Recent content by melvoin

Just an update for those interested. I stopped taking this crap three weeks ago, and I feel much more energetic now. I've resigned myself to losing my hair and am moving on. Saving hair for a few years is not worth messing up the hormone balance in my body.

Frankly, I would just shave my head and accept the baldness. If you can't use finasteride/dutasteride, you are fighting a losing battle.

Some people complain about puffy face, wrinkles, and eyebags with Rogaine. It seems to be an uncommon complaint, but it scares me enough not to fool with it. The benefits of Rogaine seem to be short term(2-4 years) at best anyway.

Yeah the bottom line is you'll have to try finasteride to find out what's going to happen. There's no predicting how your body will react with the drug. Some people come out side effect free and with great hair for many years. Some get moderate sides, and some get some really bad sides. Some do...

Brain fog on finasteride is very real, but like any side effect it's not going to happen to everyone. Just because it didn't happen while you were on it doesn't mean it's not real.

I've been on finasteride 1mg/day for 3 weeks, no side effects for the first few days, but I've noticed for the past couple of weeks that I've been feeling very weak physically and tired all day for no apparent reason. It seems to be worsening as the days pass. I like to work out, and my...