PROPECIA Reviews (FINASTERIDE)

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PROPECIA  (FINASTERIDE):  Finasteride is used to shrink an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) in adult men. It may be used alone or taken in combination with other medications to reduce symptoms of BPH and may also reduce the need for surgery. Finasteride may improve symptoms of BPH and provide benefits such as decreased urge to urinate, better urine flow with less straining, less of a feeling that the bladder is not completely emptied, and decreased nighttime urination. This medication works by decreasing the amount of a natural body hormone (DHT) that causes growth of the prostate. Finasteride is not approved for prevention of prostate cancer. It may slightly increase the risk of developing a very serious form of prostate cancer. Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks. Women and children should not use this medication.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-12-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  Male pattern baldness Low libido, anorgasmia, diffulties to maintain an arection, dry, aged and itchy skin. The med worked great on my scalp by stopping hair to fall and made even some to regrow, but, hey, the price for that is very, very high. I would not reconsider to use that again in my life : too many sides (and many of them must still be evaluated as permanent). BE AWARE : must be considered as a heavy hormonal therapy. M 36 18 months
1 1X day
5/30/2010
 1  hair loss For my complete story, please visit mypropeciasideeffects.com This drug destroyed my life, Testosterone production and endocrine system, just as it has many others before me. Now 5 years off the drug with little to no improvement suffering many permanent hypogonadal symptoms -- including erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, muscle atrophy, gynecomastia, low Testosterone, penile shrinkage, loss of morning/nocturnal/spontaneous erections and much more. All of this from taking a 5AR inhibitor to stop some hair loss, due to my own social insecurities about baldness at the time. Now, having to deal with permanent side effects and decreased quality of life really put things into perspective about what I gambled and lost, vs. what's truly important in life: being an able-bodied, sexually competent male full of health, vitality and virility, vs. a weak, insecure, hairloss-fearing person who takes an endocrine disrupting drug at any cost just to save a few hairs on one's head Do not touch this androgen deprivation medication unless you want to chemically castrate and feminize your body, impair neurological brain function, and acquire a hormonal profile of genetic 5AR2 deficiency (PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM). This drug is meant as androgen deprivation for PROSTATE CANCER and should only be prescribed in life or death situations. An unknown number of men worldwide who take and quit Finasteride experience permanent side effects, loss of Testosterone metabolism, and acquired hypogonadism. If you wish to risk this possible outcome just to keep some hair on your head, at least take baseline bloodwork before, while on and after quitting the medication so you can see what it is doing to your body. Be warned however -- there are no guarantees that if you get side effects or hormone problems, that they will resolve after quitting, despite what FDA and drug manufacturer may claim. You have been warned. M 31 11 months
1.25mg 1X day
5/18/2010
 1  Hair Loss I honestly took 1 pill and was not worried about the side effects since the percentages were so low. I woke up the next day and thought it was odd that I didn't have a morning erection, but I thought no big deal. I had slight pain in my testicles, but I figured no big deal. But then I had difficulty getting an erection and ejaculating with my wife which had never happened before. I'm gonna quit taking it, I hope this goes away quickly, I pray 1 pill can't have lasting effects. I wouldn't take it, I wanted to regrow hair as much as anyone, but after thinking about it hair is not worth even a slight risk to your health. M 36 1 days
1 mg 1X day
5/16/2010
 1  Baldness Difficult to get and maintain erection. Severely decreased libido. Muscle twitches. General feeling of tiredness all around. I took this for ten years even though it basically killed my sex drive and ability to get an erection. For some reason, baldness seemed like the ultimate humiliation to me and I decided to just have hair and be in denial about what this drug was doing to me. I stopped taking about a month ago and there has been no real change, but we'll see. I decided if I wasnt going to be able to be intimate with anybody with hair, I might as well be a bald and smiling buddha and take a chance. So far nothing has changed, but well see. It's a real nightmare, and this is a topic nobody wants to address publicly. Very horrible. M 35 10 years
