doing the math, 85 hairs/inch² means finasteride will regrow roughly 20,000 hairs. That's pretty incredible tbh
@I wish I was a vampire in the early 1990s ;-;
@I wish I was a vampire in the early 1990s me too, after about 10 months
@I wish I was a vampire in the early 1990s did you guys notice the start of regrowth around the 10 month mark or did you experience regrowth throughout the initial months as well? I’m on month 10, but not experiencing anything other than maintaining my hair
@@DenerWerb I was below baseline for the first 9 months, barring some spuds along my hairline. Now my hair is looking thicker, healthier and growing faster - since I have longer hair I'll probably see peak results at 2 years
@@DenerWerb well I’d say it reached it’s peak at about 10 months, but I was starting to notice a difference as soon as month three. I use 5% Minoxidil foam once a day, along with 1.25mg Fin. In the evening I wash out the minox and put Pantostin (Alfatradiol) & Seryoxil (Stemoxydine) over night. My crown is basically back to normal (I’d say 90% full) & hairline also lowered itself and thickened too. I was never that bald to begin with, but my crown was starting to show. Along with regrowth; my hair darkened and the quality improved significantly. I’ve also tried out RU for about a year, stopped it a few months ago - didn’t notice any lost ground so I guess it was not working for me. All in all it’s been 2 years since I started the therapy.
For whatever it’s worth - been on 0.5mg generic finasteride ever day for c. 1 year and have notice a massive reduction in general shedding / hairs in the shower. Nonetheless, as you say Kevin 1mg is the dose utilized in the reputable clinical trials. For me, I don’t have aggressive AA at all, and thus was very comfortable utilizing the lower dosage.
Yeah, truth be told I think my main reason for just going for the 1.25 MG/daily dose is that it is easy to remember and because I can get proscar for so cheap.
I'm certain if I were to try though I'd probably respond well to lower doses as well. They're all viable.
@@haircafekevin try 1/4 one pill for 48h
Do you know how much Dht is blocked at a dosage of 0.5? I’d imagine it’s between 61-68%. I’ve been taking 1 mg for almost 2 years and have noticed a significant decrease in my sexual drive. I want to try a lower dosage and see if I notice a difference.
@@matthewanderson3335 i took 1 mg pills for a few months and had brain fog and super low sex drive. I got a pill cutter and cut the pills in half and have been taking 0.5 mg for around 2 years and have had good results
@@theItalianshamrock Did the sides go away though?
Kevin you're literally my distant relative descended from a common ancestor
....Holy crap! That's actually true!
@Levon Gevorgyan Thank you! I enjoy the discourse and even if I miss some I try to be as helpful as I can.
Hi Kevin,
I you hear this a lot but thank you really much for your videos. I started my finesteride story today will patiently wait for results. I dont think you know how many hairs and depressed men have been saved because of you. Thank you for your time and effort.
Of course man, giving people quality information about what they can do to stop their hair loss is what I set out to do and hearing positive feedback motivates me. So thank you for sharing and thank you for watching!
Updates peter bro? Did fin help?
I have just began this month
Yeah I agree. I can tolerate 0.25 fairly well but 1mg is a no go due to gyno sides.
But on paper they should both produce the exact same e2 increase so who knows really
Did you get gyno with 1mg and then switched to .25mg and the gyno went away?
@@scottseymour4787 I didn’t get gyno I just got pain. 0.25mg worked for a while but I upped the dose and the sides returned.
I am on 0.5mg fin now with occasional anastrazole
I've been taking fin 1mg 3x a week (M,W,F) for one year now because of slight sides of taking it once a day. My hair has become about 40% thicker. Haven't used min at all because I am lazy but I should probably add that. Started fin after finding this channel.
Thank you for sharing. Lots of people think that if they get sides taking it at 1 MG daily then they're doomed but on the contrary, finasteride can easily be titrated to fit the individual.
So would you say that 1mg three times a week is just as effective ? I'm seriously thinking about begining with that cause I'm somewhat scared
Are you a diffused thinner?
Updates flysohigh? Did fin help with density too?
I have just began once daily.
@@ΆγγελοςΚαρανάσιος yes because taking more doesn’t make it more effective. That’s why they don’t give you 5mg. Taking enough to subdue the DHT is all you need.
The most underrated part of your channel is the thumbnails lmaooo I love it
Thanks, they are my favourite part of making videos.
