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Warmer82
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Atleast you have them..Yes tried that, went to two different GPs. issues I have is that I would need to switch doctor surgeries again to do that which is hassle. I have instead gone to Dr Farjo who charges £95 for a consultation and then I take it to my local pharmacy. I started on 1.25 and have moved up to 5mg. A consultation every 6 months with a doctor who actually knows about hairless.
Having had my first surgery 12 years ago I have been round in circles when it comes to NHS GPs. A lot of them know about finasteride and topical minoxidil, once it goes off label they are not interested. I spoke to one GP who used to prescribe finasteride privately, Dr Ashcroft and he said the main reason is insurance liability. In the past they could prescribe off label but today in his opinion many doctors do not want to spend large sums on private insurance.
My Dr's told me they couldn't as they didn't know about it and wasn't comfortable giving. So I told them under gmc guidelines that they can give off label treatment if 1. Safety. 2, need data to back their decision And 3. if no other alternative approved meds is not good enough or tried.
So told them maximum safety dose is 100mg I want 2.5mg and I take my blood pressure weekly so thats that sorted on safety. And 2 i told them I have a skin irritant from topical and I didn't want to mess with hormones with finasteride, so they gave it me Once you get it it's alot easier to get repeat prescription. All Dr's want to do is cover themselves in this era, which I told them that. No care for patients needs and emotional state.
I'm now on oral 5mg and bit the bullet with 1mg fin daily and do microneedling 1.5mm once a week, ru58841and nizoral. When I added fin and microneedling I've seen massive improvements. I did come off treatment for 6 months and lost alot. But been back on it 6 weeks ago hope I can regain like last time it did take about a year to see results tho