PROPECIA Reviews (FINASTERIDE)Average Rating: 2.3 (503 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROPECIA with similar:
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| 1 | Hair Loss | IMPOTENCE, NO LIBIDO, Depression, brain fog, fatigue, abdominal pains, dry skin, insomnia, hard testicles, deformed penis, uneven facial hair distribution. | I am currently 26 years old and started taking propecia (finasteride 1mg) when I was 19 years old. I took it for hair loss and at first it was great and it really worked. I can't say I noticed the side effects creeping in until year 6 when I started having some unexplained episodes of depression, forgetfulness, impaired speech and occasional impotence. I then started tapering off the drug and that's when the symptoms became even stronger which made me stop the drug completely. I am currently on week 2 without taking it and I currently have NO LIBIDO whatsoever, complete impotence, trouble sleeping, cant barely feel my cock at all. Note that I was an otherwise HEALTHY, HAPPY and INTELLIGENT and GOOD LOOKING 26 year old guy. This drug has destroyed my life and I will be taking part on the law suit taking place in Canada against Merck. Guys, please DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG no matter what. I used to think the side effects would not catch up with me but they do and they DON'T GO AWAY. | M | 26 | 7 years 1-1.25 1X day | 1/22/2012 | 4 | Hairloss | I can finally see a difference with my hair coming back after 3 months, I am on my 4 month of treatment. I have had different side effects from most people posting. I have an increased sex drive, which is great. I have double or triple ejaculation fluid which is thinner than before which has caused more sensation and longer orgasm, a big plus there. So far no adverse side effects that a lot of people are complaining about. Maybe they haven't grown any hair and they are angry with propecia, I don't know. | I hope it continues to work the way it is effecting me now. Hair is increasing and so is my sex drive. | M | 42 | 4 months 1mg 1X day | 1/19/2012 | 3 | hair loss | For the first 10 years of taking Propecia I didn't have any problems like have been discussed on this site and my hair looked thicker and pretty full. I get complements all the time how youthful I look. Then suddenly recently, I started to experience itchy nipples, grew small man boobs, got skin rashes, and reduced sex drive. I went to the doctor and got a full bloodwork done and I luckily I appear to be healthy. However he recommended that I stop the Propecia immediately. I will probably start on Rogaine now and may consider in the future beginning a lower dose of the Propecia if the side effects go away quickly. | The stuff really works on your hair. However, my recommendation is to monitor your reactions carefully. I still can't beleive that after 10 years of taking the drug everyday with no apparent side effects, even my libido was unaffected, that this has suddenly happened. | M | 54 | 10 years 1 mg 1X day | 1/18/2012 | 3 | hair loss | i have been taking finpecia for a year and my hair loss has stopped and my hair has thickened which is great but i was hoping for more regrowth which is why i give it a 3. My sex drive is still high with no change to my genitals and i feel no fatigue like many other commenters seem to be experiencing. The only thing my doc told me was that it causes temporary impotence. | M | 22 | 1 years 1mg | 1/18/2012 | 1 | Hair loss | Major hearing loss and many of the other comments made negatively about this garbage | Hello All, I'd been taking Propecia for about 9-years and then later switched to the generic brand Finpecia. I noticed hearing loss that I couldn't put a tab on until I tried stopping the Finpecia usage, just as a hunch. I experimented two different times by stopping my usage for three months and then started it up again to make sure the results were clear. Guess what? Taking this med, especially the generic version, contributes to major hearing loss even though the Medical Reference Journal has no such facts to substantiate these claims. I had my doctor look it up when I visited him, as he takes Propecia and is starting to develop hearing loss as well now. I will tell you that 10-years ago I could hear a mousse fart. Now I have a 35-40% hearing loss and I'm only 42-years old. By the way, after I concluded taking this drug my hearing is getting better, although, not 100% better. | M | 42 | 10 years 1X day | 12/20/2011 | 1 | Hairloss | Loss of sex drive, shrunken penis, testicle atrophy, muscle fatigue. 8 years and no resolution of symptoms, on hormone therapy for life and impotent. | Stay away. Killer drug File a lawsuit against your doctor/firm Dont be passive They are making millions and we are wasting our lives | M | 28 | 40 days 1mg 1X day | 12/13/2011 | 1 | Hair loss | loss of sex drive, brain fog, fatigue | 5 years after being off propecia I still have absolutely no sex drive whatsoever. No spontaneous erections. My orgasms suck and now i can barely keep it up because I'm so disinterested. The brainfog finally lessened and the fatigue lessened. | M | 38 | 7 years 5mg 1X day | 12/5/2011 | 1 | Thinning hair | Was ok till about month 4.. Was getting a hard time getting it up and my interest in sex was a little lower i guess. I quit the drug but im still finding it hard to maintain an erection even after being off it for 3 months and shedding like crazy.. yeah it will maintain your hair but you will lose your dick. The only people that take this and dont complain a single dudes with nothin to worry about | Its all about money folkes. Funny how everywhere else in the world has warnings on the packet except U.S. TYPICAL what a money hungry joke of a country. | M | 23 | 6 months 5mg 1X W | 11/28/2011 | 1 | Hair loss | . low sex drive . erectile dysfunction . persistent awakening throughout the night . anxiety/ depression . penile shrinkage . body hair growth drastically slowed | I quit the drug 2 years ago and yet the side effects still remain. My lis is ruined. Thanks Merck. | M | 21 | 2 months 1 mg 1X day | 11/24/2011 | 1 | Hair Loss | Severe Anxiety, severe Depression, loss of confidence, muscle fatigue | Wish I had never started taking it, no amount of hair growth is worth these side effects | M | 55 | 5 years 1X day | 11/20/2011 | 1 | Hair Loss | Hypoglycemia, Sexual Dysfunction, Anger | Started taking propecia for hair loss. While