Kevin, you're literally my Kevin
Kevin, you are literally my cousin, my uncle and my grandmother.
Been binge watching your videos this weekend. I have been taking finasteride 1mg daily since May 2017 and things are going well.
You've got this!
About 3 years ago (mid 2019), I stopped using minoxidil as it didn't seem to be working for me. I was applying it at the temples where I was thinning, but it didn't work to bring back any hair. I was so scared of finasteride because of all the fear mongering, but I was committed to keeping my hair so I scheduled an appointment with a hair transplant surgeon. He told me I had to take finasteride and was so ethical that he said he wouldn't touch my scalp until I was on fin for about 8 months. I was at a norwood 1.5 (norwood 1 in terms of coverage but norwood two interms of density, washed out temples). Sure enough, the hairloss stopped (hairline hadn't moved in the 3 years since). Got my ht, well worth it. A lot of guys who fear finasteride can significantly reduce sides by halving the dose. Can't wait till kx-826 comes out if ever. Then I can be stress free.
it's not only about him being ethical, i am sure a HT surgeon don't want an unpleasant patient walking around showing his failed transplant. It's just not gud marketin you know
Kevin you're literally my dad's uncle's best friend from high school. Thanks for doing God's work
I'm currently taking 0.75mg Sunday and Wednesday and had good results.
1.25 mg every other day is the sweet spot for me to avoid sides and maintain good hair
Great video - informative as usual .Love watching you Kev.You saved my hair from total destruction , for which you have my eternal gratitude .
This is seriously the exact video I’ve been wanting haha, thanks Kevin
“You are you, and you are unique.”
- Kevin, our father
Yo kevin the lawn mower diffuse thinning norwood reaper was about to get me but u saved me with your epic videos. I've been on finasteride for like 9 months now but my hair has gotten thicker and I've noticed some shedding recently so that means chad hairs coming back.
Daniel MF what is the lawn mower diffuse thinning Norwood reaper?
Thanks
@@benchabanehocine7809 it's a horrible thing
Very informative. In fact, the best video on finasteride for those who are familiar with the drug
Hey Kevin, the doctor that runs the RUclips channel Hair Transplant in India says he cycles his patients on finasteride to where every 3 months, he schedules them to stop taking it for 15 days, then has them start it again. What are your thoughts on this? He says it’s to flush the DHT from the system so patients won’t get accustomed. Like a reset
@LightninStar13 There is no evidence this is necessary. Finasteride only has a 5 hour half life so it doesn't build up in the system.
Kev I swear if u ever come to Albania (we got nice beaches i swear) I’ll treat u like the king of the world
I love to travel! Never been to Albania but if I'm ever down there I'll hit you up choom!
it's been a month since I started taking Finasteride every other day and use stemoxydine every day, I noticed that I loose less hair after I shower and dry my hair, hope that it will be enough to stop my hair loss, thank you very much Kevin! you are the best and you helped me to take courage to start my finasteride treatment!
how is it going????
Updates no one? Did fin help? I too have just began
I messed up, I should have started a lot earlier :( I lost quiet a lot of hair in the last 5 years and was scared to take finasteride….but Kevin gave me some strength to start and I started at 0.25mg a day…I’m 7 months in and zero sides and hair loss has stopped completely, not much growth but I will increase to 0.5mg per day soon.
You've got this.
@@haircafekevin updates suhayl bhai?
Did fin help? How are your hair now?
Update??
saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame
Just titrate it bro!
My only issue with finasteride is, I should’ve started much earlier!
Hair thickness is so important to me that I ignored all the bad advice and just took Propecia and hoped for the best, I had none of the symptoms, plus my libido increased significantly and my hair has never looked thicker and healthier. So I am proof that it works and that my quality of life has increased since I have been taking it.
Kevin, thanks to you my hair came back and so did my ex....
Great to hear choom!
Good news, but if your ex specifically came back because your hair did, then chuck em away lmao
@@Tyrosine0910 lol exactly
Updates angel? Did fin help with density as well? How long into the treatment did you noticed benefits?
@@tutu966 great results with finasteride and minoxidil. My hair got thicker and hairloss stopped thanks to the combination.0 side effects amd I started noticing good results at 6 months
Hey Kevin I'm 19 so probably one of the younger guys here and i started fin a month ago, 3 times a week 1,25mg no sides and i am still shedding, but i'm a norwood 1.5 but have diffuse thining, so i'm worried the shedding won't stop,i hope to see results. Thank you for helping me fight the good fight.
