Temporarily going off finasteride

[bruce42]

Question: If you wanted to go off finasteride temporarily say to have a baby or whatever other reason, how long would you need to be off of it to get it completely out of your system? How much longer for side effects to disappear?

Thanks.

[Assemblage23]

I stopped for four weeks you will notice a real difference after two weeks. Some say it takes months for full recovery but I definitly felt a difference after two weeks. However the prospect of going bald still scares the shit out of me so I got back on Propecia.

[bruce42]

I stopped for four weeks you will notice a real difference after two weeks. Some say it takes months for full recovery but I definitly felt a difference after two weeks. However the prospect of going bald still scares the shit out of me so I got back on Propecia.

Notice a difference in what sense? Hair thinning again or libido or something else?

[mattj]

This is not based on personal experience, but it's possible that by stopping Finasteride, you'll lose any hair you retained while using it.

[mmmcoffee]

this number is just from memory, but I think you have to wait 6-8 weeks before giving blood. The reason is they dont want the blood going to a pregnant woman and causing damage to the fetus.

You'd be off of it for a long time though - considering youd wait 6-8 weeks before even trying to conceive, and then it could take a lot longer to impregnate whoever.

[Campbell22]

this number is just from memory, but I think you have to wait 6-8 weeks before giving blood. The reason is they dont want the blood going to a pregnant woman and causing damage to the fetus.

You'd be off of it for a long time though - considering youd wait 6-8 weeks before even trying to conceive, and then it could take a lot longer to impregnate whoever.

Yep this is pretty much correct. There have been no actual reports of issues in humans but in some animal studies at very high doses there have been.

But why take the risk. I know I wouldn't

[Assemblage23]

Notice a difference in what sense? Hair thinning again or libido or something else?

Libido


Hair didnt shed at all after four weeks off it.

[WarLord]

Question: If you wanted to go off finasteride temporarily say to have a baby or whatever other reason, how long would you need to be off of it to get it completely out of your system? How much longer for side effects to disappear?

Thanks.

To have a baby? You mean to have a bald baby that will subsequently thank you for your great bald genes? I can't understand that some people can be so selfish and impudent. They theirselves mind their genetic make up, but they have no problem to spread it further?

[StayThick]

I stopped for four weeks you will notice a real difference after two weeks. Some say it takes months for full recovery but I definitly felt a difference after two weeks. However the prospect of going bald still scares the shit out of me so I got back on Propecia.

You felt a huge difference I'm assuming in a positive way upon quitting, meaning your body is telling you what you are doing to it is not good. Don't understand why people choose to ignore what their body is telling them all in vain.

Dude I want to keep my hair as much as the next guy..but not at the expense of my health and overall well-being. You guys ever think about the fact that a woman can't come in contact with the damn pill itself, possible birth side-effects, difficulty conceiving, etc?

Yet you guys still pop the pill everyday. I found other ways to keep my hair. Wish you all the best in health long-term while taking that drug. Really do..

[DepressedByHairLoss]

I know, I'm experiencing the side effects of taking Propecia and they are really pissing me off. However I cannot stand losing any more hair so I'm choosing "bad" (living with the side effects and keeping my hair) over "absolutely awful" (living life as a bald man). But I'm not sure how much longer I can deal with these side effects though so I'm not sure that I'm committed to being on this drug for the rest of my life (another reason why I'll never get a hair transplant). And also, I cannot stand when people say that they have side effects taking finasteride and then others automatically dismiss them as being "psychosomatic".

[StayThick]

I know, I'm experiencing the side effects of taking Propecia and they are really pissing me off. However I cannot stand losing any more hair so I'm choosing "bad" (living with the side effects and keeping my hair) over "absolutely awful" (living life as a bald man). But I'm not sure how much longer I can deal with these side effects though so I'm not sure that I'm committed to being on this drug for the rest of my life (another reason why I'll never get a hair transplant). And also, I cannot stand when people say that they have side effects taking finasteride and then others automatically dismiss them as being "psychosomatic".

Depressed, couldn't agree more brother. You literally sound like me a year ago. Thought of going bald frightened the holy hell out of me, so I continued usage.

It wasn't until I started getting embarrassing comments about my once athletic build from friends, that I started realizing what the F am I doing to my body and is it worth it. Ultimately, the drastic negative changes to my body, lack of hair regrowth etc.. led me to quit.

I found other ways to help maintain my hair, but now rest comfortably knowing that stuff isn't in my system anymore. It's a tough decision, but looking back I'm glad I quit when I did.

[stilted]

I know, I'm experiencing the side effects of taking Propecia and they are really pissing me off. And also, I cannot stand when people say that they have side effects taking finasteride and then others automatically dismiss them as being "psychosomatic".

Sorry, but I can't help but see an amusing contradiction here -- I think the problem is that you dismiss the word "psychosomatic" while posting under the name, DepressedByHairLoss!

"Psychosomatic" does not mean "fake, manufactured symptoms." Psychosomatic refers to when distressed mental states manifest themselves physically. And DEPRESSION causes endless physical symptoms.

I'm not saying fin doesn't cause ED in some people. I'm just saying ED is caused a hell of a lot more frequently by depression than by fin. A balding man self-conscious enough to take a drug once a day for the rest of his life to retain hair is obviously going to be more self-conscious in the bedroom. This will lead to more ED than a drug.

The same can be said for loss of body mass. People age, no longer have the time to work out like they're 18 without a care in the world, our metabolisms slow, but no -- it's not the natural progression of a human being aging that's making it harder and harder to lose these love handles -- it's propecia.

I've been on fin for 16 years now. The only sexual side-effects I've ever experienced came from Effexor - an antidepressant. And even then it wasn't about not being able to get it up. I simply couldn't climax.

Maybe you do have legitimate side effects from the drug alone. I'm not here to disparage you if you do. I only say this so you don't simply accept these symptoms as propecia-related and therefore do nothing about them!

[dex89]

I'm pretty sure FIN won't effect the child's birth.