I was worried for myself taking it too... been on it for about a month now. It doesn't hurt to try... Just starting a regiment made me feel 100% better about my situation. I have VERY mild sides if any (so far)- but i feel more sexually virulent than i have in a while (even vs. being on test boosters). It actually has helped me even out mood swings and generally be a happier person.
My advice - if you take ANY change as negative, you probably aren't ready to start fin. Take it for a few weeks and evaluate how it affects you- and just try to adapt a positive outlook on that. Just because your on a medication where some people say their dick turns into a flaccid lump of flesh doesn't meant it WILL happen to you.
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TERRYFIED? really ? maybe you should start by reading the leaflet ?? don't know for your finasteride but mine doesn't have heart failure,instant tranny transformation or even falling dick as side effects
maybe you should take it for a month and see ?? well i'm just sayin...Leave a comment:
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Don't listen to all the horror stories. The perma side effects you hear about are EXTREMELY RARE. Less than 2 percent. I was in the same boat as you when I got a finasteride prescription. The Dr that gave me mine is a hair surgeon and I asked him. He said he has had hundreds of patients on the drug and he only had to take 2 of them off of it. One for unrelated liver issues so he couldnt take any meds. And the second because of side effects. He halfed the dosage of that patient and the side effects went away.
I personally have been on finasteride now for over a year and half. The first week I had an insane rise in sex drive and then it went back to normal. Had a slight testicle ache on and off for a month and then that went away as well. Had no other sides to speak of.
Finasteride is very safe drug. Dont short change yourself out of all the fear mongering. Give it a shot for a year and see if it helps your loss. Mine completely stopped and I grew 80% of what I had lost back including on my hairline. Its worth it.
Also find a dosage that is right for you. For the first half a year I was on it I was only taking .25 MG a day. Thats 1/4 of a 1mg pill. After that I bumped up to .5 mg a day because it is cheaper and generic. According to studies .25mg is about 75-85% as effective as 1mg and .5 is 98% as effective. Saves money and you take less so if you are someone that is more sensitive to sides you reduce your risk of getting any.Leave a comment:
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Terrified of potential side effects
Hi all,
Long time lurker of the board. Been waiting for newer treatments to come but taking forever, so I finally went to a doctor to see about my thinning. He said I look good (very low NW) and that minox / finasteride would be the best starting point for me.
I picked up some generic Propecia (manufactured by Camber), but I haven't started taking any yet. I'm absolutely terrified by the horror stories of side effects & permanent damage, etc. I've never been on medication before.
Can I get some feedback from the people here? Are the horror stories few/far between? Hype?
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