PROPECIA Reviews (FINASTERIDE)Average Rating: 2.3 (503 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROPECIA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROPECIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Hair Loss | Reduced sexual drive, depression, fatigue | Hair loss stopped but resulted in a heavy price to my sex life, relationships, and mood. Think twice before taking it!!! | M | 34 | 3 years | 2/24/2007 | 4 | rapid thinning of hair | I have noticed a rapid decrease in sex and problems getting erection and having orgasm during it. Depression is another strong factor. but nothing that ruins your life. testicle pain but rare. Still have not seen re-growth but hair quality has increased and stopped falling out so rapidly | There is no point to get on here and bash this drug. It is helping thousands of men with hair problems, and the few of you white trash people bashing it are just lame. You may have a problem but that doesnt mean others will. Its just immature. and for you 45+ year old men. stop wasting your money. youre old just let it happen | M | 21 | 4 months | 2/21/2007 | 1 | thinning hair | I just started taking propecia 8 days ago and for first few days was fine.. then i noticed that my head was beginning to get 'fuzzy' and started to feel a bit sick and dizzy.. noticed that my sperm was thick then went like water.. then none at all.. then today (the 8th day) couldnt get hard... and ive NEVER Ever had a problem with that... my penis has shrunk in size and is now starting to hurt! no sexy drive, very fuzzy head.. ive stopped taking the drug! i read some stories bout guys not recovering even after stopping.. hope i do cause to me it seems like i dont have a willy conected to my body.. feels like the pill has almost made it drop off!! | i think the drug works but i think the side effects can be so severe that i just dunno if its worth it... ok if you want no sex life.. but is it worth the risk??? | M | 25 | 8 days | 2/19/2007 | 1 | Frontal Hairloss | I took this drug for 2&1/2 months... It was the worst mistake iv ever made in my life...Although i noticed my hair nearly stopped falling out, i went from a person who loved and was good at sex and had it nearly every other night to a person INCAPABLE of getting hard and i also lost some size of my penis to this..Not worth it NEVER EVER CHANCE THIS DRUG ITS NOT WORTH IT GIRLZ WILL NEVER WANNA KNOW ANYONE WHO CANT EVEN GET IT UP.. | Please dont try this drug it messes with your hormones and caused an imbalance in them that can be irreversable for life..Who would want that i think most guys never notice this for maybe they dont hav sex so often and forget what they were like before...PURE POISION..It has ruined my life i am suicidal now..Anyone ever fully recover from this?? please E-Mail Me.. [email protected] | M | 24 | 2.5 months | 2/11/2007 | 5 | Hair Loss | I have not experienced any side effects. | This drug is great. About a month and a half of taking it, I could really notice a difference in my hair thickness. Before taking the drug, many of my friends would comment on my hair thinning; now nobody ever comments about my hair negatively. My doctor said 5% of men who take the drug experience a decrease in libido, but there's always a risk with any drug. | M | 23 | 6 months | 2/10/2007 | 5 | hair loss | during the first few months, there was a decrease in my sexual urges. But since, I was aware of it because my dermatologist explained why it happens, and it will eventually stop when i continue,(she even advised viagra, thank you!),i took it . I am already on my 2nd year and so far, the side effects have already subsided. I had my hair back, i could see it coming out. And every three months I went back to my dermatologist to have my hair checked. I am just thankful becuase it brought back my self esteem ( I used to be always joked upon becuase of that). It worked for me and my wife loved it. | I have gone across an ad ProHAIR. I called the number and they have told me to consult a dermatologist. If you want to take the pill, you must consult your dermatologist first, they know what is best for treating hair loss, will give you a better understanding on what happens with our hair and explain how the pill works. If you are experiencing the side effects especially on the first few months, there are drugs like viagra to address the concern. I took propecia to regain my hair and it did, it answered my problem. I am just glad it worked for me. | M | 31 | 2 years | 2/7/2007 | 1 | Hair Loss | Twitching, profuse sweating, memory problems, emotional rages, fatigue, not rested after sleep, oily skin and hair, changes in hair color and texture........... | STAY AWAY!!!!!! | M | 21 | 3 months | 2/5/2007 | 2 | hair loss | My husband has been taking propecia for apprx. 