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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROPECIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Hair Loss, thinning on top of scalp | I waited for the side effects but they never came. Its been nearly four years.I am married and have never experienced any sexual side effects, although the consistency of my semen tends to be more watery than before. I still have the same erection frequency as before I began taking this medicine. I have lab work done periodically because of the Lipitor I take for high cholesterol. My testosterone levels are normal. I have not noticed any breast tenderness or enlargement of any kind. | I first asked my Dr about Propecia when I was 25. He discouraged me, citing possible side effects, my age, and the price. At that point my hair was just beginning to thin on the top of my scalp. Hair loss was very gradual for the next several years. At about age 33 the hair loss accelerated. Friends and family were now starting to notice and comment on it; my scalp and hair loss were becoming very visible and apparent. I realized that going unchecked I would eventually have a bald spot about the size of my fist. I went back to the Dr at about age 34 and asked again about Propecia, this time with a very thinning scalp. I took it as prescribed and also used Rogaine foam twice a day. In about 6 months my hair loss slowed noticeably. I would have been happy with just that (coupled with no serious side effects, of which I had none); at least I would still have something to comb in the coming years. After about a year I noticed that the bald spot was getting smaller and the general area that was previously aggressively thinning (most of the top of my head) had more hair coverage. I do not have a "full" set of hair, but I do have pretty good coverage, although it is still thin in places. I am very content with this. My hair is now back to where it was when I was in my very early thirties. My kids have not commented on my hair loss in years. They seem to have forgot that I was going bald. My hair loss has stopped and even reversed to a certain extent. | M | 38 | 4 years 1mg 1X day | 2/2/2011 | 1 | hairloss | BREAKING NEWS: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN CANADA FOR PERSISTENT SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION FROM PROPECIA & PROSCAR Klein Lyons has filed a class action lawsuit against Merck Frosst Canada and its affiliated companies on behalf of Canadian men who used Propecia or Proscar and suffered continuing sexual dysfunction. CANADIANS: SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE | Class action filed against manufacturer of Propecia & Proscar Lawsuit filed for men who suffer sexual dysfunction after using hair loss drug. VANCOUVER, Jan. 24 /CNW/- A class action was filed today in the Supreme Court of British Columbia by Vancouver resident, Michael Miller, against Merck Frosst Canada and its affiliated companies. The lawsuit has been brought on behalf of Canadian men who used Propecia or Proscar and suffered continuing sexual dysfunction. Propecia and Proscar are prescribed as a cosmetic treatment for male pattern hair loss also known as androgenic alopecia. The product monograph discloses that some men may experience sexual dysfunction but states that the symptoms disappear after cessation of the drug. Mr. Miller, who is in his early 20s, was concerned when his hair started to thin in some areas. He was prescribed Proscar which he hoped would stop his hair from thinning. After about a month of use he noticed a drastic change in his behaviour, "I lost my interest in sex and I felt anxious in social situations for no particular reason," he says. While on the drug, his symptoms of sexual dysfunction increased as the months passed. When he could no longer bear the side effects, he stopped using Proscar but these symptoms didn't go away: "My sexual functioning has not recovered, I have seen specialists and have tried treatments but nothing has worked," says Mr. Miller. According to Mr. Miller's lawyer, David Klein, &quo | M | 33 | 1 years 1.25mg 1X day | 1/25/2011 | 2 | Yes | I did not notice any loss in libido. I actually had an increase in ejaculation fluid...slightly decreased sensation which was increasing over the weeks. Worst part was constant mild headache and immediately had breast sensitivity. Around nipples and under the arms became soft and jello like (I am in decent shape and about 17% body fat). I have stopped...I am told my chest will recover since it is new...we'll see. | It seems to work great for some. However, 100% of the 7 people I know who take it experience some form of sexual dysfunction. | M | 38 | 25 days 1mg 1X day | 1/7/2011 | 1 | hair loss | loss of libido and erections. side effects have not gotten better two months after quitting. | facing serious treatment to try and get my system back on track. never thought I would post stuff like this, but sex is not an issue for me for a while. | M | 25 | 35 days 0,5 1X day | 12/26/2010 | 5 | Hair loss | impotence | Makes you gay (not that there's anything wrong with that) | M | 48 | 1 years not sure 1X day | 12/18/2010 | 1 | Hair loss | After a few month on 1 pill a day, I couldn't have an erection any more. I was also very tired and my brain was foggy all the day. I tried to reduce the quantity of the med, but the foggy brain persisted. Everything is quite ok now. | I would recommand anyone NOT to take this medecine. My brohter in law works in an hosptial and told me