Propecia: Any side effects

[notsure]

Hi,

I am new to this forum. First a little history:

I am not sure if I am having hair loss - I have always had a receded hair line - as far back as I can remember being conscious about it. Childhood photos also indicate that I have always had a receded hairline. But, recently - I have been worrying if it has been receding further - and I am only 25.

I was planning to visit a AHLA recommended clinic. But I was wondering if I am recommended propecia, should I take it - did anyone see any side effects to the medicine ?

Also has it worked for other members here ?

Thanks in advance for all your replies.

[Winston]

Propecia works! Most people do not experience side effects but it can happen. No big deal really because you can just stop taking it and they go away. Your doctor can tell if you you should try the drug or not.

[speedman]

i definitely don't want to scare you, but i have been on propecia for about 3 months and just recently noticed breast tenderness. when i first started propecia, i had testicular pain for one week and it went away. i also had watery semen since i started and it has continued until now. But I think I am going to stop taking propecia now, because i could live with watery semen, but breast tenderness really scares me. i probably will not go back on propecia unless i find info in my research that tells me otherwise. the bad part is that i just refilled my propecia prescription for another 90 days and paid $200 that I will probably not use.

[Zao]

I’ve had a lot of luck with Propecia, with no side effects. I did have the testicle pain when I first started but that went away a long time ago. I never had the breast tenderness, so I can see why you are stopping it. Did you try to cut it in half to see if you still feel the tenderness? I’ve heard Spencer Kobren recommend this on his show. Supposedly you can still see benefits at half the 1mg dose.

[TeeJay73]

Almost 2 years on Propecia. No side effects here.

Good luck and give it a shot!

TeeJay

[speedman]

zao, i might consider cutting it in half or taking it every other day if i notice my hair thinning at a rapid rate (i have to admit i am in a tough situation here, damn if you do, damn if you don't). this is the thing that pains me the most about my side effect of breast tenderness, because my hair is thinning but i still have a good amount where it is not noticable and i definitely felt like propecia was stopping my hair thinning.

nosture, my advice is to take propecia because i definitely do think it works, but if you notice several side effects then i would stop.