Way too early to worry about shedding. The shedding is an important stage that you need to go through to start growing better hair. Keep up the good fight and don't worry!
@Fica Petrovic I m just 17 and same case, diffuse shedding and receding hairline. So How's your hair now?
Updates fica bro? Did fin help? I too am 18 and on fin
Update?
Gave me the confidence to start on finasteride. Been on it for 3 months and I don't know if its psychological but I think my hair has improved. However I decided not to cut my hair during these three months so it might just be rocking longer hair looks better
I was planning to do an experiment on myself but life was too busy
I was going to trim my hair to level 4 all over. Then shower and clean up. Then shave my hair bald and weigh the resulting hair
Then be on finasteride for a year and repeat the experiment. Grow hair out. But cut to grade 4. Clean up and shower. Then shave off and weigh the hair
That would have given very straightforward result. If the weight of the hair 12 months on finasteride was greater than pre weight it would be good data better than subjective photos pr hair counts (as thicker hair is also important not just count)
Unfortunately was just a super busy Time in my life so I couldn't so it
For what it's worth 3 months on fin I feel like my hair has improved but I have no real way of knowing or measuring the amount of improvement
Have you noticed weight gain in glutes or legs
@@Str8Rippin93 No not that i can tell. Why would you speculate weight gain on legs and glutes?
@@kaya051285 yes i speculate thats what happened to me... However its total anecdotal
Because it happened to me. Not that I'm complaining about the glute gains just something i noticed
Amazing video everything I was looking for thank you !
Before i switched off to donate plasma, I was on 0.06 mg of finasteride daily. I know anecdotal evidence isn't strong but from experience; It does work and any sides i had from 0.2 mg went away entirely.I also notices increased hair density and my hairline came back a bit. The only thing was I had to cut a 1mg tablet in 0.06mg and that was a pain in the ass but it was worth it.
Sounds like you would need some kind of laser cutting device to get that precise dose from a 1 mg tablet. But it's too bad such low doses weren't looked at more closely in the early studies. I suspect they do work in some people. But I'm also convinced that 0.01 mg pretty clearly is worthless based on the two studies reviewed in the video.
Hey Kevin. I started fin 4 months ago thanks to you. I got telogen effluvium and noticed a ton of hairs were miniaturizing so hopped on fin. Still have telogen effluvium after 10 months of shedding. It looks like I’m basically going bald at age 20 as I’ve lost 60% of my hair and have no idea where all the hair even went. You can see my scalp in normal lighting at all times now. I started min like 2 months ago and may be experiencing a fin shed at the same time. Can’t tell because I was shedding to begin with. Either way this is brutal since I’m already on treatment but still losing brutal amounts of ground. Thanks for your videos though.
It's only been 4 months. It's way too soon to determine the efficacy of the treatment, give it a year. Also the telogen effluvium will resolve on its own so it's just a matter of staying on treatment and recovering from whatever traumatic event triggered your telogen effluvium.
Update
Please
@YoungRichFamousTallMostHandsomeNWealthyWhoFTMBBIA it’s possible for finasteride to make some peoples hair loss worse?
Updates native? Did fin help?
Good video!
While seeing the thumbnail I was a little afraid you jumped to their neck hahaha, as they seem very decent.
Nah, I like them. I just imagined them as Terrence and Phillip and thought it was funny.
@@haircafekevin Hahaha indeed it was
Dude, really surprised at how many ch I enjoyed this video, super informative 👍
.25mg is the easiest, you use a pill cutter that cut 1mg into 4
The tissue (i.e. hair follicle) half-life of just a single 1mg dose of Finasteride is 28 days! This is a strong long-lasting drug in the skin / scalp. I think just one dose of Finasteride per week is probably enough for most men. Just my opinion.
This guy is the bomb. I feel like I just drank a red bull after listening…
Finasteride saved my identity and self-esteem
Love the artwork on this one!
@@johndoe_1984 Dude, why do you have such a shitty attitude?
Kevin what’s on the top right corner of your room?? You keep looking there… joking. Love you dude keep up the good work and positivity. You’re amazing at lecturing.
Norwood 0, took fin because my trichologist told me after looking under the microscope that my hair be declining and noticeable in 2-3 years time.
