Afraid of Propecia

[norc]

just finished doing my regimen Minoxidil.... i believe this is really not enough...and i noticed more thinning as I apply min just now....whoo....im starting to think it might be worth to give fin a try.....

[Jcm800]

Yep, I know what you mean dude, for the guys that's have little/no sides it's a wonder drug.
For those on Propeciahelp.com it certainly is not.

[norc]

Hi. I actually believe there are risks on taking this drug...though I believe as well there were some persons successfull on FIN. If this is not a feasible long term solution, then what? I mean how can we now combat MPB if the only drug we are believing to help us is now considered dangerous.

Believing on FIN makes me feel hopeful for my hair..But understanding the risks makes me feel so helpless....

[jtn]

I'd love to come to the rescue here and tell you propecia is effective. I started taking it about 5 months ago to preserve a moderately receded hairline from getting worse. I haven't noticed much up top yet, nor should I at only 5 months, but the hair on the sides of my head, above and in front of my ears has THINNED MASSIVELY. It's transparent now, and soon I fear I will be bald there. I used to have beautiful hair that fell over my ears when it got long, now it is just whisps of crap. I took it to help things, and it RUINED one of the few good features I had left about my hair. I'm supposed to just sit here I guess and believe that this is coincidental timing of DUPA, and me starting finasteride. That I know is bullcrap. I was the most optimistic person about propecia before I took it. I wasn't worried one bit. I still remain optimistic, but the changes in my hair are not my imagination, they are real. I can only pray now it goes back to the way it was as there is no way I'm quitting the very drug I've put every ounce of faith in anytime soon. Please keep in mind the hair on the top of my head has not changed at all, propecia did not cause me to lose hair in MPB areas.

I would also like anyone reading this to know that I lift weights, and propecia has is no way negatively impacted my results in the gym. I have a very muscular physique and I feel if it had a large impact on my testosterone I would have noticed as I've been weight training for many years.

[Jcm800]

Sadly i think you are right Notbaldyet, i don't think my Dr is clued up about Fin, he was flippant and casual in his 'go for it' stance.

Strikes me that everyone on here that advises i take it is in the lucky category - none or little sides. And the unlucky ones are now posting on Propeciahelp.

Big decision, i certainly don't view Fin as a vitamin, and have been reading all the pros and cons. The Jason Statham look suits him fine, but id hate it. Then again id hate a possible fkd up hormonal balance too.

[dgman21]

wow everyone is talking like propecia is a deadly drug. If you care about your hairloss take the dam drug!!!
I'm thinking surgery the next step for me. If you won't take a pill then you will never go under surgery which is a lot scarier. Its a question of if you wanna fight hairloss or just shave your head....

[Notbaldyet]

crazy

i really think you guys should try to grasp the concept that propecia is a very very strong medicine that will alter who you "are" - its going to decrease your DHT levels and increase your estrogen levels. thats a fact. what is that going to do to you? who knows... yeah, you may keep your hair (most women don't go through male pattern baldness, right?) but it will do other things that may not happen to men who do not have elevated estrogen levels and decreased DHT. these things are insidious, most of them are not even known by the medical and scientific community, and you may not even be aware of it until you start crying at chick-flicks and admiring purses at the gap.... i apologize for frightening you, but i would encourage you to think of propecia as fundamentally altering your 'sexual designation'; if you take if for long enough, your hormonal profile will sort of become that of a nebulous non-male, non-female designation, and thats no hyperbole. this ain't no vitamin for hair, people. those doctors who are telling you to 'go for it' are just not educated about what this medicine really does. i'm all for hair preservation, but the science is just not there yet without really mucking with "you" and your identity as a man. your mom who tells you that she can see your scalp should really realize how much damage she is doing to you, i know -- i went through the same crap. don't let these people and their stupid insensitive remarks push you into taking a medicine that will really, really mess with your system. its not worth it. think jason statham. it'll be ok.

[norc]

Made a decision yet Norc? I'm still middle of the road, but am seriously still thinking about it..

can't decide yet...but seriously considering it already....I actually have 5 tablets already. I bought this before christmas. But afraid to take them. So I keep on reading....

[Jcm800]

Made a decision yet Norc? I'm still middle of the road, but am seriously still thinking about it..

[Jcm800]

yup. same here.

problem is, i just saw my photo captured awhile ago at work with friends..and damn! my hairline is really thinning...i cant just sit and relax here..i must be doing something..and this is really irritating....

Yep I'm in exactly the same situation. My mother said she can see my scalp the other day, that hurt, but i know its true

[norc]

No not easy, i appreciate ppl on here have very good results with Fin, but i also appreciate the guy's on PropeciaHelp have not - and thats what is concerning me, how the hell do we know if we're gonna be one of the lucky guy's? or the un-lucky one's thats got more serious issues than hairloss to contend with now as well?..

yup. same here.

problem is, i just saw my photo captured awhile ago at work with friends..and damn! my hairline is really thinning...i cant just sit and relax here..i must be doing something..and this is really irritating....

[Jcm800]

we have the same situation...just need to decide now....if it's only that easy...

No not easy, i appreciate ppl on here have very good results with Fin, but i also appreciate the guy's on PropeciaHelp have not - and thats what is concerning me, how the hell do we know if we're gonna be one of the lucky guy's? or the un-lucky one's thats got more serious issues than hairloss to contend with now as well?..

[norc]

Yep, mine was quite laid back and said go for it, as i said, he said there are risks, but it wouldn't be prescribed if it was causing lots of negative effects..Just have to decide myself now..

we have the same situation...just need to decide now....if it's only that easy...

[Jcm800]

My doctor is actually saying the same...to go for it!

Yep, mine was quite laid back and said go for it, as i said, he said there are risks, but it wouldn't be prescribed if it was causing lots of negative effects..Just have to decide myself now..

[norc]

I just went to see my GP about Fin, asked his advice, he's well aware of the drug, and said yes, of course there's possible side effects, there are with any drug. He precribes it for Prostate issues, and as far as he's aware none of his patients are suffering serious sides at all.
He said if it losing hair concern's you "go for it"

My doctor is actually saying the same...to go for it!