Before & After 1 year - Finasteride (generic propecia)

[Arian]

Okay...

I started taking Finasteride in early 2011....I took that for a year. These are the side effects I noticed.

-enlarged breast tissue (gynecomastia), hate it!

-Low libido, having issues with staying "hard" and the worse one, not feeling the same amount of pleasure when ejaculating.

-I also noticed body changes like, a little weight gain, and a hard time losing weight but that might just be age, not sure.

Now, I am not sure if Finasteride lowers your testosterone levels, but it does feel like that. I did not notice that much of a difference, only faster hair growth but even when taking it I was still losing hair, so I am not sure if I should continue the treatment or not. What do you guys think? Do you guys think the generic brand of propecia (Finasteride) is less effective than Propecia? and is there alternatives?... besides the surgical ones of course.

I did not use Minoxidil even though it was recommended along with the Finasteride treatment. I stopped taking Finasteride for about two months now...I know you will lose the improvements if you stop taking it. I just don't know what to do at this point because of the side effects. Even though I know...the weight and sexual issues will not go away, I feel they're permanent.

The two first pictures are from March 2011, the other two are current.

Thanks!

[thatkidd]

Your hair seems to be a bit longer in the newer ones so its a little hard to tell how much it has helped, but i think it has some. It is hard for me to say.

I feel propecia has not given me any side effects..but in 5 years when something better comes out maybe I will feel so much different when i get off Propecia and realize all along it was messing me up. But I didn't have the sexual sides you do.

NOW I started adding some Avodart and within one month of 2X weekly grew awesome puffy fat nipples. Can still get rock hard and ejaculate a lot of fluid (the more common side effects) so Its like all the side effects went to my tits. Terrible.

I think Minox would help you...if you stayed on propecia, added minox, and used topik i could see it looks a lot better.

I don't think generic is going to be any different than name brand. I switched to propecia cuz a doctor wanted me to...load of crap though I am going to get back on fin I believe.

If you really experience what you consider to be bad sides, and say you're still losing your hair, then it isn't worth taking.

[Follicle Death Row]

Looks like the fin is working for the hair. Shame that it does seem to have some sides for some people. I'm not a propecia hater but I can attest to the whole puffy nipple gyno thing. Didn't notice the other effects though I have to say. That's why I chucked it because I was getting that straight off the bat. Was your nipple kind of tender too? Thankfully I'm fine now. I don't think you need to worry about lasting effects if you decide to give up.