April 22 2010, 8:33 am PT | Posted in: Drugs
Hi Dr Rassman,
I am a big fan of your site, and you have answered couple of my questions via your blog.I am 24 and been using finasteride 1mg generic per day for the past 14 months. I have got a receding hairline and vertex and it is on norwood 3 vertex. After started fin, there is an increase in the hair density at the hairline but vertex is continuing receding. I am obese and weighing 124 Kg (273 lbs) and my height is 5 feet 10 inches (177.80 cns). So based on BMI, I am weighing almost double than that I should be. I have gone through your site to find is there any relation between finasteride dosage and body weight. But I was unable to find an answer. should I consider increasing the dosage to 2mg per day to hold the hair I have. Waiting for your suggestion. Thanks a lot once again.
There is no evidence or reason for adjusting finasteride to body weight, but there is no harm doing it provided that you do not develop side effects (which may increase with a larger dose). I realize hair loss is an important issue to most readers here and most readers want to maximize their treatment, but increasing the dosage does not always mean better results.
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Could the obesity be contributing to the baldness? Has anyone noticed that some obese people tend to have lots of wiry body hair in places other than the chest such as the back, shoulders, and arms. And overweight women tend to grow lots of facial hair.. perhaps the same hormones increasing body hair increases the risk of baldness??? Just a thought..