Finasteride/Minoxidil Dosage & Advice

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Fin/Min Dosage & Advice

I am 19, and noticed hair thinning/balding a few months ago. My father is bald in the same top area mine is starting so I know it’s hereditary, and inevitable. Regardless, I’d like to save it for as long as possible, my hair is a big part of myself.

I have been on and off with topical minoxidil for about a month because of how inconvenient it is to do with my work schedule, length of hair, and I have cats, so I have to be very careful with it. I am thinking of switching to oral minoxidil for the reasons stated prior, and also am picking up a finasteride prescription tomorrow. They are 1 mg pills, I would like to take as little as possible to see change but also dampen chance of sides. I know some people cut them into 0.5 and even 0.25, and also take them on and every other day or a MWF schedule.

What would be the most effective and efficient way of starting with finasteride? I caught it decently early, but I want to keep as much as I can. I want to take both fin and min, but debating on oral or trying to stay with topical min, and what amount and how often of fin. Thank you.

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0.5 mg of finasteride everyday is pretty common and works nearly as well as the full 1 mg dose. You could build up to it by starting with 0.25 mg every day and then successively, over the course of a couple of months (say), replace each 0.25 mg dose with a 0.5 mg dose. As for oral minoxidil, it’s much less of a hassle than topical, but you’ll have to get a prescription for that as well.