PROPECIA Reviews (FINASTERIDE)Average Rating: 2.3 (500 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROPECIA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROPECIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Hair Loss | Breast Enlargement, panic attacks for which I now take propranolol. | I've been on propecia for a long time and never even thought about side effects coming from the pill. My breasts are larger, which I hate and I started having uncontrollable situational anxiety a few years ago. After reading some of these statements, I am contemplating getting off but don't want to lose the hair. However, if it would make the breasts and anxiety go away, I would do it. | M | 24 | 6 years | 2/15/2006 | 1 | balding | My testicals started hurting a couple times a day. It was like someone was squeezing them. Also, there seems to be a slight squeeze on them all the time. I talked to a friend who has been on it for over a year and he said he has the same thing. He said that it once felt like they were in a vice. I've only been on this drug for maybe 10 days so I hope that I don't have any permanent side effects. I doubt that I will, but after reading all of these testimonials. I'm definitely quiting. Maybe I'll go with the HT. That seems safer. | M | 30 | 10 days | 2/13/2006 | 2 | baldness | after 3 years,no more hard wood in the morning,,depression ,panick attack | i was taking propecia for 4 years,i read this rewiew and im happy to see many people experiment the same effect than me so is not in my head..after 3 years i start to be depress whit panick attack,,no more libido,i feel like a women,,want to have a romantic life,,after only six mounth stopping propecia,,i start to be a man again,,i take tribulus and 6 oxo to get back in shape,,and i start to look womwen again,,god dont put d.h.t in our body to make man bald,,the dht have a role in the mecanism of erection,,,i dont believe anymore in the study of merck frost,,,only 1.9 people have problem whit there erection,,,my ass...... | M | 38 | 4 days | 2/12/2006 | 1 | baldness | depress,libido down | dont take this shit,,loose your hair but be a man,,to reverse the side effect take tribulus and 6 oxo,and be horny again.... | 38 | 4 years | 2/12/2006 | 1 | hair loss | In the last 6 months I have been having these affects (not sure if its propecia related but this is the only medication I take daily: 1. Throat discomfort, 2. Seeing red when I wake in the the night! and will be fine after sleeping again , 3.Can not read small prints unless I am close to a light source and hold it away than normal, 4. back pain, 5. watery withdrawl, 6. extreme tiredness, feeling lazy, no energy and needing to sleep alot. | I have been taking Propecia for 3 years, The hair loss has decreased considerebaly but definetly no hair growth. dont recommend if side effects proved to be Propecia related as it's better to bald gracefully. | M | 44 | 3 years | 2/11/2006 | 1 | Hair Thinning | Lower libido,erection not as hard as before & dramatic decrease in sex drive within 2 weeks of use. | I started using propecia recently on the recommendation of my doctor.I read the side effects were rare (less than 2%),so started the medicine with a lot of optimism,hoping it will benefit me without getting side effects.Unfortunately,in less than 2 weeks,i experienced sexual side effects like lower libido,erection not as hard as before & dramatic decrease in sex drive.Im 25 & sex drive is not something im willing to compromise on,so i've stopped taking the drug & dont recommend it as i feel the chances of getting somekind of sexual side effect from this drug is inevitable,unlike what is documented.ROGAINE HERE I COME! | M | 25 | 13 days | 2/11/2006 | 3 | Hair thinning and receding | none that i can really say definatley came for the drug | More than anything it just basically just slowed or maybe stopped the loss, didn't really grow much back. Its much cheaper to buy proscar and a pill cutter and chop each pill into four pieces. | M | 33 | 6 days | 2/9/2006 | 4 | hair loss temples and crown | I had increased sex drive, harder erections and could have multiple orgasims. I am 40 and just had 3 in an hour, was not happening before propecia and pretty good for 40, I think. Not sure if propecia is causing this, but it's been increased libido for me. So, that's good. Ejaculate is watery though, definately since the drug, though this doesn't decrease satisfaction. | A bit concerned about some of the potential liver stuff that I read. Want to look into that. I like to have a beer now and again and don't want to take a drug and have a drink with thee potential of damaging my liver. | M | 40 | 3 months | 2/6/2006 | 3 | hair loss | experience a lack of sexual desire at times, especially early on using the product. Still feel an occasional dull ache in the testicles, and at times , a disconnect with my penis, no change in size though. Still though erections don't feel as strong or as lasting as my pre-finsteride days ..maybe age, diet or maybe the drug? I'm going to lay off the drug for a few weeks and see. I've supplemented with L-Arginine to try and help bring back that missing libido feeling | actually taking Proscar and cut it in 1/5ths to save the money, been on a minoxidil like product for over 10 years which has stopped the loss but wanted to give finasteride a try . Been on finasteride for 10 months now. Overall, observed increased fullness/ small regrowth but nothing dramatic .. I would say it has improved my hair and appearness though | M | 33 | 10 months | 2/4/2006 | 5 | thinning | I have had no sexual side effects and i actually lost weight and am now developing a musacular frame and i have not lifted a weight | I am thinning with a slight receding hairline. I have been using med for over a month and notice thicker hair and ther receing is starting to dissappear I do not know if this drug is a gift from God our devil cause it is so good | M | 27 | 2 months | 2/1/2006 | 5 | Rapid Thinning/Receeding | Nothing. | The negative experiences people have written about on this site astound me. Propecia is a mild drug, and the few who have experienced harsh side effects are definately the minority. I have had great success with propecia and now enjoy a thicker head of hair than ive had in the last two years. More than anything, it has greatly soothed my anxiety about losing my hair, and allowed me to focus on the important things in my life. I have yet to experience any side-effects, and I reccommend this medication to all that can afford it. | M | 21 | 8 months | 1/30/2006 | 5 | Starting to go bald | I've had no noticable side effects | My hair started to receded quickly at age 28. My grand father was bald by 30, so I decided to do something. I stared with rogaine, but hated the flaking. I switch to Propecia 5 years ago. I've maintained my hair line from age 28. The recession at the forehead did not return BUT did not recede further, nor did my crown ever recede. Also, my hair is much thinker than at 28. Now at 39 with a full head of hair, I get compliments from hair stylists on the thickness, and many times they have to thin it out to style it nicely! | M | 39 | 5 years | 1/27/2006 | 1 | hair loss | I took Propecia 3 weeks. I stopped 3 days ago due to depression, low sex drive, low energy, blood in semin, inability to concentrate, & weakness during workout. In fact, during work out, I injured my knee with easy exercises that normally wouldn't bother me at all. The joint swelling and pain got worse daily for 6 days even though I stopped training on it. I couldn't think clear enough to do normal tasks, would wake up in the morning and just want to lay around. While reading, I'd re-read the same sentence several times and still not get it. I stopped propecia 3 days ago and my knee started getting better quickly. The confusion and depression are going away too. Energy is returning. Looking for my sex drive still. | I believe Propecia weakens us physically, affecting our workouts, sexual performance, and ability to heal. And if weaker, we would be more prone to injury. Anything that unnaturally jacks with our hormones jacks up our overall health, can't be good. From looking at these forums, the 98% no side effects is a big lie. It annoys me that the FDA would approve something so destructive to our bodies, yet ban natural products like stevia that are good for us with no side effects. It's all a big scam; FDA in bed with the drug makers. | M | 40 | 21 days | 1/23/2006 | 5 | thinning | i had testicular pain for one day and then went away. I seem to lose some weight and have more energy a plus in my book!!!! | this drug so far works very well already almost a month seeing good regrowth. If i were u take the drug it coulkd change ur life | M | 26 | 1 months | 1/20/2006 | 1 | Thinning Hair | Slightly decreased sex drive, Semen became thinner and more watery. After four years I started to notice more soft tissue around my breast area and after researching forums like these I have stopped taking it. Also lost about 7% of my body weight. | Hair thinning did slow down, no regrowth. This drug did help keep hair on my head but in my opinion is not worth the risk. Just because it is recocnised by the FDA it does not mean it can't do ireversable damage to your body. BEWARE!!! Please add a comment about this drug for all our benefits! | M | 27 | 4 years | 1/18/2006 | 1 | Hair loss | Man boobs (male breasts) and libido reduction. no side effects until 3rd year or so | I used this piece of shit for 4 years. What pisses me off is that the clinical trials say that male breasts are not a side effect, so it is completely undocumented. if I knew that there was a risk of a PERMANENT side effect, I never would have used it. I experienced the sexual side effect as well, but that went away in 3 weeks after i stopped taking it. As far as preventing hair loss, it worked like a charm. But now I've stopped taking it for almost a year, aot of hair has fallen out (Although it turns out, its still ooks fine overall), but I got little man boobs THAT WONT GO AWAY. I'm embarrassed to take my shirt off in public. Anyone up for suing Merck? | M | 30 | 4 years | 1/17/2006 | 4 | increasing hair loss | The only two major side effects I've experienced were muscle loss and decreased libido, of which both were reduced drastically. Being a very active athlete, I lost a great deal of solid muscle--my body weight went from 190 to 164 in six months or so--and my libido was cut down to 25 percent. However, the hair eventually stopped shedding and I am still healthy though skinnier. I am going to try getting off it for a while and see what happens. Also, after the first six months I began yelling at everyone at work like there was no tomorrow and don't know if the drug induced these tantrums. Fortunately, nothing bad came of my side effects permanently speaking, I hope, and let's see what happens. | M | 30 | 8 days | 1/6/2006 | 1 | Hair loss | Reduced hair loss but NOT worth it! Felt like my prostate and gonads were drying up. Decreased libido (not a bad thing, but felt unnatural like I was neutered), reduced ejaculate volume, decreased performance in the gym, lower back pain, all so soon. Works exactly opposite of DHEA supplements. | It reduces the 5-alpha reductase enzyme, works opposite of DHEA supplements. This can't be good for normal people as the comments on this forum show. I could reduce dosage to once every 2 or 3 days but I will STOP taking it. I noticed DHEA supplements had opposite effects: increased hair loss, increased libido and ejaculate volume, increased ability to lift in the gym and reduced joint pain, but made me aggressive. I will take some DHEA to get back to normal, then just let my body do its own thing. THOSE OF YOU WITH PERMANENT SIDE EFFECTS, take DHEA to see if you can reverse it! | M | 44 | 12 days | 1/4/2006 | 4 | hair loss | I started taking propecia back in March of 2002 and saw results almost immediately. It really stopped my hair loss in it's tracks and started helping me to re-grow and maintain my hair. I noticed less body hair too, which was a nice little side-effect.. However, it did also effect my sex drive, making it harder for me to get an erection and decreased the size of my erection when I did get one. It also severely cut down on the amount of semen (ejaculate produced). I also noticed wierd "jelly" like pieces in my semen, which also made it hard at times to ejaculate also. I lost most if not all my desire to have sex. Got very depressed and lazy and after a year and a half of taking propecia, I started having sever lower back pain as well when I slept (Dec. 2003). I toughed it out for almost 9 months, but finally went to a doctor when I found it was getting worse. After a series of tests, I was told I had an enlarged lymph node in my stomach (close to my pancreas). They o | In any case, I heard rumors that propecia could be the culprit, so back in Feb. of 2005 (with still no decrease in the size of the lymph node) I stopped taking the drug. I started losing all the gained hair on my head a few months later, but noticed the back pain start to go away too. My sex drive came back almost immediately, but my ejaculant got thicker and harder to come out. Now after having my latest CT scans a few days ago, I was informed that the enlarged lymph node is starting to get smaller. Coincidence? I don't know.. Has anyone else experience enlarged lymph nodes as a result of taking this drug? My enlarged lymph node was 4.6 x 4.6 cm and is now 4.1 x 4.1 cm. Hopefully if it was propecia that did this, by stopping my use of the drug I'll get back to normal. If propecia is the culprit, then my vanity led me to now have have an ugly scar on my abdomen and a potentially deadly disease! Nice huh? Don't take propecia! Stay natural, putting chemicals in your body to c | M | 33 | 3 years | 12/27/2005 | 2 | Hair | unexplained pain in testicles. Lowered sex drive and harder to get an erection | Stopped and everything back to normal. Hmmm? | M | 24 | 1 days | 12/23/2005 |