POLL: Propecia side-effects - check this out

[Yahowha]

It'd be really interesting to see how many people here experienced side effects, and how those numbers stack up to the percentages given by Merck. Click below to take the poll.

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If I missed a side effect either write it into the "other" box or post a reply about it. Thanks alot guys.

 

[BadHairDecade]

A button should be added that says "Side effects gone after a couple of months"

 

[Yahowha]

Done. Thanks man.

 

[Resultsnottypical]

You can't choose more than one thing though? And many of the problems come together . YOu still would have an accurate poll if you allowed more than once choice, even though then, the amount of problems, wouldn't be per capita by person.

 

[Yahowha]

Just pick the side-effect that was most prominent or that troubled you the most, and if you had side-effects but they went away pick "side effects gone after a couple months." You're right about the multiple side effects problem, but as it is we'll get an accurate picture of how many people had side effects vs. didn't have them, and we'll at least get an idea about which ones occured the most.

 

[The Gardener]

I don't use Propecia, but, I'm going to go to that link and take the poll a few times and pretend that I got terrible, terrible life-threatening side effects from it just because I'm a whiner and I like the attention.

I'm kidding, guys. But, I think you get my point?

 

[GourmetStyleWellness]

That poll will be useful once you get about 1,553 people on it, rather than just ... 30 people grand total. Also keep in mind the poll will always be lopsided because its intent is to record side effects and the majority of people who don't get side effects won't even be looking at this site anymore. They'll be maintaining their hair and happy with Propecia. They likely wont even see the poll.

gourmetstylewellness.com

 

[Yahowha]

I don't use Propecia, but, I'm going to go to that link and take the poll a few times and pretend that I got terrible, terrible life-threatening side effects from it just because I'm a whiner and I like the attention.

I'm kidding, guys. But, I think you get my point?

I see your point, but the poll checks IP addresses and cookies to make sure people don't vote multiple times, and if someone gets off on voting falsely or voting if they're not even taking Propecia then so be it.

I completely agree with gourmetstylewellness.com's post. The poll should definately be taken with a grain of salt, or maybe a whole salt shaker of salt. It's obviously not scientific and is only sampling people on gourmetstylewellness.com.com who participate in the poll.

Also keep in mind the poll will always be lopsided because its intent is to record side effects and the majority of people who don't get side effects won't even be looking at this site anymore.

This raises a very interesting question. Why do people on this site seem to be so likely to have side effects? The Merck data shows about a two percent side effect rate, but this seems to be way off of the percent of people posting on this site who experience side-effects. This is based not only on this poll so far but also on just reading the boards for a while. There's alot of talk about the side-effects, even stuff like gyno which in Merck's studies wasn't shown to occur any more often in people taking Propecia than in people taking Placebo.

I think it's possible that some of you who are experiencing side-effects are experiencing them not because of the Propecia, but simply because you're so worried about experiencing them. It's like people who are cured of a disease by a placebo; their mind honestly thinks they're going to be cured so their body makes it happened. This is the reverse effect. If you're with a girl and you're worried about not performing well because you're on Propecia, then you're definately not going to perform well.

Obviously, a lot of people experiencing side-effects are genuinely experiencing them, but I just think this is something to consider.

Actually, as one final thought, this premise could be expanded to balding in general. If you're not worried about going bald it's probably not going to affect your life too much. The real problem is lack of confidence.

Cheers :hairy:

 

[sonicthehedgehog]

This is a good idea.

That poll will be useful once you get about 1,553 people on it, rather than just ... 30 people grand total. Also keep in mind the poll will always be lopsided because its intent is to record side effects and the majority of people who don't get side effects won't even be looking at this site anymore. They'll be maintaining their hair and happy with Propecia. They likely wont even see the poll.

gourmetstylewellness.com

I think the poll will be lopsided in the direction you say but I also think it will show that Mercks numbers are off taking into account the lopsidedness.

 

[GourmetStyleWellness]

This raises a very interesting question. Why do people on this site seem to be so likely to have side effects?

I just addressed that. People who have side effects and aren't happy with whats going on will stick around these circles. Those who have no side effects and results wont even think to come here again. Therefore you'll have a higher % of people reporting side effects.

gourmetstylewellness.com

 

[Yahowha]

Eh.. I kind of phrased that part of my post wrong. You're right that people having trouble with their treatments are more likely to stick around here. I'm just saying that maybe another contributor to at least some people's side effects is the worrying problem that I explained in the other post. One time I read something about gyno and for a little while I was all worried that it was happening to me. This was stupidity of course but it's got to happen to at least some other people. I'm guessing that people in the Propecia clinical studies weren't told what side effects to expect. We do know what to expect, and it's on our minds, and it might make us think that we're experiencing them.

 

[Redbone]

gourmetstylewellness.com is right, I had no side effects and frankly dont care about polls or people who have had or are whining about having problems while on Propecia. Every one I talked to on the streets and such have not had problems, even the doctors have no ill statements regarding Propecia. It may have problems for a very few people like 3 out of a hundred but thats it. I am not trying to be insensitive just taking a stand and letting the newbies know it is a good thing with low sides. I am not saying that you are not guaranteed to have no problems jsut stating that fact that lots of people are really paranoid about this drug and shouldn't be.

For you misinformed guys- no your dick will not fall off and you will most likely not experience a thing in that area. So cut the BS and start dropping this wonderful little orange or blue pill.

 

[Rudiratlos]

there are a lot off studies done on side effect with procar (5mg finast that it) in the treatment off protate enlargement

yeah and they have got notting to do with merckx ..and over 1000 paticipants over 5 years
show..no diffence in side effects with the control group after 12 months..

both groups (placeno vs proscar) show ca 7% of some form of sexual "side-effects"