Propecia Confusion

[Artista]

Hello Manofsteel ..
I have been taking Finasteride for just a little over 6 months now.
I personally have not experienced any negative side effects to date and yes, I HAVE been seeing improvement to my hair.
My wife has confirmed that , my doctor too.
By the way, my wife and I have had NO sexual issues due to the med.

[Notcoolanymore]

But what can I realistically expect from it in terms of stopping the loss and hopefully regrowth? Basically, assuming no bad sides how long should one take it before making the decision to continue using it or move on?

Also, would I need to see a dermatologist or a regular doctor to go about getting it? I notice several sites floating around the net have it without a script. Are any of these reliable and do any of you use products from such sites?

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As far as regrowth goes, I would say you will grow back hair. How much? Everybody is different, so no way to really know until you try unfortunately. I would say you need to give it at least a year. I am 6 months on fin(also using minoxidil) and I already have regrowth. Document with pics. That is the best way to check for progress. Don't just eyeball your hair and say "this crap isn't working" and give up.

You don't really need to see a Dr. to get fin, but you should anyway. I am assuming you get regular check ups/blood work, etc. Your Dr. will know if you are healthy enough to at least give fin a try.

[manofsteel]

As far as regrowth goes, I would say you will grow back hair. How much? Everybody is different, so no way to really know until you try unfortunately. I would say you need to give it at least a year. I am 6 months on fin(also using minoxidil) and I already have regrowth. Document with pics. That is the best way to check for progress. Don't just eyeball your hair and say "this crap isn't working" and give up.

You don't really need to see a Dr. to get fin, but you should anyway. I am assuming you get regular check ups/blood work, etc. Your Dr. will know if you are healthy enough to at least give fin a try.

Actually I don't have a regular doctor right now and haven't for a few years... Mine got bought out and only works with veterans now and honestly I haven't found one I liked ever since. I should get on that though...

I am healthy though, don't smoke, rarely drink, eat organic and workout regularly... the only really bad thing is that I work nights but come spring I plan to move to days.

I do have plans to go through a doctor, but to keep my options open are there any reliable sources to purchase it online? (I'm more thinking price and convenience after the initial script. )

[Notcoolanymore]

Google "inhouse", I get my stuff there.

[Hicks]

Yes you can, but just no one to do it with.

Haha, maybe with yourself?


People come to the internet with problems. I've been on fin for 13 months no sides

[manofsteel]

Google "inhouse", I get my stuff there.

I notice they have an item there called "Finpecia 1mg (Finasteride) by Cipla in Goa". Is this the stuff? If so the price doesn't seem bad at all.

I do plan on documenting everything very carefully. Pictures and all. I suppose the idea would be to try it a year and then proceed with a HT if necessary just to evaluate everything.

Haha, maybe with yourself?


People come to the internet with problems. I've been on fin for 13 months no sides

Fair enough! Bad news always travels faster and further than good news.

How have your results been? Do you purchase yours from a pharmacy or online (if I may ask)?

Sorry about so many questions here. I'm just hungry for as much information as I can grab before I take the plunge.

[Notcoolanymore]

I notice they have an item there called "Finpecia 1mg (Finasteride) by Cipla in Goa". Is this the stuff? If so the price doesn't seem bad at all.

How have your results been? Do you purchase yours from a pharmacy or online (if I may ask)?

Sorry about so many questions here. I'm just hungry for as much information as I can grab before I take the plunge.

Yes you are looking at the right stuff. If you want to save even more money then do what I do. By Fincar(5mg finasteride) and cut into fourths. It is very easy to do with a pill cutter which will run you about $1. I would say the stuff works. I just updated my introductory thread and included my latest pics.

Don't worry about asking too many questions. Keep them coming.

[manofsteel]

Yes you are looking at the right stuff. If you want to save even more money then do what I do. By Fincar(5mg finasteride) and cut into fourths. It is very easy to do with a pill cutter which will run you about $1. I would say the stuff works. I just updated my introductory thread and included my latest pics.

Don't worry about asking too many questions. Keep them coming.