Started with 1mg x3 per week and got sides after three months (watery semen / not hard enough)
Stopped fin, 4-5 days later everything was back to normal, I’ve now been off for the past two weeks and your video comes at the right time, I’m going to hop back on at a lower dose and see how it goes.
Thank you for your great work as always.
No problem. Good luck with the lower dose!
Man, I so wish I had started as early as you did.
Updates? Zakhar bro, did fin help?
Hey any update mate ?
Update?
Thank you for this video! And the research you put in.
If 0.2mg has roughly 75% of the cosmetic benefits of 1 mg, then 0.5mg must approach 90% given the diminishing returns of the drug and the roughly equivalent serum DHT suppression (67 vs 70 I believe). That means you could theoretically get 90% of the benefits for 50% of the cost and less side effects. Feels like a great bang for you buck for an already dirt cheap drug, although I'm guessing more aggressive balders might not respond.
Personally I had sides at 1 mg so I cut down to 0.5 mg, but I'm reconsidering on whether the sides were nocebo and I should just go back up to 1mg to be safe and get the full results.
What did you end up doing?
What did you end up doing ?
Or maybe 1mg every other day ?
@@OMAR-vk9pi 1 mg 3x per week. Works for me and I save money. Not sure if I would be negatively impacted going back to every day though
Give us an update lad.
@@HaggisDruid I switched to 3 times per week...still have some mild sides but I ended up being a super responder and it's nothing that ruins my life.
Kevin you are literally my mann.
Kevin, you are literally my son
Thank you father!
Literally? Kevin is literally my boyfriend.
Kevin is my wife’s boyfriend.
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how did you become so well spoken? bravo
Screw it I just take 1 kilogram of finasteride
😂😂😂
Love your videos. The half life of Finasteride is 3.5 days in the blood but 30 days in tissue.
Do you think two pills a week will be enough ?
@@2303mitt two 5mg or two 1mg? Two 1mg would only put you at .28mg per day.
I’ve been taking between 3-7 mg a week and having no issues
Thanks Kevin, I’m about to start 1 mg finasteride once a day and minoxidil twice a day . I’m like Norwood 4-5 very aggressive hairline. I’ll update after few months.
Keep us updated fr dawg
@@jenesaisvraimentpasquoimet8473 will do
Thank you Kevin for such an excellent video which substantiates 1mg Finasteride as generally the optimal dosage. I've never experienced side effects from 1mg whole tablets. However, I have tried cutting Proscar tablets into quarters and ended up with a terrible skin rash. I'm guessing that when the enteric coating of the tablet is damaged then it may be assimilated by the body too quickly thus causing a reaction. Not sure if you are aware of this phenomenon.
I think it's possible that is an unrelated issue. If you were allergic to finasteride you'd have experienced that at 1 MG as well so it could be just something that incidentally happened while you were on finasteride rather than finasteride causing it. You may be allergic to something else.
@@haircafekevin Thanks Kevin. Yes, that's of course possible. I just thought that once you cut the Proscar tablet it would damage the outside coating and then some of the contents may be digested in the stomach. If the coating remains intact then the drug is released after the stomach (usually in the upper tract of the intestine). Some drugs are unstable at the pH of gastric acid and need to be protected from degradation. But I could be wrong in the case of Finasteride....
@@davidsotir4318 It shouldn't make any difference, your body is coming into contact with the drug no matter what the stage of digestion, and if you are allergic you will have a reaction regardless of the coating being present or not.
@@haircafekevin Thanks Kevin!
@@haircafekevin Just another quick question, Kevin: Have you used or reviewed Foligain Minoxidil Trioxidil 5? It not only contains 5% Minoxidil but also includes Adenosine (which I see you've reviewed before). I have had positive results with Adenosine so perhaps a formula that combines both may be effective as well (?) Interested to hear your thoughts at some stage.
0.25 mg every other day works well for me for over a year now. Shedding is down by 90% in my opinion and there is some improvement as well.
Good to hear. Low doses can definitely work well.
i’m going to be starting 0.5 mg fin everyday. i’m a diffuse thinner since 16 and now i’m 21.
you are the reason i chose to overcome my fear and start therapy using it
good luck lil bro!
Same bro
@@alteredstate4320 thanks guys i am now around 1 month in and my hairs are already feeling much thicker and i can see volume and shape to my hair again already
@@JS-rg7vo any sides?
@@Crazy09starkillor
just notice a bit of watery semen =/
Thankyou for your genuinely informative and science based videos
Kevin, you're literally my favorite RUclipsr!
