Started on Propecia on 3/5/2011

[GreatSage]

The Finpecia I get from unitedpharmacy and inhousepharmacy are also manufactured by Cipla.

Anyways at what point did you realize your hair fall had decreased and how were you able to tell? I'm currently near 6 months on the big 3 but haven't had any noticeable improvements yet.

[ulanude]

Read this. And the sides described in the artile are the least I would be concerned with (in the UK they now have to write since 2011 it in their information leaflet that it can cause male breast cancer...).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12040303

[ulanude]

Read this. And the sides described in the artile are the least I would be concerned with (in the UK they now have to write since 2011 it in their information leaflet that it can cause male breast cancer...).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12040303

[michael85]

GreatSage, well after like about 5 to 6 months, I felt my hair wouldn't break loose easily, and there was lesser shed.. My frontal hairline had been receding considerably but in the last 6-7 months that has stopped...

ulanude, good for you... dont take the med...

[jstyler]

I'm now about 2 weeks short of 52 weeks on propecia. When I started I had what I believed to be fairly modest hopes to retain my remaining hair density and not to expect any regrowth.

I'm very pleased that so far my hopes have been fulfilled and that as far as I can tell the thinning has either stopped completely or is continuing so slowly so as to be imperceptible over only 1 year. I don't think there has been any regrowth but whilst it would have been welcome it wasn't something I expected.

As far as I can tell I haven't experienced any side effects. And certainly nothing related to sexual functions. A couple of months into taking propecia I did think I might have some dark rings about my eyes but if they were related to propecia they soon disappeared, and could well be entirely unrelated. I do believe that some people do get hit by some pretty nasty side effects so I can understand why some people are so put off taking it but I felt it was worth the risk and thankfully I've been fortunate. However I did delay taking it a couple of years because I was afraid of the side effects and I just wish I'd been braver sooner as I could have been retaining far more density than I am now by delaying it a couple of years.

I don't have any area that is completely smooth as in hairless but my hair is noticeably thinner on the crown and just behind the hairline. I seem to have like a bridge of thicker hair across the middle of my head between these two areas. I've usually had my hair cut short, grade 1 on top and 0.5 on the sides to try to balance the the different density and that was teamed with an extensive collection of hats! However since taking propecia I've tended to go a bit longer, 3 on the sides and then a little longer than that on top. I also tried using a concealer for the first time just last week called nanogen nanofibres. It's actually quite awesome! After I've put it on, the thinning areas just don't look thin anymore and it feels great to go out without a hat and not feel like my hair is noticeably thinner than ayone else's. The ads say it takes 30 seconds to apply but I've found it takes a few minutes. I guess I'll get quicker though as I get used to it. Well worth trying something like that or toppik or viviscal though if you haven't already as you might find it works well for you too. It seems to stand up to wind fine as well. I drive a convertible which was definite hat territory with the roof down but I've driven with the nanofibres on and no hat and they haven't blown away at all so that's good. I need to do a rain test when the weather turns.

Still, overall feeling positive.

[pika365]

I'm coming up to my fourth month now and I don't believe it is working for me. My hair is incredibly thin, wispy and is not looking any better.

Infact I think I have lost a bunch of hair at the rear of the top of my head (is that the crown?) and vertex.

I feel the same... check out my post where I have posted some pics.. The thread is 2 pages long. Progressive photo diary. I really on't know whether this stuff wil work for me or not! :S

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=5501

[Jkel]

I think most guys who take Propecia feel fine. Not everyone gets great results, but most guys will not have any side effects. My Goal was to just keep my hair from getting worse. So far so good and I’ve been on it for a few years now.

[Winston]

I’ve been on Propecia for several years also, and have only had a good experience. I agree that most men do very well on the medication.

[michael85]

13 month Update:

Only good things to say. I have grown my hair long (have not cut it for 2.5 months now)... Wash my hair almost twice everyday (as I go to the gym), and hair fall is minimal.

Hair has surely grown stronger, and with the long hair there is absolutely no way of telling that I have lost hair at my temples... The feeling is great and the long hair actually looks good now.

Zero side effects.

~Michael

[alex82]

Sounds good michael. Glad to see someone getting results.
I'm 6 months or so into using fin but sadly only have had increased shedding and ruined hairline density trying to stay positive!

I'm sticking with it though... Posts like yours give some hope!

[3rdDecade]

Hey Hurts, who the **** do you think you are to tell me what to think or not to think about my father ? Don't stick your ****ing nose in someone else's personal life. That's first.
So you're basically saying he shouldn't have started a family or lived his life normally because he was BALD? Living your life normally at the expense of your children IS what being self-centered is all about, dumb ****. When you KNOW you're passing bad genes to your children but you insist on doing it anyway to satisfy your selfish desires at best is what I'm against. When a father for example who has dwarfism marries a woman who has it too and they decide to have children the only thing people can think of is "they have the right to have a family blah blah blah.." What idiots like you don't ever want to think about is the child who's being born to be cursed with whatever jacked genes his parents have without him/her ever having a say in the matter, and then having to live a ****ed up life of suffering because his ****ing parents "wanted to start a family.." Obviously the vast majority of people NEVER see it this way. Of course when the child is born with whatever deformity every body starts blaming god somehow. Well, like I said, you're too dumb for this and I'm not going to waste time on you.
So yeah, I'm "blaspheming" my father. If you have a problem with it go **** yourself or don't read what I have to say and DONT stick your nose in people's personal lives that you know nothing about.

You should respect your father, disrespecting him over something as trivial as balding which most males suffer from is mad!

[alex82]

I don't know... I'm seriously considering if it would be fair of me to procreate having been lumbered with this mpb curse and seeing how it has affected me and others. Even though my mpb is not as severe as some, it's really picking up pace now at 30yrs and I'd hate to pass it on to any offspring... The only other baldness in my family that I'm aware of is my maternal grandfather who was nw6-7! So there is a strong ****in gene in there somewhere . I'm hoping that genetic screening will come into play in the next few years. I really think this will be the only hope for future generations.

[michael85]

I did get my mpb gene from my Maternal grandfather. So did my brother.. my elder brother did nothing and he hardly has any hair left now!

But, just because we have mpb in our genes, it does not mean we should not have offspring.. that's taking it a tad too far!

[michael85]

Its been close to 17 months since I started .... Big BIG reduction in hair fall, to an extent where hair fall which happens is akin to that of a normal person without mpb ...

Hairline stays as is... Hair has surely become slightly thicker and I have been growing my hair long, so absolutely no evidence that I have a receded hairline at my temples.... I am happy with the results thus far, and hair-loss isn't a concern anymore ! And there has been no side effects...

At the 18 month point, I plan to take a testosterone check, and keep comparing henceforth every 6 months....

[rdawg]

Sounds awesome man, so it definitely worked for you in the regard that you have not lost any further hair. In that case this is great as future products will be able to help you and possibly be cheaper for you than if you went all the way to NW7!

Question though, did you have any vellus hairs when you started on propecia? By Vellus hairs I mean hairs that were half minimized and very thin but still noticable when you look closer(they look white and frail)