Quitting fin after 10 months?

[yeahyeahyeah]

Why does every discussion about mpb or hair always go to some kind of getting girls comments? Are you here to get hair or for girls they really are two separate things. Anyone bald or not can get hot girls or anything between because its way way more who you are then if you have hair. Look around tons of guys have hair its not some magic link to every hot girl and honestly who cares even if it did?
Back to topic you dont want to stop propecia unless you absolutely need to. That being said I do think hair sensitivity to androgens changes over time and changing androgen levels can alter that, but its pretty clear we have little idea how any of it works. Can hair be more sensitive after years of propecia? Possible but no evidence to say yes for sure.

Women are the only reason why men are obsessed by their appearance.

[yeahyeahyeah]

Less hair = fewer girls. If it was not for women we would not care about hair loss



Your appearance is the single most important factor for how well you do w/ women, and hair loss is a deathblow to appearance in most cases



Everyone would care because women are what make us tick as men
Nothing else is more important as a male

People also treat more attractive people better.

If you look like a dweeb, nerdy. They think they can push you around.

I have seen this.

[Woodyy]

Update

Been well over a month off fin now, cosmetically I've not lost any hair and shedding is still at a normal rate.

Placebo or not mentally I feel great, best I've felt since I before I took it, confidence is way up to where it used to be. The most dramatic change though is in libido, it's honestly been so high the last few weeks to the point where it's genuinely annoying.

I don't like attributing all this to finasteride, I was and still am one of those people that think side-effects are well overstated and you should just take the pill and get on with it, unfortunately I had to stop but I definitely would never have stopped if it were not for my new job.

I know if I am going to lose hair it's not likely to have started yet anyway, I'm more worried about 2 or 3 months down the line but I'll have to just wait and see, I'm quietly confident I might get away with it though. Still applying topical spiro 2x a day to the temples so hopefully that will help.

I'll update in a month or 2, loads of people start threads about quitting fin and then never update it which is annoying so I'll make sure to try and remember to do that.

[bbbbbb]

Unless you're a professional athlete, you really shouldn't give up your hair for a job.

Just my opinion.

OMG. Such a ridiculous statement. You don't know what this guy's job is, the economy isn't in a great place, and you're encouraging people to give up their job to stay on fin. Everything that is wrong with a hair loss forum summed up nicely here.

[mpb47]

Been well over a month off fin now, cosmetically I've not lost any hair and shedding is still at a normal rate.

Placebo or not mentally I feel great, best I've felt since I before I took it, confidence is way up to where it used to be. The most dramatic change though is in libido, it's honestly been so high the last few weeks to the point where it's genuinely annoying.

I don't like attributing all this to finasteride, I was and still am one of those people that think side-effects are well overstated and you should just take the pill and get on with it, unfortunately I had to stop but I definitely would never have stopped if it were not for my new job.

I know if I am going to lose hair it's not likely to have started yet anyway, I'm more worried about 2 or 3 months down the line but I'll have to just wait and see, I'm quietly confident I might get away with it though. Still applying topical spiro 2x a day to the temples so hopefully that will help.

I'll update in a month or 2, loads of people start threads about quitting fin and then never update it which is annoying so I'll make sure to try and remember to do that.

FWIW you may get lucky and notice nothing or just very gradual loss.
I have read various reports from guys who have stopped and some notice nothing others notice rapid loss. I was on it years ago, had great results but stopped after about 5 years. Seems around the 3 month mark or so is when I started losing hair very quickly. But I stayed on Minox and got back about half of what I had on propecia. Over time I gradually lost more hair and basically got to the point where I had a bald spot so I started back on it back in July but on a low dose.

Wait and see what happens you may be ok, but if not use minox as it should help slow it down.

[ge77inhigh]

Hey Bro,

I think you will start losing hair if you get off finasteride. I think you can find ways around to maintain your hair. I would recommend start using minox and dermaroller. I am assuming that you are an Athlete. If a doctor waiver wouldn't be sufficient enough then do what you must. There are chances your hair loss is mild since your are off steroids. It might not progress as quick as some folks MPB progresses.

