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    Agreed, if the sides kick in and they get worse, you know really you can continue and hope or just kinda accept this isn't working and move on.

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    Hey

    I thought I would drop an update for anybody who may find interest in it.

    So I quit Fin just over two weeks ago. My plan was to taper off the drug, however I had already began cutting down the dose for two weeks, and off the back of some anxiety over libido issues I couldn't taper any longer.

    Results:
    Over the last two/three days I've experienced a much more normalized libido, which I think has coincided with a more general "appetite" for the opposite sex. I was surprised its only taken two weeks, however as i said before, had tapered for around two weeks prior.

    Thoughts:
    I'm well aware some have experienced short lived recovery followed by another drop, so I'm not getting too carried away yet. Also, my improved libido coincided with a stress free/ rest filled bank holiday back home with friends/family etc.

    In terms of shedding or loss I think its two early. Plus my hair is on the shorter side so its hard to tell. It'll come, its just a matter of when.

    Final thought:
    I kinda suspected a great deal of this could have been psychological (and I guess it still could be). I am a ball of anxiety most of the time. But It's been amazing to me just how effective the Fin potentially can be. If I continue to feel as I have the last two days then It's clear to me that Fin can be a nasty, If not equally as effective, piece of work!!

    Fingers crossed

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    Default 2 months off propecia...

    Not been on here for a couple of months. Here's an update for anyone who could be interested in my tale.

    To summarize: I quit Propecia around 2 months ago due to some Libido/Performance issues. My initial shed wasn't terrible, but not all of the shed hair ever returned, so in fact it left me with slightly thinner hair than i started with. I had been on the drug around 9 months. Maybe another 9 months would have brought results, but who knows!

    Anyway, the initial few weeks after quitting were fantastic! I quickly regained a roaring libido and a much more familiar appetite. However since then I had a slight decrease, before stabilizing. Much like my hair, my libido seems less than it was before it started. I'm not completely out of the game (so to speak) but its just made the whole arousal/sex etc etc a bit of a struggle.

    So basically a negative experience for me, though not as catastrophic as others. Propecia just seems to have fast forwarded hair loss by about 1 year and left me with a temperamental penis (sigh). Funny, despite my plight, and self-loathing for not just accepting it like a man and avoiding this disaster in the first place .....rogaine keeps coming to mind.

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    RU is better than fin anyway. Try it with the KB vehicle

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    Good decision pal! I've been on fin for 2 months and so far no sides (knock on wood). Going immedatly swap to RU if I notice any sides from the fin.

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    FELLOW HAIRLOSS WARRIORS, I haven't forgotten you!

    So It's been a while since my last post. Now that some time has passed I feel I can give a more full account of my story.

    So I quit March/April 2013 due to low libido after 9 months of Propecia use. After quitting I initially had a very immediate spike in my libido, this only lasted around 2 weeks before it began to drop again over the coming months. I would say that my libido is certainly lower than it was before starting propecia....but higher than it was during the last two months on the drug.

    After finding myself in a new relationship during this post propecia period, I realised that my current level of libido is not going to cut it! I have decided to get some blood tests done in order to clear some of the fog, and maybe narrow down the cause.

    I'm not yet resigning myself to a post propecia effects "doomed for life" scenario that many others often do. My libido wasn't that high and mighty before propecia due to constant anxiety and low self-esteem (I mean, I started propecia to prevent baldness....duh), so I will consult the doctors.

    If its.."hmmm not enough Iron *Mr Kloser43*" Then I'll take some pills...

    If its.."hmmm not enough vitamins *Mr Kloser43*" Then I'll take some pills..

    If its.."hmmm low testosterone *Mr Kloser43*" Then I'll go through some "wonderful" testosterone replacement therapy

    If Its.."hmmm everything is fine *Mr Kloser43*, maybe you're a big anxiety filled, depressed stress-bag who needs to eat better, relax, exercise more....oh and here's a Viagra to help you along the way, get back to me in 3 months" Then I'll just have to give that a go too.

    **Quick note on the hair-front**
    I think I gained very little during the nine months, so i lost little post quitting. My hair continues to slowly thin in a terribly depressing diffuse pattern. To be honest my libido has taken the forefront of my mind at this point, so I'm just dealing...

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    That is kind of my issues preventing me from propecia. Yeah it might help, but it might not too. Overall too many unknowns going on, and doctors are reluctant to prescribe it because common sense says do no harm, and taking a drug for a cosmetic problem is a dangerous game to play regardless of how you value hair.
    I also value my liver that processes that pill for years you take it, and whatever it is DHT does. Just yesterday a study said loss of estrogen can cause wait gain in men. We discover this stuff all the time clearly we dont understand it that well. I might wait a few years for a safe topical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by burtandernie View Post
    That is kind of my issues preventing me from propecia. Yeah it might help, but it might not too. Overall too many unknowns going on, and doctors are reluctant to prescribe it because common sense says do no harm, and taking a drug for a cosmetic problem is a dangerous game to play regardless of how you value hair.
    I also value my liver that processes that pill for years you take it, and whatever it is DHT does. Just yesterday a study said loss of estrogen can cause wait gain in men. We discover this stuff all the time clearly we dont understand it that well. I might wait a few years for a safe topical.
    Loss of estrogen?

    Fin increases it.

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