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Hi everyone. This is a thirteen-year update from a long-term finasteride user. I never visit the site anymore although I posted a fair amount (under a different name) and read posts several times a day way back in 2000-2001. (The message-board archives going back that far were blitzed out of existence...

Good question -- but nope, none of that. Some minor increased acne over, say, the first month or two as my system adjusted, but otherwise no side effects over my ten years on the medication.

Two weeks ago, I reached my ten-year point on using finasteride. I thought I would drop by and give an update, since I haven’t visited these Forums in probably about six years. (In fact, it’s been so long that I can’t retrieve my forgotten password for my old posting ID because my Hotmail...

I can only say for myself. But in my first year on finasteride, I shed from all over my head, even though I was only visible thinning at the temples and vertex. Yeah, it looked like crap for awhile. It looked worse at points during my first year than when I had started. I was thinking, "Man, WITHOUT finasteride...

I had tons of shedding around months 10 and 11. I really freaked out. It was fine. I'm approaching my six-year mark on finasteride and I've pretty much maintained. I know it's hard to keep going when you're still shedding heavily an entire year into treatment. But you've made it this far, so just try to...

Hey. I posted my story here just today; it might be relevant to your question: http://www.gourmetstylewellness.com/discussions ... highlight=

Thanks for the supportive replies, guys! Yeah, even though I think about "hair issues" a fair amount still (though without that sense of panic and doom that used to pervade my thoughts 24/7), I haven't stopped to remember the shedding angst in a long time. Now, looking back, I remember all...

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a long time, but thought I'd stop by with an update. (Pardon me for posting info about finasteride that most of you probably already know.) I started finasteride almost six years ago -- in July 2000 -- at age 21 to combat a thinning vertex and temples. As of right now, I...

All this stuff we talk about is just related to one particular ailment! How could a GP possibly keep track of all the info and new research about the hundreds of ailments s/he treats each month?

There is no difference between Proscar and Propecia. Proscar is way, way cheaper though. Not only are the pills themselves cheaper, but each pill will last you for four or five days (buy a pill splitter and take 1/4 or 1/5 of a pill per day). In addition, your health insurance might pick up...

I hope so! I emailed Cipla and asked what the legislation and licensing fee would do for their prices on Duprost, but got no reply. I don't want to start on dutasteride and then have it skyrocket in price, because I can't really shell out for Avodart right now... Cheers.

Hey man. Couple other questions for you, while you're at it. By "more dense but no regrowth," do you mean that the existing hairs which have begun the miniaturization process are returning to their status as healthy terminal hairs? And what are you taking: Avodart, Dutas, or Duprost? Finally...

Hey Goingat20: Are there any posts where you detail your experiences on dutasteride? Could you put the url here? Thanks!

So the fact that Dutasteride produces better results than finasteride is not as much related to its inhibition of 5a-reductase Type I, and is more related to its greater inhibition of Type II relative to finasteride?

It's true that the most stringent restrictions apply only to new Indian generic drugs (those not in production already). But the New York Times reported that "all the generic drugs already approved in India can still be sold, though sellers must now pay licensing fees." What this will mean for...