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| 5 | Hair Loss | I've been taking it for 5 years, and something is wrong. I can't be sure it is Propecia (I'm going to stop use today), but I have no sex drive at age 35. I have been a bit hazy, too, the last 6 months in particular. Not sure, need coffee to stay somewhat alert and in general a feeling like I just woke up all the time. I thought it was maybe depression or perhaps my asthma and allergies (asthma triggers fatigue), but these conditions have never affected my sex drive or ability to hold an erection. It's to the point where I'm bearly aroused anymore and/or doubting myself every time I get close with my girl. | Five years ago, I had mad sex, and was confident and focussed. I can't tell how much my lack of confidence and focus is because propecia, or just plain depression, but I'm not depressed all the time, so I wonder about this. I want to keep my hair, but I must feel what it's like to really have great sex again. It's now a problem with my girlfriend, and I wonder what is wrong with me. I also may want to have kids some day. | M | 35 | 5.25 years | 12/12/2006 | 1 | Thinning of Hair | Complete loss of libido. | Do not take this drug, it will severely effect your libido levels. Prior to taking this drug, I would go out clubbing and always come back home with a girl or a phone number, I went out last nite and my libido/confidence was gone.. Defn do not take if you want to have relations with women | M | 25 | 5 days | 12/9/2006 | 2 | Thinning hair | I just came of this drug a week ago and started to feel better within a few days. I have been on propecia for 10 months and started to feel the side effects within days, loss of libido, some headache etc, what most guys are saying. I started to take a quarter of a pill of viagra sometimes, that helped. But with the hair, there was some shedding in the beginning but that soon stopped and I basically kept my hair for the time period. The sex was not spontaneous, needed lots of stimulation. However the last few months other symptoms started, panic attacks, dizziness, fog brain etc., also discovered man boobs. It's not worth it, I think this drug affects everyone differently. I had to drink alot and take sleeping pills just to go to sleep some nights, my mind was racing so much. I still tend to drink more at night, to take the edge off. Normally, I would exercise, but that just made it worse. Ocasionaly, even during the day, I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin. then it would go | I think that it is still in testing phase, maybe it is too strong and has to be adjusted to each person's chemical makeup. Anyway im 44 and have a wife that would love me with or without hair. | M | 44 | 10 months | 12/8/2006 | 3 | Stop Hairloss, regrow some | I have been taking Propecia for about 1.5 years now and unlike some people on this board i dont want to exagerate the side effects, after about 4 months of taking the drug my hair suffered alot of shedding, like bucket loads of hair on my pillow in the morning and everytime i ran my hands through my hair a couple oh hairs would come off like off the bangs especially, it really freaked me out but i stuck with it coz i was told this was normal, so i persisted and my hair did seem to improve after about a year, it looked more healthy and slightly thicker..but now after about 1.5 years ive noticed a few things like bitch tits, (this was very gradual but it does happen) i lift alot of weights and gym work and even having a low body fat percentage my bitch tits still kinda remained there, i know for a fact they wernt like that before coz ive been bulking and cutting a LONG time.... | anyway ive also noticed my hair (which is brown) has kinda lost its pigmentation, its hard to explain but its lost its color and just looks not blonde nor grey and the actual diameter of each individual strand is soooo fine its unbelievable, it was NEVER like that before, im very observant when it comes to these things and YES all my hair is basically still there, but this product does not help at the temples if you think it will, think twice about taking it...but it definately helps keep the hair on the crown...the price is hair with no pigmentation, fine diamter hair which is EXTREMELLY difficult to style, i have to pump a shit load of product into it to make it thicker, like hair spray etc so i can make it look respectable and spike it etc...I also have errection problems, but i also read another writer say they have become more horny, i actually agree with that...im wayyy more horny but i just cant get it up! and at 28 that is very embaressing....anyway im thinking of going of it f | M | 28 | 1.5 years | 12/3/2006 | 3 | Hair loss | Lower volume ejaculating. No other side effect, no decrease in libido (continue as horny as usual), no erection problem (actually I've kind of noticed my erection last longer due to delayed ejaculation) no blurred vision at all and no foggy memory (I didn't know about those side effects before reading the postings in this page!) | I've been taking propecia for a year (not the generic one) after a 500 graft hair transplant. I'm not taken any other medication at all and I consider my self a helthly and athletic guy. I gave it a 3 because I haven't seen any new hair and because it is quite expensive. However, I keep using it because at least I feel that I've kept the same amount of hair during this year. But it's way toooo expensive and I wonder if I can keep using it. | M | 35 | 380 days | 12/2/2006 | 1 | Hair loss | I started asking my wife why sex wasn't the same anymore.I