30mg 1X day
5/12/2010
 1  Hair Loss Gynecomastia, low testosterone and foggy brain I took this drug for 10 years. All of a sudden I started having terrible side effects. Within one month, I developed gynecomastia, low testosterone and foggy brain. T score came back at 250 and then 273. Been off of it for 2 weeks now and I can say it's honestly hell. Very dizzy, disorientated and overall feel poorly. Have had blood tests, MRI and other diagnostics performed. All are coming back normal, but I don't feel the same. I would not recommend this medication. M 29 10 years
1mg 1X day
5/6/2010
 1  Hair Loss Sex Drive and ED I wouldn't recommend taking this drug to anyone. It ruined my life for two years. At 26 I started taking it. I started to experience zero sex drive and ED. I was in denial. During the 8th month when I couldn't have sex more than once I knew it was a problem. I was having sex close to 3 times at night and 3 times in the morning, no joke. I stopped taking Propecia that very same day. It's taken two years to get back to my normal sex filled, loving lifestyle. If you don't care about having sex or then take the drug, otherwise steer clear! M 28 8 months
1 pill day 1X day
5/2/2010
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 2  hair loss Maintenance and mild restoration of frontal /temporal hairline. Erectile dysfunction/impotence. I experienced E.D./loss of libido while taking this drug. Ever since stopping the drug, I have noticed the sex drive and erections slowly returning; however, it is taking some time. Although the hair loss has slowly resuming, I have decided to shave the hair with a very close cut and utilize 5% minoxidil and trail/error with latisse on hard to treat areas. Even if I lose hair, i would not take this drug again. It caused desensitization of the penis, inability to obtain/maintain erection, loss of spontaneous erections, and destruction of sex drive. Most men do not realize there is a problem until they either attempt sex or start to realize something is very severe or different. The mild problems are harder to notice than the severe problems, but they can be equally frustrating. Cessation of the drug during the past month has vastly improved --but not eliminated -- all of the sexual side effects. Cognitive effects did include "foggy thinking," which has also improved subsequent to discontinuation. Please use caution when considering this drug. The dermatologist warned me some men may experience loss of libido, and I did not listen to her. Nonetheless, she highly recommended the drug. M 24 365 days
1 MG 1X day
4/28/2010
 1  hairloss I took this drug 8 years ago for 2 months. I've had permanent ED since stopping the drug for the past 8 years. This drug is poison. The greedy executives at MERCK do not care, and their so called "study" was rigged to their liking so the drug could get FDA approved in 1998 for Male Pattern Baldness. That's ok because in the near future they will get exposed and justice will prevail. They will have a lot of explaining to do in court on their so called "drug trials". Hopefully their "scientists" and "researchers" who are well paid I might add( in lieu of stock rewards and salary) can try to cover up their "lies". I'm 27 right now and am desperately trying to get better. I'm participated in the study and urge anyone who has these side effects to do so as well. You see though, Karma eventually plays it's toll. You can only harm so many individuals until it catches up to you. It may not be yesterday, today, or as soon as tomo Stay away..THE DRUG IS POISON! M 27 2 months
1 MG /day 1X day
4/22/2010
 1  hairloss *** DOCTOR CONDUCTING STUDY ON PERSISTENT PROPECIA SIDE EFFECTS, REQUESTING PARTICIPANTS WORLDWIDE ***                                DETAILS & CONSENT FORM -- visit www.propeciahelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3497 Dr. Michael Irwig and colleagues at the George Washington University in Washington DC, USA are conducting a study to describe possible PERSISTENT sexual side effects related to the use of finasteride (Propecia). Dr. Irwig is requesting participants worldwide. If you are suffering from persistent sexual side effects, we invite you to be a part of this important project so that we can report the persistent sexual side effects of finasteride to both the medical community (doctors who prescribe the medicine) and to the general population. ELIGIBLE SUBJECTS ARE: 1) Men who between the ages of 18 and 40 took finasteride (Propecia or Proscar) for male pattern hair loss treatment or prevention 2) Men who experienced new sexual dysfunction (low libido, erectile dysfunction, decreased orgasm) that has persisted despite stopping finasteride (Propecia) SUBJECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE IF THEY HAD: 1) Any significant baseline sexual dysfunction before using finasteride. 2) Psychiatric diagnoses including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc. 3) Medication use other than finasteride BEFORE or DURING treatment with finasteride. M 30 1 years
