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Finasteride Dosage For Prostate

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

will finasteride prescribed for prostate problems cause sexual performance problems? thank you. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Deepak Sundriyal MD

am currently taking Finasteride , 5mg. I would like to know if this is true? (I was confirmed positive to having prostate cancer about three years ago, which is when I was prescribed Finasteride). I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

Ihave an enlarged prostate have taking flomax, my new primary care dr has prescribe finasteride IN ADDITIO is this OK? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

called prostate sr which contains 320mg of saw palmetto and 500mg of phytosterol blend which contain beta-sitosterol , campesterol, and others. I am considering taking finasteride 1mg for hair loss. I saw my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

I am taking Finasteride 5mg to hopefully reduce the size of my prostate . Is this a drug that i will take forever? If not what is the general length of time it is taken? Thank you! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Oncologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

My father is 92 yrs. old and takes Finasteride 5mg. every day for enlarged prostate. He is .... Should he have a lower dosage or another medication altogether? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I have bhp and take finasteride. I am currently on an antibiotic b/c I have had a recurrence of prostatitis (I get prostate infections…frequently). I have found that medications such as stimulants aggravate ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Chirag Lalwala MD

met a few doctors and I have been prescribed finasteride 1 mg daily and minoxidil 5%. I ve read about finasteride on the net and I understand that it is helpful to retain the hair, but has serious side... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chirag Lalwala ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Sudarshan MD

I used to take morr f 5% which had minox 5% and finasteride 0.1%. It gave me great results. Now i have shifted to morr f 3 % which has minox 3% and finasteride same 0.1%. I shifted to morr f 3 % as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudarshan ( Dermatologist)
Dr.    Kakkar S. MD

Dear Doctor, I am from Kolkata. have been applying minoxidil 5% and taking oral finasteride 1% for ... continuing with minoxidil but stopped taking finasteride 1%. because of side effects. Now what should I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)