Kevin, you are my guardian angel from the androgenetic alopecia monster!
Since you’re the most educated person I know on this subject, what do you know about finasteride and alcohol interaction ? From what I’ve read I see that it reduces your desire for drinking/ or it doesn’t feel as good ( may take longer or more to get a buzz ) . Why is that ? If this is the case, will other things that make you feel good be diminished or numbed as well while on the drug? As always thanks for taking your time to respond, I’m really grateful
The mechanism isn't known but yes finasteride has been shown to reduce alcohol cravings. The effect seems to be specific to alcohol though.
People can only speculate as to why that is the case.
Good alcohol is terrible for you.
BEST THUMBNAILS ON RUclips 😂. Much love great video.
Kevin how is 1.25mg (5mg split in to a fourth) every other day? I used to take 1mg propecia pills but switched to 5mg pills split, but is it still effective if taken every other day?
Yes, it is still effective. Doctors recommend EOD use frequently.
Finasteride builds up in the system so after a while, taking it every other day won't be any different
@@Yell0wBoo Finasteride doesn't build up, it actually has a pretty short half life of just a couple of hours. It's DHT lowering effect however, lasts for a few days, that what makes EOD usage okay.
@@kazaakas half life in the blood is 3.5 days, in hair tissue it’s 30 days.
So f ing good at giving us the information Kevin. Your a very intelligent person, thank god I found you on RUclips years ago. You have saved my hair/confidence. 😁 you deserve a medal 🏅.
He’s not that smart when it comes to any other subject
Kevin you’re literally my father
Great deep dive analysis into the data. Thanks!👍
You bet!
Hi Kevin, had a question regarding dosing.
If I start with 0.5mg every other day at what point will I find out that it isn't working and that maybe I should increase the dosage? There is such a long time gap before fin takes effect it seems like it would take years to find the right dose.
Thank you.
You can increase dose of experience no side effects
I'm on 0.5mg every other day for 2 months. No further hair loss so I guess it works well enough. I'd say try it for 3 months then increase a bit
Those extra 8 hairs make a difference! I'm actually on 1 gram a day and beside my heart misbehaving I'm soing great!
🎉 _Hallelujah !_ 😂👌
Dutasteride minoxidil stack 💊 crew checking in
2:30 so that means, 0,05mg is basically the best compromise between lowering the risk of side effects while maintaining the effectiveness? Scalp DHT got nearly as low as 1mg, but Serum DHT was much lower..
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Great video as always. Some people seem to experience sensitive nipples while starting oral finasteride. While it goes away for most, it is quite scary nevertheless. Can DIM supplements help with this? Curious about your take on DIM in general, since it seems to be in vogue these days. Thanks in advance!
It's a hyped up natural supplement that is probably pretty harmless. It definitely wouldn't be a substitute for a full blown AI like arimidex but who knows, maybe for something that only raises estrogen slightly like finasteride it could help. No good research confirming it but no harm in trying in my opinion.
hello shivam bhai, i too am an indian, did finasteride help you?
Quick question. I’m about to start on the 0.5 mg dose, and I’m wanting to take it Every other day. I’ve heard from multiple doctors, some say every day is better to avoid rise and fall in DHT levels, some say every other day could be better to avoid sides. Your thoughts?
God damn I love this man’s thumbnails 😂 (especially this one, as I’m from Aus) Great content as always though.
Just thought I’d share my experience with Finasteride here. I tried using Fin 3 separate times. First time using .5 mg every day. After two weeks I experienced severe brain fog, tiredness, and dizziness. I immediately stopped the drug and consulted with my doctor. Tried again a few weeks later but with .5 mg every other day. Same thing happened around the one week mark but I wanted to stay on to make sure I was giving it a fair chance. Gave it one more week and the same thing happens. Nausea, very tired, dizziness, and brain fog. On my 3rd attempt I tried .25 mg every other day. After one week at this does the same effects happened only I did notice sexual side effects. (Although, this could’ve been due to the brain fog I was experiencing where I basically felt so car sick all of the time.) Just thought I’d share in case anyone else had a similar experience.
I had this one day when i accidently used 4mg on my topical solution but never after
bad luck bro..
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Thanks choom.
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hey Kev, is there a reason YOU don't use 1mg or 0.5 daily if the benefits are the same as the 1.25 daily you use?