1mg 1X day
4/15/2010
 1  hair loss [x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive [x ] Erectile Dysfunction [x ] Loss of Morning Erections [x ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections [x ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections [x ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat [x ] Prostate pain lots of corporate MERCK shills here pretending to be propecia patients. the guy that claims "his friend" is taking it for one year and no side effects? priceless. like "your friend" will tell you of any of his side effects? riiight. real patients who have had success say it with no need for attacking others. what is the point of that? M 25 5 months
0.86 mg 1X day
4/6/2010
 1  accelerated hair loss I was 56, told I looked 40; for my entire life I looked much younger than my age; no one could belive I was 56 looking 40 as I had; then 4 months of propecia hit one morning; I developed jowls, my chin area aged big time; baggy eyes; long face; my face caught up to my age, and over night after 4 months of this poison. Since I stopped propecia, my hair falls out like never before and it will not stop. If I just lived my very slow hair loss and never put this poison in my mouth I would not be here today warning people that these side effects with me are real. M 56
1mg 1X day
4/3/2010
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Patient History
 2  Thinning hair Like many of guys the fear of loosing your hair is devastating, especially when you are young. I was about 20 and started experiencing hairloss, I was very vain and wanted to grow my hair back. After taking the drug my testicles became very sensitive to touch, my sex drive decreased, started experiencing brain fog, depression, and a lot of joint pain. I thought the side effects would sub-side, but they didn't. So finally I stop taking the drug, within a couple of month's time I noticed a huge increase in my sex-drive, the brain fog was getting somewhat better, and my joints have gotten some better. Still I have the joint pain, but not as severally as I did. I have been off the drug for 3 years, but I was still having some similar side effects. So I talked with a friend of mine who was studying medicine at the time, he told me it sounded like my testosterone levels were low, and he suggested that I take a supplement called dhea, which has helped me greatly! M 30 5 years
1mg 1X day
3/22/2010
 1  Thinning hair When I first started taking product, hair loss stopped and regained hair. Unfortunately, I put off my concerns of loss of sex drive, pain in abdomen and wife not getting pregnant. I stopped taking Propecia after my sperm count came back as almost 0- this website answered alot of questions as to why my wife couldn't get pregnant. After I stopped taking it, brain fog stopped-didn't know this until my hormones balanced out again, sex drive came back and thank God my sperm count returned to normal. Our fertility doctor said if he would of know I was taking this product he would of told me to stop a long time ago-even though my dermatologist and family doctor said it was o.k. to use and dismissed our infertility to this product. To the MERCK employees who mock and say these side effects are just mental on this site and others...you will be held accountable for your lies and just wait for the class action lawsuits-I won't take a dime but would testify in a heartbeat. I have nothing to gain from warning people about propecia-and how it messed up my body. For those that say well why didn't you stop taking it...I have to respond by saying if you took a little bit of poison each day would you really notice its effects or would you just attribute it to other things. Truth is people will take it if they want to after being warned(my brother-in-law is a good example) because it works-no doubt but there will be issues and major ones. So Propecia employees keep posting your rebuttals-because people want to believe this won't affect them but funny thing about truth...it eventually shines through and lies are exposed. I just hope someday, one of you fess M 31 8 years
1mg 1X day
3/6/2010
 5  Hair Loss Mild loss of libido for first few days and mild anxiety after i stopped for about six months. Stopped further hair loss after 3 months of starting it and grew all of my hair in thinning areas on my scalp after about 14 months for the first time i took it then i stopped taking it because of people negatively commenting on it on sites like this but my hair loss returned,hence i started it again,i have been on it for about 3 months now without side effects and it surely is working again. M 21 2 years
1mg 1X day
3/5/2010
