Those on Propecia: What ACTUAL side effects have you had?

[Guest]

data???

do i look as if i carry around a pile of datascripts with me???

tsk tsk

 

[hairschmair]

Hotlegs,

I agree 100% with all your assertions.

Random

"merck's experiments were from 35-60 year olds"

I wonder sometimes where these complete made up facts come from? I read the FDA presentation a couple of days ago. It was 18-41 I believe. In fact one of the questions from the FDA people was "we notice you have no data on people over 40-something...."

Jay

 

[Guest]

:evil:

stab me in the back then hairschmair... if thats your real name!! or is it 'beazelbub' aye?? the witchfinder can sniff out traitors from miles of...

 

[hairschmair]

sorry random. just stating the facts. We're all in this together.

jay hugs random

 

[Red Rose]

I read the FDA presentation a couple of days ago. It was 18-41 I believe. In fact one of the questions from the FDA people was "we notice you have no data on people over 40-something...."

Have you not read the study

Int J Dermatol. 1999 Dec;38(12):928-30.

"Improvement in androgenetic alopecia in 53-76-year-old men using oral finasteride"

Brenner S, Matz H.

Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

 

[Hotlegs]

data???

do i look as if i carry around a pile of datascripts with me???

tsk tsk

random, people will read your post and mimic it either on other forums or in the future as fact, this happens repeatedly, this is how misinformation spreads quickly, unless you have a link to any data that shows 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors show greater sexual side effects in younger patients I will have to conclude this is more of a guess than actually any real information.

 

[Thinning]

random, people will read your post and mimic it either on other forums or in the future as fact, this happens repeatedly, this is how misinformation spreads quickly,

Yeah, I mean if it wasnt for this forum I would have never known that masturbation leads to massive irreversible hairloss!

:freak: :dizzy:

 

[Red Rose]

Well the general rule is that hearsay evidence is not admissible but it was interesting to note that Peter Mac (an independent hair transplant surgical assistant, consultant, and hair loss researcher) at HLH said the following

"I attended the 2004 ISHRS conference in Vancouver. A leading dermatologist from the University of Vancouver showed some study data about Propecia that was a big eye opener. Finasteride has a tremendous effect on those of us aged 18-41. However it only has a minimal effect on those 42-60."

The link may be tenuous but could we assume for the sake of argument that the demographic that responds best to finasteride will have the greatest propensity for sexual side effects?

 

[The Gardener]

I think the reason why sexual side effects drop off in men over age 42 is that most men at that age are married and probably have been for several years. And, the length of marriage is generally inversely proportional to the incidence of sex.

If you are 45, married for several years, mortgage, 2.5 children, etc.... you don't want sex anymore. You just want that b**ch to leave you the hell alone long enough to enjoy a nice football game on TV.

 

[Red Rose]

You just want that b**ch to leave you the hell alone long enough to enjoy a nice football game on TV.

Just before she does that though she can get me a nice cold one from the fridge. b**ch.

 

[Resultsnottypical]

Garderner....at that age, with her and the kids and the mortgage...you want one thing...

to die


naw, just kiddin...


I have been on finasteride since july of 2004, with no side-effects, maybe slightly increased libido.

 

[juststarting]

I love it when someone posts in this forum, generates a TON of great responses, and the OP never shows up again lol

 

[SSM23]

Propecia 3 months - Weak cumshots!!!!

 

[juststarting]

Propecia 3 months - Weak cumshots!!!!

Maybe it's the camera angle?

 

[BadHairDecade]

The first couple months on finasteride my libido shot wayyy up. Then went back to normal. Then it went a little below normal.
Then at month 4 or 5 I got a slight case of gyno which I treated by lowering my finasteride dose and started using Tamoxifen. This seemed to help quite a bit.
Everything was fine for a few months and I was able to get back to 1mg of finasteride and stop taking Tamoxifen.
A couple months back (maybe month 12))my libido completely disappeared. Couldn't even get it up and on top of that the gyno started coming back. I dropped finasteride for 2 weeks. After 1 week off my libido came back nice and strong and the gyno started disappearing again. I should also mention that I was taking Tamoxifen again and using DIM for the Gyno and taking L-Arginine for the libido. Now I'm at month 14-15 on finasteride and things are starting to normalize again.
I still beleive that finasteride side effects are rare and I just happen to be one of the unlucky few that it does happen too.

 

[reallysad]

Can anyone tell me how to identify whether I have developed gyno?

During the time I have been taking Propecia, I have also undergone great stress due to my hairloss.

Since I handle stress by eating a lot... My weight went up by 10kg. Now I can't decide whether I am developing gyno or its just me getting fatter. Help!!!

 

[lossing my hair]

i have almost 2 month on propecia. no noticible sideeffects except a decrease in the amount of semen.

 

[juststarting]

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[BadHairDecade]

reallysad......sent you a PM.

 

[too bald too furious]

1 year 6 months, no side effects

ADMIT IT..YOU ARE TYNAN.

Petchsky has been on finasteride for 2+ years.

Gardener hasnt taken the finasteride route.

Hotlegs ID was earlier "Guest".

Come on Tynan..come out of the dark shadows!