Age To Wait Until Starting Propecia

Endmymisery

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So I'm 19 and almost 20, and I was wondering what's the best time to start taking finasteride /Propecia? I'm a nw2.5 currently heading into the nw3 category.
 

stachu

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you can start now.

I started at 19. Still I my height going up facial hair growing too. I am still getting hairy on my body, but on head also! :)
 

shookwun

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Immediately


Why wait and cope. Which you will inevitably give in to once it becomes drastic enough anyway.


Save yourself the misery.
 

Endmymisery

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Immediately


Why wait and cope. Which you will inevitably give in to once it becomes drastic enough anyway.


Save yourself the misery.
You're right. The sexual side effects scare me but the side effects of being bald scare me even more

I want to start slow tho and take 0.5mg everyday, so half a pill. Do you think it will at least halt my hairloss?
 

shookwun

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Sexual side effects are overrated and won't happen.

Stressing yourself over notbing.

O.5mg has been shown to be almost indenticale in effectiveness as 1.25mg.



Stop waiting and wasting time. Beat advice you will receive
 

The Wolf of Bald Street

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I'm 21, and am taking 1mg everyday. Haven't gotten sexual sides AT ALL, but I think it is messing with my head (brain fog, anxiety, and depression) so I might stop soon. I am going to talk with my doctor about it. But that of course could just be from stressing about hair loss. I am afraid to stop though since I am diffuse NW3.5 so I run the risk of being very bald very soon without anti-androgens and I can't really afford to do anything other than just shave it bro which I don't want to do. Ugh, having hair loss when you are young and poor sucks.
 
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dr75

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You start TODAY if you want the best chance to keep your hair. There are many men on this forum alone that avoided finasteride and ended up taking it anyway after they realized they are visibly bald a few years later. The difference is that they are much balder than had they taken it a few years before. Try to preserve your hair rather than try regrowing it later on, it is much easier.
 

DonaldAnderson

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I started at around 20. Ive kept most of the hair i had then. Easier to keep then to grow back. I would worry about long term affects, though. Actually thinking about this again maybe will need to make sure fully matured. Theres the catch...
 
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Razzabo

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Sexual side effects are overrated and won't happen.

Stressing yourself over notbing.

O.5mg has been shown to be almost indenticale in effectiveness as 1.25mg.



Stop waiting and wasting time. Beat advice you will receive


Keep telling yourself that. You need DHT to make a penis.
 

dr75

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f*****g lol at the first derm I tried to get a finasteride prescription from

Fullhead dude in his 60's. He told me "I don't prescribe finasteride because I wouldn't take it myself"

No sh*t
When i first went to a derm asking for finasteride, he told me that finasteride is a feminizing drug and is not prescribed to young men.

He was probably a first year resident doctor, around 26 years old. More interestingly, he was a fat NW6.
Most derms are useless.
 

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When i first went to a derm asking for finasteride, he told me that finasteride is a feminizing drug and is not prescribed to young men.

He was probably a first year resident doctor, around 26 years old. The more striking point is, he was a fat NW6.
Most derms are useless.

I have a different derm now who prescribed it in a heartbeat. My primary Doctor also writes me scripts for it

I definitely understand some guys have trouble getting their hands on this stuff legitimately though
 

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When i first went to a derm asking for finasteride, he told me that finasteride is a feminizing drug and is not prescribed to young men.

He was probably a first year resident doctor, around 26 years old. More interestingly, he was a fat NW6.
Most derms are useless.

first guy, fullhead asian 50s flat out refused to give me it after much chat. said it was stupid, that fuking with hormones was no joke. i should embrace high testosterone lol. i am a man!

i thought he was a moron

second guy (in room opposite lol) gave to me a week later within minutes. 50s guys fullhead too just different opinion.

got pills, got fucked up, i understand first guys hesitation
 
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