Also, did you start on 1.25 daily and not bother changing it? or did you start at a lower dose and go up because it wasn't working
I think it’s because he doesn’t get side effects and he’s still suppressing basically the max dht can
I was cautious about it thanks to the scare mongering so I got topical dutasteride which from what I read would have the least chance of side effects. Then went even further and used way lower than the recommended dose of 1ml a day, using only 0.25ml once a week. Still it did reduce my hair loss after 3 months but only a negligible amount so I still was losing more hairs than I was growing back through the growth stimulant side, so upped it to 1ml once a week. Now that's had more of an effect. I am looking to increase it to 2 times a week to reduce hair loss further. Absolutely no side effects so far and using it just once a week is pretty easy.
Where do you get your topical dutasteride?
@@winniethepooh8521 minoxidilmax. I would change my recommendation, I now use it 3 times a week and ru for 3 times a week too
Dr. Knudsen of the hair loss show said that Finasteride's half life in the blood is 6-8 hrs, but in the scalp is close to two days, so it must be taken every other day. Did you manage to find any paper demonstrating Fin's half life in the scalp?
All I could find is the 6-8 hr half-life in the blood, which would align with the 1mg/day dose as prescribed. As it would be out of the system within 24 hrs.
This article (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481923/) says that tissue binding is 4-5 days. Even if it is 2 days as Dr. Knudsen says, that doesn't mean you have to take it every 2 days. You can take a drug more frequently than its half-life. If you do so you will have fewer peaks and valleys in the serum drug level, so that actually can be a good strategy, which is why some intravenous drugs are given as a continuous drip. Anyway, the whole half-life issue may be moot, because the biologic effect of blocking 5AR lasts longer than the half life, which is why DHT levels can take weeks to return to normal after stopping finasteride. Anyway, no matter how you take it, you will eventually reach a steady state, but we know that really low doses like 0.01 mg per day aren't effective because they don't lower DHT enough. I'm all for every other day dosing, but I doubt dosing once a week of less is effective.
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I was on The Bald Truth forum, ten or more years ago, that scared me off from taking Finasteride, trying to rid myself of the comments I can still recall.
I'm curious to hear what your thoughts on dutasteride dosing are. Assuming someone tolerates 0.5mg dutasteride perfectly fine, are there any benefits of increasing the dose? According to the study "The importance of dual 5alpha-reductase inhibition in the treatment of male pattern hair loss: results of a randomized placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride" dutasteride is dose depended, with 2.5mg of dutasteride being much more effective than the standard 0.5mg. Would love to hear your opnion!
Yes, 2.5 MG of dutasteride is more effective than 0.5 MG but the chances that 0.5 mg of dutasteride will not be enough for you are very low.
Lots of times people will respond well to finasteride or dutasteride but then they'll get hair greed and think they can get insane results if they incorporate a nuclear stack. Only so much regrowth is possible no matter how strong of a stack you use, even castrates don't regrow hair that is too far gone.
@@haircafekevin Does 3x a week dutasteride is more effective than 1mg every day of fin?????
Another great video Kevin! Was wondering, could you do a video on differences in production quality of Finasteride, i.e. Propecia vs generic ones.
Thank you kindly. I made a video discussing that.
m.ruclips.net/video/CyH4SbParx8/видео.html
I stopped fin. I was having little sides. I really tried. 1.25 every other day,then I tried propecia cut in half every other day just in case that it would be better than the 5mg finasteride I was using before… at least I tried and I encourage every young man who’s losing their hair to try and don’t be afraid 🤟
Really appreciate how you don't give into spite and still encourage finasteride use despite not having a positive experience with the drug itself.
That being said, maybe give 0.25 MG every other day a shot as it seems you haven't tried that dosage yet. You may have better luck.
@@haircafekevin I’m off the drug since September and sides are not completely gone. I heard it could take as long to disappear that they took to appear. It took me 5 to 6 months to have sides. I could give it a try once everything will be back to normal. Thanks for the advice! Have a nice evening!
@@SoberJokR You bet man, you've got this.
Did your sides every go away?
@@SoberJokR Did your sides every go away?
Thank you for taking your time to help all of us men and even answer our comments. Quick question I was wondering what shampoo you use please? Even if it’s not a anti hair loss shampoo
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I restarted losing hair after 2/3 weeks of experimenting 0.25 mg of finasteride for economical reasons. I will go back to 0.5mg per day because that worked rather well.