Need Help Developing a Regimen Without Fin

[25 going on 65]

It totally amazes me that guys who refuse to take Finasteride because they are terrified of the possibility of sexual side effects would even consider touching Spiro. It shows just how severely misinformed these guys are.

Another thing that amazes me is that these guys would rather take something with no appropriate establishment of safety over Finasteride. These are not things that a person who is sound of mind does.

Well in this case I think he isn't familiar with all these treatments which is why he's asking about them here. I think he's making a wise choice in doing that rather than just jumping on some new meds without doing his research first

It's guys who make their first post on hair loss forums saying "my experience after 3 years on oral spiro" who would really blow my mind!

[MrBlonde]

I am in the same boat as the OP. Stressed and constantly worrying about my thinning hair but looking for something that wont mess up another part of my body.

I appreciate your advise Tracy and have no doubt you are more experienced in this area than me but I'm not going to start a treatemnt to stop one problem only to start another more serious problem in another area.

I won't consider anything else other than natural stuff like Toco8 right now and it will possibly cost me a lot of hair opposed to being on Fin but there is now way I'm dicking around with my pecker (ba dum dum tiss, I'm here all week).

The funny thing is I have started my own vitiman reigem. I'm not sure if its doing much up top. I still see two or three hairs on the pillow in the morning and some fall out if I run a comb or my fingers through my hair but I am constantly feeling fantastic downstairs. Amazingly senestive feeling erections.

I do a lot of excercise, including weights and running and I dont sleep very well with my insomnia. I would often go through cycle of crap libido. I would still get hard morning and night but it was a lifeless and pleasure free erection and climax. I had no idea how long it would last when it struck, sometimes a month and then you'd get maybe a week of sensitivity only to return to sex being a chore due to pleasureless climaxes, it was not watery or anything like I hear about fin, just lifeless....

.... but since I stared the vitman cycle I feel amazing in that department all the tie and my sleeping has improved. I cant wait to see my girlfriend next weekend. I hope she is ready for a serious workout

[Tracy C]

I don't want to add fuel to this fire but I think Conpecia is referring to topical Spiro not oral Spiro which does not have the same systematic absorption.

If I were a guy there is no way I would even touch Spiro.

There is a damn good chance fin will cause sexual side effects.

The legitimate data does not support that in any way shape or form. Maybe it is higher than Merck claims, but it is obvious that it is not as high as the fear mongers are claiming. Then there is also the very strong evidence that much of this is psychosomatic. You can ignore the data all day long but ignoring that data does not change what that data says. It just is what it is.

[UK_]

Then there is also the very strong evidence that much of this is psychosomatic. You can ignore the data all day long but ignoring that data does not change what that data says. It just is what it is.

Reduced sperm count psychosomatic? How does that work?

Gynecomastia psychosomatic? How does that work?

Also... where is the 'strong evidence'? Because from what I can see on propeciahelp, there's more clinical attention surrounding ACTUAL sides as opposed to psychosomatic sides.

While some forms of ED can be psychogenic, those that are experiencing such phenomena usually still encounter nocturnal and morning erections, however PFS sufferers have absent morning & nocturnal erections & significantly reduced sensitivity.

The body will also upregulate androgen receptors in light of your attempts to manage your own endocrine system.

[Tracy C]

Do you bother to actually read what I write? No, obviously you don't. If you are not going to bother to read the whole thing, don't respond.

[UK_]

Do you bother to actually read what I write? No, obviously you don't. If you are not going to bother to read the whole thing, don't respond.

That's what you say to everyone that argues against your garbage useless comments: "you didnt read what I wrote"... "you didnt get what I said"

What's there to get? LOL you clearly stated there's STRONG EVIDENCE that a lot of the sides are psychosomatic...

If you were informed about MALE sexual dysfunction you'd know that absence of morning and nocturnal erections are NOT consistent with psychogenic ED -

[Maradona]

Your best bet is RU.

Mine is too.

[neversaynever]

If I were a guy there is no way I would even touch Spiro.





