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I have been taking 1/4 proscar everyday for the past 3 years... I have read some post here of people taking it every other day, is this as affective? I hate taking medication (I don't even use Tylenol) and if I could cut this back without adverse affects that would be great... However my main concern is hairloss..
 
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creeping,

There has been some discussion about this on other threads and some feel (including some docs) that taking 1/4 pill every other day is just as effective...HOWEVER, IMO...it's it isn't broken, don't fix it. If you were new to the drug, I might consider it...but taking 1mg per day and then going backwards seems like bad philosophy. Why risk it IMO? Though I admit, I much rather take it every other day not because of cost but because I'd rather have less of a drug in my system if possible. Hope that helps.

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Though I take it every other day with success, I'm with Falc on this. If it's working for you, I'd be hesitant to change the regimen.

I started taking Finasteride EOD and it's working so the only way I'd up the dosage to daily is if I quit seeing the results.


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Thanks guys. I think thats good advice...I wll keep up with once a day..
 
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Good advice as always Cool


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