Reducing from 1.25mg to 1mg Finasteride
Hi Dr,
I have been taking 1.25mg of finasteride daily for about 5 years. My wife and I will be trying for a baby in the next year or so and I don’t want any chance of her coming into contact with finasteride powder while pregnant. For that reason I wish to switch from splitting a 5 mg pill to taking the 1 mg propecia tablet instead.
I have two questions:
1)Should I stop taking finasteride while trying to conceive?2)Will reducing my daily finasteride dosage to 1 mg per day affect the management of my hair loss?
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Your first question is often asked of me (examples: here, here, here). There is no evidence that a man taking finasteride will produce an abnormal child as a result of taking the medication. I only know what I read and what the FDA publishes, so I can not advise you beyond that.
Your second question is an easier answer. There is essentially no difference between the 1mg Propecia pill and the 1/4 of a cut 5mg pill (1.25mg). The switch should be easy and seamless.
I read your question, and while i cant give you an answer, i would like to tell you that i was on finasteride 5mg which i would cut into 4 pieces to take each day, but i recently switch to finasteride 1mg its now available, i got it at costco for $28.08 for a 3 month supply (90 pills) i hope this helps.
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The first question is also an easy answer. Certain drugs are classified by regulators as Pregnancy class X = drugs that have such a high risk of causing permanent damage to the fetus that they should never be used in pregnancy or when there is a possibility of pregnancy. Even the most highly teratogenic (causing birth defects)drugs with Pregnancy Class X status – such as accutane, finesteride, bosentan, etc – produce no birth defects with paternal (father) exposure. Hence, there are no teratogenicity warnings in the product labels related to these drugs when taken by men. In contrast drugs that are teratogens and cause birth defects, some drugs can cause chromosomal abnomalities with paternal exposure. Finasteride is not one of them.
Hi there, Ive been taking finasterdie for like 5 years and I have a wonderful baby, never stopped takin the drug so you dont have to be worried about propecia. Kind Regards.