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Fin is only good for mild/moderate balders. For heavy balders like me, it does not work.
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Originally Posted by baldozer
Fin is only good for mild/moderate balders. For heavy balders like me, it does not work.
It doesn't need to work. Bald is cool man, haven't you heard ?
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Originally Posted by HairIsLife
It doesn't need to work. Bald is cool man, haven't you heard ?
It is cool indeed, but I'm joint pointing out a fact. Heavy balders might start taking Fin, with the hope that they would not lose any hair, but instead might end up both bald and with the side effects of Fin.
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Originally Posted by Notcoolanymore
Now first off I want to make it clear that I understand that there are real potential side effects with the use of finasteride. I am sure there are people that have suffered these side effects and feel bad for those people.
With that out of the way. I am sick and tired of all the paranoia that has been created and spread across the internet, including this website about the use of fin. Unfortunately fin is the best(or one of the best) thing we have going when it comes to the battle of hairloss. Too many men are not using this drug because of an irrational fear of its potential side effects.
The fear of fin and even minoxidil resulted in not doing anything to attempt to stop my hairloss. Don't make the same mistake I did and wait 15 years before you decide to try the best thing we have!
Drugs act differently for each person. Some people have had real problems .
About 10 years ago I had great results with propecia after trying minox alone. At that time minox was not enough. Propecia worked much better than I expected- I grew back hair more than some women have, but around 5 years I got off due to problems. Whether it was the propecia or something else I will never know for sure.
As far as the minox alone, for some that's all they can do. At some point my loss slowed down and minox alone gave me decent results. Not nearly as good as propecia but at least slowed down my progression. If they can only use minox then that is ok because it is better than doing nothing and giving up.
A few weeks ago posters in another thread convinced me to give propecia another try. But this time I am going about it slow, some would not agree but this way is better than not taking it at all. Next Sat it will be a month and if all is still well, then I will increase to 2x a week. And so on and so on.
But I am still scared so I feel for the guys who won't/can't use it.
Don't criticize them- if anything be like Desmond and gently convince them to try it in small doses like I am doing.
I am crossing my fingers I will get lucky again and in a year from now will have hair that will make women jealous
good luck to everyone no matter what course you take!
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I believe that sides can be very real, and have happened to some fin users. I truly believe that, but the mass hysteria that people have created on the internet over the use of the drug is just ridiculous.
I have no problem with people being smart about fin or other prescription drugs to be honest with you. You are doing the smart thing by micro dosing and easing back into the drug. I am definitely not telling people to shove a bunch of pills down their throat.
I don't like prescription drugs, or even over the counter drugs. I don't even like taking aspirin unless completely necessary. But as far as hair loss is concerned, options are very limited. We don't need to continue to spread and scare people out of treating their hair loss.
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Originally Posted by Notcoolanymore
I believe that sides can be very real, and have happened to some fin users. I truly believe that, but the mass hysteria that people have created on the internet over the use of the drug is just ridiculous.
One dr had a decent explanation about the sides. He said often a man could be developing other health issues and would get the "sides" sooner or later regardless. And propecia could be a coincidence or maybe just push them over the edge of what was going to happen anyway. He mentioned diabetes and a few years ago I was very close to developing it and did have propecia sides even thought I had been off of it for like 5 years or so at the time.
Not saying this is true all the time, but maybe this might be true for some who have problems.
I have no problem with people being smart about fin or other prescription drugs to be honest with you. You are doing the smart thing by micro dosing and easing back into the drug. I am definitely not telling people to shove a bunch of pills down their throat.
Agree and think maybe more people would try it if they ease into it.
I don't like prescription drugs, or even over the counter drugs. I don't even like taking aspirin unless completely necessary. But as far as hair loss is concerned, options are very limited. We don't need to continue to spread and scare people out of treating their hair loss.
Yea I wish I didn't have to use it or anything for that matter. But even though my loss has slowed down, minox alone is not enough to stop it. For me propecia was the only thing that ever really stopped and reversed my loss both front and back.
So far so good.. will increase dose frequency starting next week.
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I can't get through a day around here without having to read a post from somebody about how fin destroyed their life. It's just getting worse and worse by the day. Many of these guys will take fin, and on the first day feel a tingle in their testicles, and stop taking the med. They become the newest members of the anti-fin movement and probably create an account on the anti propecia(I don't even want to mention the name) website. The sad thing is, these are the same guys that will return to these forums years later. Only now they are more advanced on the norwood scale and ready to give fin another try. Thinking they can turn their NW5 or worse into a NW2.
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Originally Posted by Notcoolanymore
I can't get through a day around here without having to read a post from somebody about how fin destroyed their life. It's just getting worse and worse by the day. Many of these guys will take fin, and on the first day feel a tingle in their testicles, and stop taking the med. They become the newest members of the anti-fin movement and probably create an account on the anti propecia(I don't even want to mention the name) website. The sad thing is, these are the same guys that will return to these forums years later. Only now they are more advanced on the norwood scale and ready to give fin another try. Thinking they can turn their NW5 or worse into a NW2.
At this point I know of no side effect that would stop me from continuing dut/fin. Hair is so important to image....I used to worry about gyno but compared to going bald it is nothing
Persistent ED would suck but I am not worried about that.
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