Recent content by Roberto

Apologies if this is off topic - I'll keep it short. DHT (which finasteride reduces) is critical for development of male sexual organs during puberty. There is actually a medical syndrome in which the body produces insufficient DHT, and you get fully developed adults with miniaturized private...

Probably because anything they say other than "no-comment" increases their potential risk of legal liability in case future events do uncover something - I wouldn't necessarily take it as them hiding anything. But count me among those that are doubting the 2% number for sexual side effects of...

Very true! Though I never would have guessed that 1.25mg/day would be dramatically worse than 1.0mg, seeing as the normal dose for Proscar is 5mg/day for prostate problems. But if I were someone starting out on finasteride, I would do the following: 1) Start with 0.5mg and never go above 1mg/day...

*Short term update* After 4 days off finasteride, I am seeing signs that my libido is definitely recovering, so that makes me feel optimistic. I had forgotten what it was like to feel really horny, and its great to have that coming back. "Performance" of the equipment has made some minor...

I had a similar experience at first.. I think this is a boost in initial testosterone (due to reduced conversion to DHT) before the body tries to down-regulate it. It seems that sexual response is a complicated thing that involves both testosterone and DHT, and changing that balance can cause...

A couple of reasons I believe it was the finasteride: - The same symptoms I had went from fairly-bad to very-bad with a dosage increase. Ie. there were no "new" symptoms, just a worsening of things I'd already been experiencing. - I've now seen many reports of very similar side effects from...

I wouldn't consider going back on it until the side effects have resolved themselves. At that point I could consider 0.5mg and see how it goes (I do have lots of proscar left), but I'm guessing that the side effects are caused by the same processes that help the hair.. ie the reduction of...

Rogaine etc. is not really a convenient option because I am a diffuse thinner, and would have to put the stuff on the entire top of my head, mixed into my current hair (doesn't sound like fun to me!). I'm going to start using Nizoral shampoo though, as I understand using it 2-4 times per week...

Possibly worth it for the first couple of years.. though if it takes a long time for me to get my mojo back, I would have to say definitely not worth it! I feel that the last several years as the side effects have grown, I have paid way too high of a price in terms of quality of life. I just...

I've been on finasteride for more than six years, and its been very effective up until this last year. I'm a diffuse thinner on my entire crown area, and there is no question that it thickened up my hair substantially. I've been taking 1/4 proscar every evening (1.25 mg finasteride). Right at...