Actually that does raise another question. It seems like most people that I have read about are doing 1mg daily, but then they have the 5mg out there. I was originally under the impression that Propecia is 5mg of fin. Are there people actually taking 5mgs?

And a thing about minoxidil, I tried it for about six months over last spring and summer and never really noticed it helping any. Plus it didn't really go well with my lifestyle and was a pita to try and put on with the longish hair I had at the time (And honestly I'd like to grow it out again if I can get all this shedding reversed). I notice a lot of people saying their results are best when mixing the two though. It makes sense, but if I can avoid minoxidil I'd really like to. How essential do you guys think mino is in a routine?

Also, what about supplementing with things like zinc, biotin and saw palmetto? Do you guys place any value on that? I have been using the lipogain big3 shampoo as of late, don't know if it helps much but it smells amazing and makes my head feel pretty good after using it...

[Notcoolanymore]

Actually that does raise another question. It seems like most people that I have read about are doing 1mg daily, but then they have the 5mg out there. I was originally under the impression that Propecia is 5mg of fin. Are there people actually taking 5mgs?

And a thing about minoxidil, I tried it for about six months over last spring and summer and never really noticed it helping any. Plus it didn't really go well with my lifestyle and was a pita to try and put on with the longish hair I had at the time (And honestly I'd like to grow it out again if I can get all this shedding reversed). I notice a lot of people saying their results are best when mixing the two though. It makes sense, but if I can avoid minoxidil I'd really like to. How essential do you guys think mino is in a routine?

Also, what about supplementing with things like zinc, biotin and saw palmetto? Do you guys place any value on that? I have been using the lipogain big3 shampoo as of late, don't know if it helps much but it smells amazing and makes my head feel pretty good after using it...

Propecia is actually 1mg of fin. Are there people taking 5mg? I am sure there is, but most people take 1mg or 1.25mg if you are cutting 5mg pills into fourths.

I use minoxidil, but I started way late in the game. I am 37 now, but started losing in my early 20's. So I am just throwing everything I can to stop hair loss and regrow. If I was in the beginning stages of hair loss, I would just use fin. I have heard people say that fin stops hair loss, but minox promotes hair growth. Take that for what it's worth.

I don't have any experience with zinc. I use biotin to grow my hair faster, but it wont do anything to stop hair loss. I used saw palmetto in my first attempt years ago to stop my hair loss. It is a waste of time.

I have no experience with lipogain shampoo. I don't how much you spend for that, but if it is more than $15, just go with nizoral.

[manofsteel]

Propecia is actually 1mg of fin. Are there people taking 5mg? I am sure there is, but most people take 1mg or 1.25mg if you are cutting 5mg pills into fourths.

I use minoxidil, but I started way late in the game. I am 37 now, but started losing in my early 20's. So I am just throwing everything I can to stop hair loss and regrow. If I was in the beginning stages of hair loss, I would just use fin. I have heard people say that fin stops hair loss, but minox promotes hair growth. Take that for what it's worth.

I don't have any experience with zinc. I use biotin to grow my hair faster, but it wont do anything to stop hair loss. I used saw palmetto in my first attempt years ago to stop my hair loss. It is a waste of time.

I have no experience with lipogain shampoo. I don't how much you spend for that, but if it is more than $15, just go with nizoral.

Yea, the shampoo is 25 plus the tax and shipping D: I'll look into nizoral when I'm ready to buy again, thanks for that.

Right now I've got a bald spot on the crown and major thinning branching out from there. It's been slowly growing since I was 23 and I'm 29 now. I really consider myself lucky because it could be way worse. If I can stop it now I think I could probably get a full head for less than 2000 grafts, but fingers crossed the fin will help me regrow enough where I can style it and wear it long without surgery or minoxidil.. I can only cross my fingers and hope.

I looked at the pics you uploaded on your intro page. I gotta say, wow. Those are some impressive results.

I also just want to take a few letters and say thanks to everyone helping me out on here. This is a tough battle and its good to know there are things we can do other than just picking up a bic and saying ef-et.