thought it was her, but I just couldn't figure out what was happening.I finally lost my ability completely to get an erection, and my sperm went chunky. I took this medicine for about 2 years and it has messed up my relationship with my wife completely. I have been off for over a year and still struggle with having no desire for sex. I have a beautiful wife of 25 years and have to force myself to think about having sex every couple of weeks.I am terrified I won't get an erection or if we have forplay that my erection will hold on for more than a few minutes. I finally tried a natural suppliment from an on-line health food store and it helped a lot, but I don't like taking the two pills every day and sometimes get nosebleeds from the medication. Does anybody know if this can be reversed? I am 46 years old and wonder what I will be like 10 years from now. Please - DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG EVER! NEVER EVER - NOTHING IS WORTH WHAT THI | Why would they give this drug to healthy people for cosmetic purposes when they know what harm it will do to them. | M | 46 | 2 years | 11/30/2006 | 4 | Hair loss | I cant be sure of any, but not sure that there are none | It helps, hair did not became thicker but hair losing decreased. if what has been described here's true though, it is definitely doesnt worth it | M | 23 | 2 years | 11/20/2006 | 3 | Hair Loss | The usual side effects i guess, lowered libido, hasn't effected the performance at all though, am better in the sack than I have ever been. Puffy nipples / slightly more chest fat....had estrogen levels checked however and all cool, so not really worried. Definately get some anxiety however. I have a theory that finasteride exhasbirates the effects of any underlying anxiety disorder (have heard figures like 1 in 10 have one). I have cut back from 1.25 mg to .625 mg / day and seems to have helped. All the mental sides mentioned here are indicative of anxity | I would be really interested to hear from anyone that has long term studies on this drug and also anyone that has reduced dosage like me to reduce sides. I should probably add that it does work a treat on the hair....I have more hair now than when i was 18 and am far more confident etc (when not suffering the effects of anxiety :-(. Also think that this drug exhasbiartes the anxious effects of a hangover. Would be interested to hear from others about this facet also....cheers, Steve | M | 28 | 2 years | 11/19/2006 | 3 | Now let me say.. that since i started losing my hair (age 21) I've been down and depressed.. and very anxious... but i still had girlfriends and a strong sex drive... Fast forward to now... and I barely have an ejaculation.. my penis feel smaller... and "distant".. I never have morning erections... and have a tough time getting aroused unless Im with a girl... otherwise my erection is weak and hard to keep... Let me also add that I havent been with nearly as many girls as I was before I took this stuff... Now i always thought that was because i now have a low self esteem due to my lack of hair (even with Propecia) but Im now beginning to think i have no libido.. Im like a homo around women... I'm passive, and quiet, and feel no strong sexual urge like i did in the past... As others have said.. I basically dont have an appropriate sex drive... I feel like a old man in 24 year old body... It's terrible... Add to this that I have no energy, occasional tenderness in my balls, and | and these penis side effects certainly dont help the self esteem... I dont know what to do though.. if i stop taking it Im gonna be bald at 24 and thats not a good look for me... Maybe I should just cut back to a half pill and look into a transplant.. Anyway... if your a young guy going bald or thinning like i was at 21... avoid this stuff... Use Rogain, and buy some Toppik which is a very good concealor and makes your hair look a helluva lot thicker (at least in my case)... And if that isnt good enough... throw down the money for a good transplant... Yea it could run your 7-10 grand... but big deal... you only live once and is 7-10 grand really that much in the scheme of things??? Probably not... take out a loan and enjoy your youth with a full head of hair.. | M | 3 years | 11/15/2006 | 3 | baldness | Lowered libido and full erection on occasion. However, this may sound funny, but actually improved my overall productive state. Thinking less about women, renting les pornos etc.. | M | 31 | 2 years | 11/7/2006 | 3 | Hair loss | Hi,, thanks for all the input, This was a breath of fresh air to read,,, I noticed so many things different about me, but never associated it to Propecia, although I did suspect the changes in me over years of use may have been from the drug, I wasn’t sure? I experienced loud ear ringing, loss of motivation, indecisiveness , teeth clenching , and a lost feeling, Because I thought it may have been from Propecia, I did quit taking it for a month or so, = no change. So I went back on it, I looked up the side effects, and nothing seemed to stack up to what I was experiencing. I did however notice that the more I smoked cigarettes, the worse the symptoms that I was experiencing got. So I quit Smoking. Things got much better right away, Everything in me went back to normal, except for motivation.? After reading this today, I’m not sure what I think, but to me it was a combination between Nicotine and Propecia. I will be re-thinking all that this information has applied. | M | 50 | 6 years | 11/6/2006 | 3 | thinnning hair | Low white blood count at my physical last month. Anyone else experience