Recent content by persiannight

I've been on propecia since it came to market I believe in 1997-98. Neve really experienced any sexual sideeffects or anything. Over the past 1.5 year I've been getting terrible folliculitis between my thighs. I went to the derm and he gave me lotion that calms it down and clears it up, but...

Does Merck still monitor people taking Propecia, say for like 10year results or just to monitor any changes to their bodies??

Over the last 1.5 years I've thinned out a little bit more but I think that is to be expected as it cannot block ALL DHT..... I've kind of weened myself off Rogaine 5% because it was just too damn irritating to my scalp. I'm probably going to go back on 2% at some point. Rogaine to me is just...

See, that is what scares me... I'm 28 years old and been on finasteride for 6.5-7 yrs... and I just wonder how much longer can I safely be on this??

With all these recent headlines of prescription drugs and the hormonal effect of propecia is there any reason to believe that prolonger use could protentially cause cancer?? I mean I've been on far almost 7 years now... and I'm really beginning to worry alot about this. To the point of OCD...

I've been on Propecia now for 7 years. I started when I was 21 and I'm now 28. I would say for me, it has lost somewhat of it's effectiveness. Def. not in the crown area but on the temporal and just a general slight thinning out all around. But I still look like I have a full head of hair. I...