Splitting finasterid pills

[millionaire75]

So I recently switched to generic finasteride as paying 80 bucks a month for propeica was insane. I went through the process of splitting the pills but it seemed to make a mess. Also, concerned with the particles getting around my wife (in case we decide to have kids in a couple years). Is there any side effect of taking too much finasteride? What if I just took the 5 mg a day (as opposed to the 1mg in propecia)? What would happen?

 

[why]

Originally Posted by millionaire75

So I recently switched to generic finasteride as paying 80 bucks a month for propeica was insane. I went through the process of splitting the pills but it seemed to make a mess. Also, concerned with the particles getting around my wife (in case we decide to have kids in a couple years). Is there any side effect of taking too much finasteride? What if I just took the 5 mg a day (as opposed to the 1mg in propecia)? What would happen?

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[dusty]

Uh if you start taking a whole 5 mg a day isn't it going to cost nearly the same as Propecia? You're effectively quadrupling the cost because you don't want to spend four seconds a day cutting a pill. If you're worried about particles just take them at work or something.

 

[millionaire75]

Originally Posted by dusty

Uh if you start taking a whole 5 mg a day isn't it going to cost nearly the same as Propecia? You're effectively quadrupling the cost because you don't want to spend four seconds a day cutting a pill. If you're worried about particles just take them at work or something.

Did u read any of my post? It's not the time issue, it's the particles. In any case, my original question was of any negative side effects of taking too much finasteride. By the way, a month supply of finasteride is 10 bucks versus 80 for propecia. Does that equate to costing the same as propecia to you???????????

 

[MetroStyles]

How can we be sure your last sentence was a question?

 

[unjung]

Just snort the remaining powder.

 

[Kris]

Buy a pill cutter at the drugstore. Less than 10 bucks.

I don't know jack **** about finasterid, but I would think a doctor or pharmacist would be a better source of advice on dosage than this lot.

Personally, I think you should just go ahead and take the whole pill. You will be fine.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by Kris

Personally, I think you should just go ahead and take the whole pill. You will be fine.
DO NOT DO THIS I'm serious -- excess DHT blockers will cause the resulting excess testosterone to be metabolized into estrogens. ***** ****

 

[office drone]

Originally Posted by why

DO NOT DO THIS

I'm serious -- excess DHT blockers will cause the resulting excess testosterone to be metabolized into estrogens. ***** ****

LOL....I'm happy you've explained your first post on this thread.

 

[why]

Really, don't quintuple dosages of anything. That's patently obvious.

 

[bobdobalina]

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

How can we be sure your last sentence was a question?

I Loled. I never Lol. Now I have to explain to my wife why I loled.

 

[dusty]

Originally Posted by millionaire75

Did u read any of my post? It's not the time issue, it's the particles. In any case, my original question was of any negative side effects of taking too much finasteride. By the way, a month supply of finasteride is 10 bucks versus 80 for propecia. Does that equate to costing the same as propecia to you???????????
Yeah I read your whole post, especially the part where you say

Originally Posted by millionaire75

... make a mess. Also, concerned with the particles getting around my wife
implying that the mess is your primary concern and the wife thing is secondary. And I was assuming you were not getting your insurance to pay for finasteride, in which case a month supply costs about the same as Propecia. What provider do you have where you can charge finasteride for hair loss to them and it's not considered fraud?

 

[millionaire75]

Originally Posted by dusty

Yeah I read your whole post, especially the part where you say



implying that the mess is your primary concern and the wife thing is secondary. And I was assuming you were not getting your insurance to pay for finasteride, in which case a month supply costs about the same as Propecia. What provider do you have where you can charge finasteride for hair loss to them and it's not considered fraud?

Seriously? Correcting my grammar? Wow. And don't worry about my insurance, dude. Why actually answered my question.

 

[Notreknip]

I've been away from SF for about a month. It is threads like this that bring me back.

 

[dusty]

Originally Posted by millionaire75

Seriously? Correcting my grammar? Wow.
I don't think that word means what you think it does