Finasteride has destroyed my entire life

[NotDyingBald]

Please ignore those who post in defence of Propecia. I believe they have an emotional connection to the drug, such is their desperate longing to keep their hair.

As you know, Propecia is one of the few drugs that can stop hair loss. It does this by preventing testosterone being converted into DHT - DHT being the culprit responsible for hair loss. It seems that either this mechanism causes side effects, or the drug is having some other unknown affect - unfortunately nobody knows. Further to this, I feel that the studies conducted prior to Propecia's approval by the FDA were methodologically flawed. Also be aware that drug companies (Merck in particular) have a track record for suppressing negative data.

I have suffered as a result of Propecia too, although my case doesn't seem as bad as yours. I can only suggest that you seek out an endocrinologist and get some blood tests done. Have you reported your case to the relevant drug authority too? You may also have a legal case, so check out your options.

I know it's frustrating, but ignore those who aren't willing to listen. I am confident that the truth will eventually out.

Chrisis, sorry if my nonsense words, or statistics aren´t as much reliable as your "feel"...

Also, saying to ignore others opinion, doesn´t give you more credibility.

And i think you´ve missed my first conclusion, "Sides do exist", so, i´m far away from trying not to listen. And i´m sorry for you. I just want you to understand that you have all the right to warn people about Fin, but that is still a long way between that, and the claims you do.

Cheers

[Jimmyjames1980]

Iv read all ur comments and still can't get my head around all this,the drug has killed me,simple.it needs banning,instead of arguing we should b getting it banned.can all these men that were healthy b4 b wrong?

[clarence]

Iv read all ur comments and still can't get my head around all this,the drug has killed me,simple.it needs banning,instead of arguing we should b getting it banned

from my cold, cold dead hands, mother****er!

[chrisis]

Chrisis, sorry if my nonsense words, or statistics aren´t as much reliable as your "feel"...

Mere semantics! Show me the type of study I've been asking for on this forum for almost a year.

[chrisis]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481923/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17655657

And in future, try looking on pubmed websites for studies conducted on particular drugs. There are over 4,800 hits for "finasteride" alone, and a great deal dealing specifically with ED.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand none of this deals with my criticisms of every study I've seen.

One last time:

Show me a survey that focusses on how Propecia affects men who are relatively young (< 35 let's say) and have minor cases of balding (e.g. only NW1 and NW2). Show me ONE STUDY.

[Benzzro]

Sorry if your story is real, but half your story seems so full of shite.

[BigThinker]

4. Aames is in fact Scorpion

Plot twist: you're Scorpion and Aames

Directed by Michael Bay

[BigThinker]

Iv read all ur comments and still can't get my head around all this,the drug has killed me,simple.it needs banning,instead of arguing we should b getting it banned.can all these men that were healthy b4 b wrong?

Honestly, I'm more worried about improper grammar and poor spelling as a potential side effect from fin.

[chrisis]

Honestly, I'm more worried about improper grammar and poor spelling as a potential side effect from fin.

Get over it. Here's a guy asking for help and there's a bunch of you scrutinising his grammar and spelling. How pretentious.

[BigThinker]

Get over it. Here's a guy asking for help and there's a bunch of you scrutinising his grammar and spelling. How pretentious.

Yeah, ummm, no. He's calling for fin to be banned (which is mind blowing) when there's so many dudes on this site that say it's done wonders for them. There's obviously going to be an increased concentration of people that have sides (or think they have sides) on this site. And, even after that, it's still a small proportion of the fin using population on this site that has reported serious sides. The drug has been out for what, like two decades? I'm pretty sure if the reports of sides were relevant every industrialized nation in the world wouldn't be prescribing it.

Look. I'm sorry for your situation. But, it'd be a serious injustice for you or Jim Bob over here to deter someone from fin who might have awesome benefits from it. When I get on it in a couple weeks, I'll be the first to openly share every ounce of my experience with you all. But, I won't be running around flying flags like my experience is a direct reflection of every other person.

[lalala]

Also, why is the blue image of the cross in scorpion's avatar picture the same as the red cross which cover's highlander's avatar picture.



Sorry for the off topic conspiracy theory but I just had to point this out.

What do you mean? Doesn't every cross pretty much have the same dimensions?

[chrisis]

But, I won't be running around flying flags like my experience is a direct reflection of every other person.

I'm not going to stop sharing my experience to give men a balanced view of this drug, just because it's an inconvenient risk that you'd rather not be reminded of.

I think after my surgery is done I will consider leaving this forum, because I'm tired of being bashed despite every good intention.

It won't be long before Propecia is withdrawn, mark my words.

[Aames]

Plot twist: you're Scorpion and Aames

Directed by Michael Bay

I'm going to post pics for a Norwood evaluation in a few days. This will confirm we are all different people and that Scorpion is no longer with us, may he rest in peace.

If I were Highlander, I would be very insulted that people are insinuating that I had the time to make THREE accounts for the purpose of trolling on a forum with very few regulars to even troll.

[Assemblage23]

I believe they are three different posters, and I even believe Scorpion and Aames aren't trolling at all.

Highlander isn't 100% troll, but he sure trolls quite a bit and this is very entairtaining. He sure was inpired by Scorpion. I really enjoy his posts you should not take them seriously this is just some sick humor.

[chrisis]

I also think Scorpion and Highlander are different posters.