I had to get off finasteride wagon due to feeling depressed and weak all the time. Since i have been off, i have been using rogain/dermaroller. I have noticed some regrowth but nothing like finasteride. You do have option of messing with experimental treatment such as CB(AntiAndrogen). Of course not much is done on effectiveness of the treatment.

good luck.

[Woodyy]

Sorry I've not updated in ages, I genuinely don't think about hairloss much at all anymore. Still nothing, no shedding, no hairline recession.

I just had a shower, towel dried my hair quite violently and then ran my fingers through my hair 3-4 times, while I was on fin this would've returned about 20 hairs, this time around it was maybe 1. Seeing as I'm not sheddding anymore I think my hair is actually thicker.

So yeah, s5 cream to the temples once a day is doing a great job, I don't even have to worry about the messiness of it either as I put it on right before I go to bed and as soon as I get up in the morning I have a shower.

I don't want anyone reading this to take this as gospel and quit fin, my hairloss was only initially caused by playing around with steroids a year ago, I'm quite certain I wouldn't have lost any hair for many years if it wasn't for me doing that (no one in my faimly is fully bald, no one loses hair until 40+, my grandad has a decent amount on top aged 94, my dad is NW3V at 58)

I'll come back in a few months and update again, until then I'll stay away, spending time on these hairloss sites really poisoned my mind a few months back lol.

[Notcoolanymore]

I'll come back in a few months and update again, until then I'll stay away, spending time on these hairloss sites really poisoned my mind a few months back lol.

Not everybody can take in everything they read here and process it appropriately. Separate facts from the rest of the garbage.

[Woodyy]

Closing in on a year coming off fin now, just using minox once a day and spiro cream once a day, still holding steady, not lost even a millimetre on my hairline.

[Woodyy]

Not everybody can take in everything they read here and process it appropriately. Separate facts from the rest of the garbage.

I think all I meant was that I was constantly thinking of hairloss when I was on sites like this, rather than that the people on this site were poisoning my mind (which they weren't).

[OrdinaryUser]

Closing in on a year coming off fin now, just using minox once a day and spiro cream once a day, still holding steady, not lost even a millimetre on my hairline.

Is spiro cream systemic or is it localized to just the scalp? You experience any sides from it?

[goldnt]

Its localized

[35YrsAfter]

Due to my new line of work I won't be able to take finasteride anymore (it is banned as apparently it's used to mask steroid use), there's no getting around it, I have to stop. Don't really want to go into detail about my job but there are regular tests.

For me fin has maintained my hair well, my hairloss was caused by steroids in the first place, with my normal hormone levels I was fine. I'm hoping that seeing as my hair can cope with my normal hormone levels (or at least it could before) I should be fine coming off? The only thing I'm worried about is up regulation of androgen receptors, is this permanent and also would 10 months of use be enough to do it?

Thanks.

I would begin using alternatives to finasteride and just go with the job. If a cure becomes available in 5 years, you may kick yourself for passing up the opportunity.

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[Woodyy]

Is spiro cream systemic or is it localized to just the scalp? You experience any sides from it?

Local, and no sides. Honestly, if your hairloss is minor I couldn't recommend it more, a jar of s5 cream will last me 3-4 months if I apply it once a day to my temples, I can't imagine it would be that practical for moderate to severe hairloss though.

I would begin using alternatives to finasteride and just go with the job. If a cure becomes available in 5 years, you may kick yourself for passing up the opportunity.

Thanks man, that's what I did, this thread is old now though, just returned to give an update.

[OrdinaryUser]

Local, and no sides. Honestly, if your hairloss is minor I couldn't recommend it more, a jar of s5 cream will last me 3-4 months if I apply it once a day to my temples, I can't imagine it would be that practical for moderate to severe hairloss though.
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Thanks for the response. So, based off your experience, do you think spiro could be substituted for fin later on? Like, say I use finasteride for some months and get some decent results, is it possible that spiro could take over and just maintain those results? I'd rather not take something systemic like fin forever lol.