Started Finasteride, turned gay.

[konfusion]

I have advocated this for a long time, and I believe finasteride can alter one's sexuality. Look into a previous thread I made regarding the subject.

Either way, the chances of getting sides from fin are exceptionally low.

It may slow down or even in very rare cases almost kill your sex drive but it won't change your sexual orientation. Unless you are closeted all your life and trying to blame it on the drug.

[chrisis]

And Chrisis, for someone who has experienced adverse sides, I think you are very reasonable in regards to your views on fin.

Thanks. I can't exactly deny it has been useful for some men, but I always strongly urge caution, especially younger guys with mild loss.

[chrisis]

Please note that I cannot take credit for this observation. Another member made it and I just confirmed it through my own observations. That other member did not want me to say who he is.

I'm really confused. I thought I was the one who came up with this? not that it matters I guess.

[Dan26]

And Chrisis, for someone who has experienced adverse sides, I think you are very reasonable in regards to your views on fin.

[Dan26]

The bottom line with propecia which I think a lot of MPB'ers don't want to come to terms with is, you ARE compromising your health in exchange for your hair. 2% sides is a joke, we all know this. But, I do think the % of persistent sides may be a bit overblown.

As for this gay-debate, I may as well chime in. My theory, there is a very small segment of the population that are actually born gay. You could compare this to a genetic defect. However, the majority of the gay population are in fact bisexuals. Sexuality does have an element of social construct / preference involved. Procreation is the driving force of nature, so in essence, it's not so much that there is something 'wrong' with you if you are attracted to the same sex, but something is 'off' if you are not attracted to the opposite.

Come at me bozo's!

[gutted]

This statement is completely false.

obiously not for the fda pupetts...

for some it is absolutley true.

[25 going on 65]

Finasteride is very effective if you want to keep your hair.
I agree with people who recommend tapering the dose when going on or off. I didn't, but it's probably safer to.

[Tracy C]

it just goes to show how useless of a treatment finerstride is.

This statement is completely false.

[Tracy C]

What makes you say this?

Before joining this forum, I knew several guys who are taking Finasteride and none of them have experienced the possible negative side effects. Most of those guys are taking the 5mg dose for their prostate but they all also have moderate male pattern hair loss (NW3, NW4 & NW5) or worse.

Since joining this forum I have read many post from younger guys who have mild male pattern hair loss (NW2) and I observed that these folks complain about side effects more than the NW3's NW4's or NW5's. There are also many posts from young guys who do not have MPB but want to stop, prevent and reverse their adult mature male hair lines. These are the guys who complain about side effects the most.

Unfortunately at this time I do need to point out that the words some, most and all do not mean the same thing. I need to do this because there are some readers here who insist on using these words interchangeably as if they do mean the same thing, especially when they are reading posts that I have written.

Anyways, to get back on subject. Another poster pointed this observation out so I started paying more attention to it. I think that it is reasonably safe to theorize that the less a male needs this medication, the more likely he is to experience the possible negative side effects. The more posts I read and the more I learn about the posters themselves, the more this seems to be the case. I feel this observation is significant enough to consider it as a possible explanation for the dramatic rise in complaints about Finasteride.

Please note that I cannot take credit for this observation. Another member made it and I just confirmed it through my own observations. That other member did not want me to say who he is.

[mathmoose]

At this time I have reason to believe those men who are using it for their hair line only are at higher risk of experiencing the possible negative side effects.

Hi Tracy,

What makes you say this?

Thanks

[gutted]

I wonder why propecia had to have such BS potential sides to begin with.

Would have been better if the sides were something more minor - headache or some shit.

it just goes to show how useless of a treatment finerstride is.

[chrisis]

I wonder why propecia had to have such BS potential sides to begin with.

Would have been better if the sides were something more minor - headache or some shit.

It's because it works by interfering with the male hormonal system, which is responsible for sexual health.

[BGP]

Thanks for your input ladies and gents. I think I'll go ahead with the gradual increase in dosage shortly after I get my blood tests done.

[yeahyeahyeah]

How many of your 915 posts is talking about Finateride? I boldly say more than 2%.

You are on every finasteride thread possible, saying the same thing. You need to cool down.

I wonder why propecia had to have such BS potential sides to begin with.

Would have been better if the sides were something more minor - headache or some shit.

[2020]

Don't ever speak to me again.