5 years now. Our entire family has notice a very distinct difference in his personality and I have notice his almost complete lack of libido. My husband is the last person I would ever expect to have an anger problem but since taking propecia he has become a time bomb. Extreme rage, foaming at the mouth when he reaches his peak of outrage. Extreme verbal abuse and two physical outbursts to our children. He will not stop taking propecia because it does work - but at what cost? Help. | F | 47 | 5 years | 1/30/2007 | 1 | Hair Loss | Loss of sex drive, curvature of penis, coagulated ejaculate and in some cases towards the end (brown - blood mixture). After discussing these issues with my urologist - he immediately suggested to cease taking this product. | I was on Propecia for just shy of 4 years. I am in my mid-30s and started noticing after about 6 months that my sex-drive was gone and that my penis started bending and even worse shortening and becoming thinner in mass. Embarrased to say, I have measured my erections from time-to-time, but can honestly and accurately say I have lost 1 5/8 inches in length and 1/2 in diameter during full erection. I am now 3 months off and drive is coming back but size is not. What a horrible mistake. Please DO NOT TAKE this drug. With age comes wisdom - I now realize going bold is a better alternative than feeling less than adequate with the opposite sex. | M | 35 | 4 years | 1/28/2007 | 4 | Stop male pattern baldness | I have experienced no side effects after using for 2 years. I am 24 now, but I am concerned about potential side effects. | I'm not entirely sure if my hair has grown back or stopped falling out. When I run a come through my hair, a large amount still comes out, which I think is normal in men not experiencing male pattern baldness. However, at 24 years old, I have to think to the future. Being bald sucks, but what sucks more; baldness or the inability to reproduce? If I continue to use this drug for 10 years, what then? I think I should stop before I experience some of the horros I have read on this page. You can email me at [email protected] if you would like to discuss this. | M | 24 | 2 years | 1/24/2007 | 1 | hair loss | no sex drive, lack energy to work out, chronically tired | after talking too many people & reading I finally decided to get off propecia. im only 28 and can't even get hard. i got on viagra and that somewhat helped--but not the same. my life is over--i cant believe doctors still recommend this stuff. merck must be giving them some nice kick backs | M | 28 | 3 years | 1/23/2007 | 4 | hair loss | I am not sure about all of the side affects, but I am sure about the fact that my penis is not as large as it once was. My penis is not as erect as it once was and I have lost about three inches in length and some in girth. I also feel tired a lot and my head feels cloudy all the time. | Propecia has some side effects, but it does work. When I started taking it I did stop losing hair and I even grew back most of what I lost. As of now I will continue taking Propecia simply because I do not know of any other drug that works. | M | 25 | 5 years | 1/21/2007 | 4 | hairloss | Slight ache in genitalia. Went away pretty quickly after the first few weeks. Other than that it INCREASED my sex drive. I regained alot of my hair in conjuction with minoxidil. I didn't get boobs or anything, but then I work out almost everyday. | Worked for me, but its too expensive. You can buy generic proscar for less than 10$ a month if you do a little research. Its the real deal too, I wont advertise any sites because I dont want anyone to discount my comments. The price of propecia is one a huge ripoff. Your prescription costs like 65/month its costs to produce that like 3 dollars or something. Good luck. | M | 28 | 7 months | 1/18/2007 | 1 | Hair Transplant MD suggested it | After taking for only 20 days I've noticed decrease sexual desire already. I can't imagine what it's like after 6 months. Also notice weaker ejaculation. | I'm just going to have more transplants. Maybe try the foam rogaine. I don't think I want to risk growing boobs, or scaling back on the sex drive. I'm going to quit taking it tomorrow, hopefully I haven't screwed anything up yet. | M | 49 | 20 days | 1/15/2007 | 3 | i have not started taking this drug but i have been thinking about it... what