I was on it, I started becoming "shaky" if I didn't eat regularly.. it got to the point that I would develop a severe headache and feel very ill if I even skipped an afternoon snack. I also had some problems with sexual dysfunction. I noticed that I was "edgier" while on it and had a temper. I've been off a little over a year and most of my symptoms have resolved. Haven't had a "shaky" episode since discontinuing. Do not recommend. | M | 26 | 2 years 1X day | 11/14/2011 | 1 | Losing haïr | This medecine is dangerous, do not take it. After 20 days I was totally tired, like never I have been, I feel it in my mussles, I had a total lose of libido and of sexual power, I also was losing memory and concentration with depressing feelings. | It took me 2 monthes to get back partially to normal, this Medicine is a poison. | M | 38 | 20 days 1G 1X day | 11/10/2011 | 1 | Hair loss | Depression, no sex drive, suicidal thoughts, bad temper. I was only on this drug for 3 weeks and now i realise it may be too late. I am from the uk and it is widely offered here and completely legal. | This drug is very powerful and you should not take it. Three weeks ago i was a happy and positive person. Now i am not. I wanted to kill myself last night. I have been off for about 4 days now and i feel terrible. I mean terrible. I hope the side effects go like they suggest but i worry how long... 24th October 2010 | M | 42 | 21 days 1 1X day | 10/24/2011 | 1 | To fight against hair loss | Decreased sexual appetite, inability to achieve and maintain an erection | As far as I'm concerned, propecia castrated me. I couldn't get an erection (and still can't to this day), there is no excuse I'm 27 years old and healthy as a horse. | M | 27 | 2 months 2X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | Hair loss | There is male baldness pattern in my family so I started taking finpecia about a year half ago. About six month after I started this medication, I started some feminine sexual feelings, I liked to be touched by men.... you Know the rest! | Its definitly helpful for male boldness pattern BUT it will mess up with your sexual hormons, and turn you gay. | M | 23 | 1.5 years 1 MG 1X day | 9/16/2011 | 3 | Male pattern hair loss | Improvement in hair growth and reduction in hair loss. Anxiety, Weight Gain, Depression, Man Boobs, No morning erection, Reduced libido and muscle strength. | M | 47 | 4 years 1MG 1X day | 9/14/2011 | 3 | Hair Loss | Have noticed a few side effects, nothing serious. At first I had decreases in amount semen which has gotten better (back to normal). Slight fatigue in the gym (can do what I did before but had to work back up to it). | At first I was noticed a few minor side effects but they mainly went away. The semen decrease stopped. Back to where I was at weight lifting. I did notice a very slight headache at first but it's not really an issue anymore. No ED, or loss of libido (can j/o 3 or 4 times a day if i cared to and definitely hasn't slowed down my sex life). No brain fogginess (took the MCAT while on the drug and scored in the 93rd percentile). Have noticed the tricep twitch within the last three days actually. All in all I am not displeased with the drug so far. No major side effects. I am still in the shedding phase so I can't attest to its effectiveness or not but so far nothing has happened that would make me want to stop. I have found studies online and 5AR inhibition studies done that show .5 mg is just as effective as 1 mg which is also more cost effective. I started losing early (at 22) and even though some would consider it vanity, I would like to finish up my 20's with hair. Sorry to hear some are having major problems. After reading, I never plan to go above .5 mg. | M | 23 | 3 months .5 1X day | 8/24/2011 | 1 | Hair loss | DO NOT TAKE THIS!!! My hair loss did slow to the point of almost stopping and my skin was great for the first time. I had minor side effects but if you asked me at year 4, I would have highly recommended this drug. Around year 5 I started having problems out of the blue. Having sex for an hour or even a whole afternoon wasn't a problem, then all of a sudden I had trouble lasting more than 2 minutes. Sensation left, I lost desire for sex and everything fell apart. A year later and I'm very, very slowly getting better but it's an up hill battle and I'm not sure I'll ever be my old self again. | Who would be stupid enough to risk permanent erectile dysfunction (documented in a Swedish medical study as well as recently in the United States and the subject of class action lawsuits in North America)? That was never on the label when I started taking it. I know it's hard to lose your hair but trust me- it does not even begin to compare with losing the ability to have sex or even masturbate. | M | 31 | 5 years 1.25mg 1X day | 8/18/2011 | 3 | Hair loss (Chewi) | Less Seamen. That's it so far. | Ok im going to visit this site every week (names chewi) and comment. Hairloss notice no change. I have noticed I ejac a lot less Seamen. My moods are fine, and my boners have actually increased in strenth and amount of time I can stay hard. Because of all the scare mongering on this site I am scared now. So going to keep a check everyweek. | M | 3.1 | 14 days 1mg 1X day | 8/4/2011 | 1 | hair loss | Loss of sex drive, water semen, decreased amount of semen, inability to have sex, inability to get and maintain erection, loss of morning hard on, penis appeared to shrink in size. | STAY AWAY FROM PROPECIA!! Research the side effects before you decide to take this drug. I took this drug for 2.5 months. While I was advised that possible side effect would be loss of libido, I did not realize how much of an effect the loss of sex drive would be. After stumbling onto this site and reading all of the testimonials, I threw out my bottle of Propecia. I am all stressed out now. I can't get an erection, I can't have sex with my wife, porn does not even turn me on. I do not even have the slightest interest in sex. I am getting hair transplant next month. For $7000, it is worth the investment. Procepia costs me $800 a year. I should break even without any side effects in 9 years. In the meantime, I refuse to spend $800 a year for the rest of my life and kiss my sex life away. I advise all men who do not want to live with side effect of propecia to consider hair transplant surgery. From what I have heard, it works. | M | 40 | 2.5 months 1X day | 5/18/2011 |