this? Everything else was perfect. Experienced skin sensitivity when I first started but no longer | The jury is still out with me....i have been taking it just over a year. I have pretty thck hair for my age and wanted to keep it. It seems to have slowed the loss problem but it will not be worth any side effects to me | M | 50 | 1 years | 11/3/2006 | 1 | Mild Hair Loss | Anxiety attacks. Depression. Giddiness. | Sudden onset of anxiety attacks after I was on the drug for 5 weeks. Heightened sense of fear for every other little thing in life. I have GERD (gastro-reflux) as well and I think the symptoms might be related to each other. The fear/anxiety attacks can be pretty disabling when they come and takes a while to get over. I have stopped taking the drug for about a week and the symptoms are slowly going away. Will update here if there are any more changes. | M | 25 | 5 weeks | 11/1/2006 | 4 | hair loss | Heavy dreaming, reduced sex drive, some acne, but these symptoms primarily went away after two months. My advice is to give it a bit of time, you may find your symptoms decrease or go away. | So far basically stopped the hair loss, can't really see regrowth but maybe by giving it some time (hair takes time to grow, its only been 3 months). I will reevaluate after three more months. | M | 41 | 3 months | 10/31/2006 | 1 | major thinning of hair | complete lack of libido, erections, morning erections, interest in sex and women. also started having trouble breathing when doing sports, and it did NOT help my hair loss the slightest bit, its complete crap | stay away from it, iv been off for 2 weeks, no real changes, gna see what happens and have been seeing some doctors | M | 18 | 10 months | 10/31/2006 | 2 | hair loss | Complete loss of libido. Erections hurt if I got them. Can't ejaculate. | I took propecia for 2 years. I got off 6 months ago. For the first 6 months things were ok. Then my libido disappeared. It become really hard to get erections. I good only get them when I was physical with a girl, and when I did get one it hurt. It still hurts when I get erections and doesn't feel good at all. I can't ejaculate either. Its like I have no sperm. It did regrow my hair though. | M | 27 | 2 years | 10/24/2006 | 1 | Normal male pattern baldness | ===THIS STUFF IS NOT WORTH IT==== Experienced many of the negative side-effects documented here: reduced libido, growing "breasts" with sensitive nipples, gained nearly 20 lbs which is hard to shake (I have never had a problem reducing when I need to) curvature of the (erect) penis, (erect)penis shrinkage! BEWARE! I was on the drug for a long time before I really noticed the side-effects bothering me. Then it was like BOOM all of a sudden. I have been off the drug for a few weeks. I do not see a whole lot of improvement in the side-effects yet, but I am hopeful. | This drug will not grow you a head full of hair. I did expeience noticable regrowth at the crown after a few months; nothing in the front hairline, of course. *** You are far better off to shave your head and go to the gym a lot. Being healthy and in good shape is far more attractive than just having half a head of hair which is whimpy at best. | M | 44 | 1 years | 10/23/2006 | 1 | Hair Loss | Originally the side affects seemed to be nothing major, a little bit of a problem with the lack of sensation in my penis, but, as time went on, it got MUCH worse. I would be masterbating and i would have an orgasm, but, it couldnt really feel anything special about it. I was an exteamly sexual person, and (just like all men) loved to play with my little friend. My hair loss, though minor, did stop and i saw a bit of re-growth. So that aspect was good. Though once into about the 6-7th month of taking this drug i was having a harder time in life, lack of concentration, headaches, body fatigue, and my sex drive was GONE. I stopped taking Propecia because it was just not worth it. I would rather be bald than not feel my penis, or be able to get off anymore. I do now use NIOXIN, and it is great for hair thickening, and keeping the hair you have on your head a bit longer, and dosnt have the side affects of Propecia. The sex drive however, has not returned to normal, it goes through phases of | If anyone that is having problems with reduced sex drive has found an answer or a cure to this problem, PLEASE POST IT!!! This is a horrible thing to go through, and should be looked at by medical associations to see what really happens on this drug. I have luckily not had a loss of erection or penis size, but i really miss my sex cravings, and more so, the fun i had relieving that craving... so does my partner. Let me know! | M | 23 | 9 months | 10/21/2006 | 4 | hair loss | I lost my libido, besides that I was not able to achieve a full erection and my ejaculations decreased in volume. | I recently started to take Maca in order to counteract the sexual side effects of Propecia. My libido and erection went back to normal. It worked for me. Has anyone tried this? Please comment! | M | 33 | 4 months | 10/15/2006 | 3 | MPB | Im not sure - PLEASE HELP | I dont think ive got any side-effects but am really scared to learn that there are so many. I want to clarify one thing. Are you poeople experiencing this Lack of labido, smaller penis etc... do you see these side effects within the first few months or do they occur only after a year or nearer to a year... Also does the lack of labido get worse the more you take it? Basically is it that you either get the side effects or not or have some of you progressivly noted the side effects., | M | 19 | 4 months | 10/10/2006 |