Just started Propecia, Age 20.

[seattle30]

Victim of DHT "I have no doubt that many of the people who are experiencing side effects experience them because of psychosomatic reasons. I'm sure if you give these people sugar pills and tell them it's Fin they'd still have these side effects."

A sugar pill does not inhibit the neurosteriods 5 alpha-tetrahydroprogesterone and 5 alpha-dihydrodeoxcorticosterone. It will also not inhibit an androgen which plays a role in erectile function, from a paper in the journal of andrology titled the Effect of 5a-Reductase Inhibitors on Erectile Function "In the castration group, the thickness of tunica albuginea decreased significantly and the elastic fibers were mostly supplanted by collagenous fibers, and in the DHT-inhibited group, the elastic fibers were replaced by disorganized and thick collagenous fibers. Since the tunica albuginea plays a major role in the erectile mechanism of the penis, the latter results offer an explanation for the presentation of ED in patients treated with 5ARIs."

I think this statement by victimofdht is basically like telling hair loss sufferers that its "all in their head." Obviously not everyone who takes the medication experiences the persistent side effects after cessation, but for the unknown percentage who do they are very real.

[Confided]

I'm the same age and in the same situation and just recently started taking Propecia, absolute no sides at all so far. To be fair though I was kinda "excited" to go on it and was focusing more on the positives.

Good to hear, I'm doing the same thing. My scalp is still really itchy and I also pay attention to when my hair starts shedding but I guess it's just me being paranoid. I'm a lot more positive now that I'm on the propecia because of the fact that I'm actually taking a step to combat it.

And thanks to everyone that shows a lot of interest in the ED aspect of the symptoms but I'm having no side effects at all and my package is a functional as ever. haha.

Once again thanks to everyone for the encouragement I really appreciate it.

[JOE-91]

You will experience sexual side effects within a few months and stop taking the drug. I guarantee you.

[Confided]

UPDATE MONTH #1: I've noticed that I've been shedding excessively. When I run shampoo through my hair when taking a shower I notice sometimes 10-20 hairs on my hands. Some days I only see a maximum of 5. I don't really understand why it fluctuates but I hope it doesn't last long. It also seems like my hair has begin to recede a bit faster along my temples, side, and front hairlines. Wouldn't it be some shit if this exacerbated the hair loss and it didn't come back? I hope this isn't the case.

[GreatSage]

Are you just on Fin?

[Confided]

Yes, im only on propecia.

[Confided]

My right nipple has seemed to become pretty damn tender. Every time I press on it, it hurts a bit. I might just discontinue the drug right now.

[SBTRKT]

Please get off the drug before you ruin your life.

[Confided]

UPDATE MONTH 2: So It seems like what I thought was a tender nipple actually turned out to just be an ingrown hair and has since gone away. For the first month of being on Propecia I notice a LARGE amount of shedding. I was shedding 10-20 hairs every time I ran my hand through my hair in the shower and about 5-10 hairs when my hair was dry. Since month 2 has rolled around I've seen those numbers drop drastically to about 5 hairs max when shampooing and about 2 when running my hands through my hair when dry.

I have also noticed that it seems like my hair in general is looking to be a little bit thicker (or maybe I'm imagining it). Either way, my hair loss has completely halted and my hair feels physically stronger from where it was over a month ago. I have noticed no side effects so far whatsoever up to this point and have no complaints, except for the high price .

[GreatSage]

Confided where are you buying your pills from?

I'm currently one month into the big 3 so I'm hoping to see some results in the next couple of months like you, I want to halt my hair loss and grow some back with Minox.

[Confided]

Unfortunately im buying my Propecia from wallmart atm. About $70.