 2  Hair thinning, balding Brain fog, insomnia, anti society, decrease in libido, semen loss and watery semen, pain in penis. Side effects started after using it for 2-3 weeks.At first weeks my sex drive went even higher. But eventually at the en of month 1 I felt that it was going somehow lower. Well, I can not prove my side effects since i have no friends using it. That was the problem at the beginning.While wathcing porn i might not attached to it before as well for example, Coz it sounds ridiculous to me sometimes.I mean I never fully enjoyed watching porn before, too. I was always asocial before, like now.So I can't decide if the problem is because of the drug or not. I always felt tired and rebel about life before taking this too. But brain fog I experience is something new and different. It makes you feel like" If you say a word, you may f things up, because your memory is not quite well" The only side effect that im sure about is "watery semen". You can recognize the difference in your sperm's colour right? Yeah, I do. It's not white anymore. Its watery and not sticky like it has to be. By this I can assure you, that the drug is harmful.And would not recommend anyone. If you encounter these effects above please cut it out. Depending on my researches side effects may appear in different period of times, So I cant say you will loose your sex drive in 4 months, or something like that, but I'm sure anyone who uses this can easily notice the possible difference in it's life. Balding is not important at all unless you want to score with "teenies" And if anyone finds you not attractive because of your balding, make a self brain storm to figure out why she is not smart enough to date you. Regards. M 23 3 months
1 1X day
2/14/2010
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 1  mpb Erectile dysfunction, extreme loss of libido that have not subsided after an initial recovery period of about five months... Poison M 29 8 years
1mg 1X day
2/8/2010
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 1  HL immedietly after 2nd pill experienced testicle pain, i researched sides and quit after 3rd day. the pain lasted a week after quiting, when pain subsided my testicles hung real low and lost my libido. now im 7 months off and still have sexual sides, i have cold penis, sometimes when its flaccid i feel hardness inside, ED, no libido. loss of fullness i would not wish this on my worst enemy, i felt like i was sold by a doctor. this is the kind of drug hitler would give to his enemies. i dont blame myself because i was too young to know better and plus the doctor who prescribed it to me said even if u get sides they will subside in 2 weeks. if this is permanent then i have alot of unanswered philosophical questions in my mind and would want complete justice eye for eye! M 21 3 days
1.25 mg 1X day
2/7/2010
 1  hair loss Depression No sex drive and my dick has stopped working The side affects sneak up on you big time i used to random boners all the time and i could get hard just from making out but now it takes foreever and its doesnt get near as hard.. i knew the side affects so i made myself get hard every day to make sure it wasnt getting difficult to do and i was still getting morning wood a lot untill a couple weeks ago its like my dick just stopped working. I thought since i didnt see any side affects at first i was good but its sneaks up on you im telling you dont take this shit it is not worth it. M 20 4 months
2/2/2010
 1  hair loss complete loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, watery ejaculate, loss of penis size or fullness. Simply put, the potential benefits of this drug are not worth the risks of a permanent (or at least long-lasting) loss of libido. Nothing is worse than not being able to have sex. If only I would have done this simple risk/reward equation in my head before I took finasteride (aka Propecia), I would be in a much better position with my life today. M 28 1.5 years
1/3/2010
 1  Hair Loss Sexual Side Effects "All these people leaving comments on here are psychotic."Agreed, you and all your brethren ARE psychotic, insipid and greedy. You don't care if people are being permanently damaged by Propecia, you don't care if their bodies are being ruined. All that matters to you and your employers is Money. Money, Money, Money and F anyone that stands in the way of its flow to you and your employers.Think logically, how does he KNOW we're psychotic. ..... Answer, he doesn't. For all he knows we're being completely honest and only attempting to keep people from being damaged, but does he care, NO. ..... Your life means nothing to him and his employers. The only thing that matters to them is money.WE have nothing to gain by warning you about permanent damage, HE and his employers on the other hand, have something to gain, money, lots and lots of F'ing MONEY. M 25 1 years
12/29/2009

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