TOPIC: Propecia for hair loss

medilook wrote: Mustang - have u personally taken the drug?

Yes, about 8 years ago for about one year when I noticed my sex drive was down and my orgasms were weak. It worked for hair loss but messed up my sex drive. At that time, I never heard of that medicine having such an effect, I just related it to my problems and I stopped it. Took me a long time to get better, I will never know if it permanently effected me or not...Now we know the truth...Those F...ers!

ive taken proscar for about 8 years and havent had any problems and i believe its the only reason i still have a full head of hair. I have 2 other friends that are just as happy with the product as me. thats my experience.

My hair started thinning quite a bit 2 years ago and still is thinning. I was prescribed propecia but decided not to take it after doing some research. I also had a good friend who suffered some pretty aggresive side effects, he still has ED problems and he quit taking it over 3 years ago. I still have plenty of hair and am not in a hurry to mess up my body chemistry. My .02. To each their own, hope your endeavors are successful medilook

You are grossly misinformed. Even the insert that comes with Propecia now states that some sexual sides may persist after discontinuation. It was not there when the drug went to market. Not everyone has these side effects. Many do. There are many lawsuits against Merk for the drug Propecia. I trashed a free 2 year supply given to me by my hair restoration surgeon. I wouldn\'t even give that poison to an enemy of mine that suffered from hairloss. Read a few of the links. Hell, I don\'t care. Do as you please. Good luck.

Miracle - You make it sound as if propecia is a poison pill and anyone guy that takes this drug, is going to suffer permanent sexual side effects. If it was that dangerous, don\'t you think it would\'ve been pulled off the market by now? Finasteride has been around since 1992.

I asked for your opinion and I went to actual hair Dr\'s and a Urologist for their opinions. All but one said that Finasteride is a safe drug. I also take the drug cuz I do believe that sexual side effects can occur, but they subside when you discontinue using the drug.

They did clinical studies on this drug and side effects occurs in only 2% of ppl that take it. All the doctors I talked to says its safe. They prescribed it to thousands of times and said they never had anyone complain of \"permanent side effect.\"

jlmb - I\'ve been to several hair transplant Dr\'s in the LA area. Two of them say its too early for me to get a transplant. I have a diffuse thinning pattern so they said I might end up looking worse if I do get a transplant. Only thing they recommend I do right now is get on propecia and/or rogaine.

My highschool ex\'s dad was a Urologist and talked all the time about seeing patients with all sort of problems from hair medication. Erectile dysfunction, sex drive, and size loss (bloodflow and EQ).

And from my little knowledge of how these medicines work, its very unlikely it\'ll take you from much hairloss or balding to a full head. Get a transplant now while you still have donor hair to work with if you are concerned about your hair, I feel like the popular idea of hair surgeries is that they all look awful and are plug like but the current and modern techniques available are far from.

God damn? I told you so. Get off that fucking shit now! I told you to Google \"propecia and sexual side effects\". The majority of people do well? Bullshit. What about the people that don\'t? The side effects can be and often are permanent! There are countless guys in their 20\'s that will never enjoy sex again without a penile prosthesis/implant. Is your hairline worth that? The side effects only grow worse with time. Scientists are hard at work trying to find out exactly what changes take place in the body after Propecia has been administered in an attempt to reverse it. I was told by one researcher that Propecia permanently alters the androgen receptors basically rendering you female as your body no longer responds to androgens the same. He said that even at high doses of testosterone, former Propecia patients exhibited minimal benefit.

www.propeciasideeffects.com

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247858.php

www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/02/propeci...ction_n_3001721.html

www.livescience.com/13314-male-baldness-...ual-dysfunction.html


The list goes on and on. Why do you bother asking for my advice and then do EXACTLY what I told you NOT to do? Propecia/Finasteride/Fincar and Dutasteride all change your body on the cellular level by systemically inhibiting the formation of DHT by the alpha-5-reductase pathway. Guess what dude?... DHT is NOT the primary cause of androgenic alopecia. It\'s merely a piece of the puzzle. Your body NEEDS DHT... especially your penis! I\'m sorry for being so livid but please medilook... don\'t ask me for advice again. I\'ve offered you advice on a number of topics only to see you take the exact opposite approach. I only hope you don\'t end up regretting this for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.

I\'ve been on propecia for a month now. I have to say that my libido is slightly lowered and my Erection quality isn\'t as strong. MOst concerning is that I\'ve been feeling some discomfort in my right breast area and im concerned it might be symptoms of gyneocomastia. God damn propecia why do you have to have so many side effects.

I think for the most part, the majority of people do well on this drug, but still quit after a few years on the drug because after a while, they don\'t care about their hair as much like they did when they were younger. I still have not accepted my baldness even though i buzzed my head down the a 0 guard. I still dream of having a full head of hair one these days from taking propecia.

Though I underwent hair restoration, I\'d love to hear more as well. I\'ve done plenty of research on ACell and PRP. One aspect I found intriguing is that in many patients, the miniaturized follicles that were/should be gray grew in pigmented. Nice! I found it odd though as hair pigmentation is predominantly controlled by melanin and the enzyme catalase that inhibits H2O2. I wonder if the regrowth would remain pigmented over time... Would be interested to know his doctor and Norwood scale/treatment area plus associated costs. I\'ve read that the procedure only need be performed once every three years which would help offset sticker shock though I\'m sure more frequent treatments would improve results.

Gentlemen, my friend is on vacation (in South Africa). Will speak to him when he is back.

Will ask him and revert.

I second that, if you have any more information Supa..

Looks very promising. Can you please find out more info for us from your friend? Where, how much and how many treatments did he do? Thx!

friend of mine went for PRP (no transplant) and he is very happy, miniwikipedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/pla...eatment-for.html?m=1