Started Finasteride, turned gay.

[chrisis]

Originally Posted by yeahyeahyeah

I wonder why propecia had to have such BS potential sides to begin with.

Would have been better if the sides were something more minor - headache or some shit.

It's because it works by interfering with the male hormonal system, which is responsible for sexual health.

[gutted]

Originally Posted by yeahyeahyeah

I wonder why propecia had to have such BS potential sides to begin with.

Would have been better if the sides were something more minor - headache or some shit.

it just goes to show how useless of a treatment finerstride is.

[mathmoose]

Originally Posted by Tracy C

At this time I have reason to believe those men who are using it for their hair line only are at higher risk of experiencing the possible negative side effects.

Hi Tracy,

What makes you say this?

Thanks

[Tracy C]

Originally Posted by mathmoose

What makes you say this?

Before joining this forum, I knew several guys who are taking Finasteride and none of them have experienced the possible negative side effects. Most of those guys are taking the 5mg dose for their prostate but they all also have moderate male pattern hair loss (NW3, NW4 & NW5) or worse.

Since joining this forum I have read many post from younger guys who have mild male pattern hair loss (NW2) and I observed that these folks complain about side effects more than the NW3's NW4's or NW5's. There are also many posts from young guys who do not have MPB but want to stop, prevent and reverse their adult mature male hair lines. These are the guys who complain about side effects the most.

Unfortunately at this time I do need to point out that the words some, most and all do not mean the same thing. I need to do this because there are some readers here who insist on using these words interchangeably as if they do mean the same thing, especially when they are reading posts that I have written.

Anyways, to get back on subject. Another poster pointed this observation out so I started paying more attention to it. I think that it is reasonably safe to theorize that the less a male needs this medication, the more likely he is to experience the possible negative side effects. The more posts I read and the more I learn about the posters themselves, the more this seems to be the case. I feel this observation is significant enough to consider it as a possible explanation for the dramatic rise in complaints about Finasteride.

Please note that I cannot take credit for this observation. Another member made it and I just confirmed it through my own observations. That other member did not want me to say who he is.

[Tracy C]

Originally Posted by gutted

it just goes to show how useless of a treatment finerstride is.

This statement is completely false.

[25 going on 65]

Finasteride is very effective if you want to keep your hair.
I agree with people who recommend tapering the dose when going on or off. I didn't, but it's probably safer to.

[gutted]

Originally Posted by Tracy C

This statement is completely false.

obiously not for the fda pupetts...

for some it is absolutley true.

[Dan26]

The bottom line with propecia which I think a lot of MPB'ers don't want to come to terms with is, you ARE compromising your health in exchange for your hair. 2% sides is a joke, we all know this. But, I do think the % of persistent sides may be a bit overblown.

As for this gay-debate, I may as well chime in. My theory, there is a very small segment of the population that are actually born gay. You could compare this to a genetic defect. However, the majority of the gay population are in fact bisexuals. Sexuality does have an element of social construct / preference involved. Procreation is the driving force of nature, so in essence, it's not so much that there is something 'wrong' with you if you are attracted to the same sex, but something is 'off' if you are not attracted to the opposite.

Come at me bozo's!

[Dan26]

And Chrisis, for someone who has experienced adverse sides, I think you are very reasonable in regards to your views on fin.

[chrisis]

Originally Posted by Tracy C

Please note that I cannot take credit for this observation. Another member made it and I just confirmed it through my own observations. That other member did not want me to say who he is.

I'm really confused. I thought I was the one who came up with this? not that it matters I guess.