should i do? | M | 18 | 0 days | 1/10/2007 | 1 | Hair Loss | After five years taking the drug I started to experience a loss of sexual appetite and difficulty obtaining an erection or maintaining an erection for the duration of sex. This before reading various negative reports on-line which will no doubt have exacerbated any concerns. | I am the first to be dubious of 'forum science' and have been unable to find one report of irrecoverable sexual disfunction written by someone who writes like they made it through college. However, I am convinced that Propetia had an effect on my labido and caused some sexual disfunction. Needless to say, I stopped taking it and hope for the full recovery mentioned on the medical information inside the pack. | M | 31 | 5 years | 1/10/2007 | 1 | Hair loss / general thinning | I am a 60 year old woman who loved Rogaine for women but became allergic to it. Because I am well past child bearing years, my doctor prescribed Propecia 1.5 months ago. My hair loss has slowed but I don't see any new growth yet. I was pleased until I finally figured out that my sexual dysfunction in the past month is associated with when I started Propecia. After reading all these descriptions of male dysfunction, I'm not taking it any more either. I first thought my new inability to climax was age related and now I'm sure it is beause of Propecia. | F | 60 | 1.5 months | 1/8/2007 | 5 | Hair thinning | I experienced the "Panic Attack" symptom, about one month after starting up the drug-after another full month it wore off. It was an amazing, deeply negative experience. As a result, I have more sympathy for people who have side effects from drug treatment. Anyway, I haven't grown new hair, but the hair that I had, which was thinning, has been completely revitalized. I will never regrow what I permanently lost, but I plan to stay on the drug until age 45, or maybe age 50, before I consider discontinuing. For me, the Finasteride has stopped my hair from thinning to the point where my scalp is clearly visible, and that's good enough for me. My results are identical to the "Blake" guy on the main Propecia page. If I had started this drug at age 35 (currently 37), my hair would probably be next to perfect, as I started the drug before any major hair loss occurred with me. | Use it at your own risk-it is not for everyone, as I do know someone else personally who had their libido destroyed-and this is a married male I know who was angry that his body wasn't "Propecia-compatible." Supposedly, the Merck patent expired, so you can get generic Finasteride cheaper than the Merck version, but I don't know how you can get that through a doctor as of this writing... | M | 37 | 8 months | 1/7/2007 | 1 | Hair loss | ** IF YOU'VE QUIT THE DRUG AND ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SIDE EFFECTS: Visit www.propeciahelp.com and www.propeciasideeffects.com ... Propeciahelp.com is a forum for men experiencing PERSISTENT side effects from the hair loss and prostate drug Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar, generics), side effects that are still present several MONTHS or YEARS AFTER quitting the drug. * If you've NEVER taken Propecia, or are taking it but DON'T have side effects, please do not apply for membership. * | If you're considering taking Finasteride for hair loss, DON'T. Read the member stories, blood tests and studies on Propeciahelp.com about the dangers of this drug. There are many men now experiencing secondary hypogonadism and early Male Andropause (low testosterone/DHT, high Estrogens, low LH/FSH) as a result of usage, and side effects did NOT resolve after quitting. Many men have been left with decreased semen volume, shrunken penis/nuts, impotence, Peyronie's Disease (crooked penis), decreased mental capacity and total loss of sex drive, to name but a few. Side effects of this drug are very real and can be dangerous for those that get them, as for the most part they seem to be IRREVERSIBLE and PERMANENT. Male Andropause, a condition usually seen in men aged 50+, is now affecting young men in their 20s thanks to this drug. DHT is a vital male hormone and you are playing with fire by messing with it. You have been warned. | M | 27 | 11 months | 12/29/2006 | 4 | Crown loss | None. Actually better stamina sexually. | Taking it for 3 years- hair loss stopped. Went on vacation for 3 weeks and didn't take during that period and experienced energy loss (like before I started taking it) and generally felt more lethargic... Back on for a week and all was good! | M | 38 | 3 years | 12/27/2006 |