The legitimate data does not support that in any way shape or form. Maybe it is higher than Merck claims, but it is obvious that it is not as high as the fear mongers are claiming. Then there is also the very strong evidence that much of this is psychosomatic. You can ignore the data all day long but ignoring that data does not change what that data says. It just is what it is.

It is higher than merck claim, not sky high but high enough to make me not want to risk it

[neversaynever]

Do you bother to actually read what I write? No, obviously you don't. If you are not going to bother to read the whole thing, don't respond.

Everything with you is by the book.

Some people driving under the speed limit, some people cruise the limit, some people like to over take.

It can be great to be by the book, but other times we need to be more open, because the book is sometimes wrong. We have examples of this all around us, everyday.

[UK_]

It is higher than merck claim, not sky high but high enough to make me not want to risk it

A good decision IMO - you can always shave it and still have a normal life/sex drive... trust me... if you end up with PFS hair loss will be the least of your worries...

[Conpecia]

Tracy, I find it difficult to believe that I am just unluckily part of some tiny minority of men who get these sides from fin. I just responded to another thread about a guy who is getting gyno from propecia. The forums are riddled with men complaining about ED and watery semen, lack of a sex drive, etc. The sides are higher than what Merck claims. Unless you perform the studies yourself, you know nothing more than anyone else here. People do not have time to waste complaining about sexual side effects in baldness forums if they do not experience them. This isn't some hoax. Wake up. Your constant defense of finasteride approaches blind faith, and if you continue attempting to disregard and quiet those of us who have experienced these sides you may very well endanger others, as there is a greater chance they will not believe us. The sides are real and worse than what Merck claims. I would never in a million years have taken fin if I knew I was going to have chronic epididymitis for 7 months and counting. Again, wake up.

[worried]

Back to the topic please... I also want to develop a regimen without fin
thanks

[UK_]

Tracy, I find it difficult to believe that I am just unluckily part of some tiny minority of men who get these sides from fin. I just responded to another thread about a guy who is getting gyno from propecia. The forums are riddled with men complaining about ED and watery semen, lack of a sex drive, etc. The sides are higher than what Merck claims. Unless you perform the studies yourself, you know nothing more than anyone else here. People do not have time to waste complaining about sexual side effects in baldness forums if they do not experience them. This isn't some hoax. Wake up. Your constant defense of finasteride approaches blind faith, and if you continue attempting to disregard and quiet those of us who have experienced these sides you may very well endanger others, as there is a greater chance they will not believe us. The sides are real and worse than what Merck claims. I would never in a million years have taken fin if I knew I was going to have chronic epididymitis for 7 months and counting. Again, wake up.

Tracy is clueless. The sides associated with propecia are real.

We need a better alternative to blocking androgens & screwing up our brains.

[Maradona]

Tracy is clueless. The sides associated with propecia are real.

We need a better alternative to blocking androgens & screwing up our brains.

did you get ****ed by propecia too bro?

[25 going on 65]

lol this again. Balding will have a greater impact on your sex life than finasteride in 90+ % of cases unless you're an old man. For those who get sexual side effects, this is obviously not the case.
Instead of rehashing this argument for 10 pages, for the thousandth time, and seeing it end the exact same way it always does....maybe some of the full-time BTT researchers can actually aid this poor guy in building a fin-free regimen that might help him. It will involve experimental, potentially unsafe (often ineffective) treatments, but it's his business to weigh the risks and benefits and make a personal choice for himself.
Minox and keto can help. I guess equol and RU can be effective if we're going by forum anecdotes, but I don't know how to get reliable/pure sources? There's also a particular saw palmetto complex that might help as an adjunct treatment though it won't maintain hair by itself....I forget which complex but someone can hopefully link to it.
Also, not really an MPB treatment but I notice less shedding and better hair texture when I stopped using SLS & ALS on my scalp. These days I just use keto at the start of the week, glycerin soap in the middle of the week, and running water for the rest of the washes. Hair looks better and surprisingly the scalp is staying cleaner with this approach.

Edit: isn't there also some stuff that starts with "CB" that might be promising? It's been posted about in the "cutting edge" section of the forum.