that a major cause of men's infertility he meets is "USE OF PROPECIA". So stay away from this drug and from the lies of the meds industry. | M | 28 | 1 years 1 pill 1X day | 12/15/2010 | 4 | hair loss | none | i was losing my hair like crazy --- then i found propecia. its been a few years now and i havent lost any hair. i may have even grown some. get on the drug early and you will be happy. oh ya, i can still get a hard on... that quick! | M | 25 | 2 years 1 or 2 mg 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 2 | slow Hairloss | Occasional numb penis, consistent muscle twitches in right tricep, had a huge breasted woman with big hips and small waste who I had only slept with once call me up and invited me over for a romp-fest and I turned her down to stay home and watch t.v. Yeah, sure... this stuff doesnt lower your sex drive. | I am in my late 30's. I started loosing my hair in my early 20's. I had extrememly thick hair. I am late 30's and still have 90% scalp coverage. However my dad had gone through the same thing andexperienced very very slow hair loss. But in the end he ended up going totally bald. I had read all of these posts and thought that maybe if I only took half a pill every other day that I could avoid these side effects. FIrst off I will say that it did stop my hair loss. Even at that dose. I did occasionally get a numbness in my penis though. My ejaculation was a little less but not much. After 6 months I started getting a nervous twitch in my right tricep. It was like morse code. It was very precise twitches as if something was firing signals off. I knew it was the propecia and that my endocrine system was screwing up. Thats when I got scared and stopped. WIthin two days of stopping the muscle twitches that I had everyday for 6 weeks stopped. The fact is that if you're gonna go bald you are gonna go bald one way or another. Unfortunately theres nothing you can do about it thats safe. Propecia will f**k you up in ways that doctors cannot fix. You f**k up your endocrine system and you're screwed for life. No joke. | M | 37 | 6 months 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 4 | thinning hair | at first low sperm quanity but went away. Sometimes it comes out watery but that only happens when my girlfiend and i just want to get it done and go to bed. When we go at it for awhile it comes out fine. Lost some day boners but never had a problem getting it up when i needed to. I get blood work every six months and my dht and testosterone levels are normal. | worked very well. i had a two inch bald spot that went away and my hair got really thick. try it if you want, but remember to get bloodwork once in awhile, espically after first starting it. you cant go by what people say, you have to try it yourself. | M | 32 | 36 months 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 4 | I've been taking Propecia for about 10 years and it's brought back hair and maintained it; however, there are major side effects: weak erection, anxiety, water semen, and significantly reduced semen!!! | M | 43 | 10 years 1mg 1X day | 9/26/2010 | 1 | To slow down hair-loss | I started taking Propecia 4 years ago. In the first year, I noticed a slowing of hair shedding. By the 3rd year it appeared that all of the early benefits were gone and hair-loss continued. More importantly, at least to me, were the obvious physical changes that were ocurring in my body. The simple truth for me was that propecia has a big effect on your libido and your ability to get and maintain a real erection. It totally diminished the quantity of ejection and basically took sex right out of my life. In addition, it put a layer of fat around my stomach that was impossible to get rid of, no matter how many sit-ups, inclined tread-mill, weight-lifting and dieting that I tried. It also turned my rock-hard pecs into slighty puffy ones (breasts?). I know this was Propecia induced because it was a problem I never had before. Being that I was 50 years old when I started Propecia, I was fairly in tune with my physical well-being. The bottom line? I know I might experience increased | Over the past few years I have frequently read comments on this web site. I lied to myself whenever I read a negative comment about Propecia's side effects. I wanted to be a believer, I wanted it to work, and I didn't want to think I might be doing bad things to my body and to my libido. Ultimately, the inner voice in my head got the better of me. I am sorry to take this position, as I forced myself for 4 years to take this medication. Sometimes in the morning I would get a bad feeling in my gut (metaphorically speaking), as if I knew that I was doing something that I really didn't feel right about. All I know, is that after I stopped taking it, things changed for the better. My main concern still, is that my quantity of ejaculation is still minute compared to pre-Propecia days. I am hoping that all that returns. At least my erections are getting back to normal. I know each of you will have to make your own decision. Maybe some of you are doing well on Propecia and have no sexual side effects. All I know is that for me, Propecia was, in a sense, castrating me chemically. That is how I feel and what I have written is an honest assessment of what I went through. | M | 54 | 4 years 1mg 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 1 | hairloss | bone loss, stress/anxiety/, inability to concentrate, meltdown, ruined my social life, made me 'womanly', bipolar like symptoms. | Honestly, I will never ever trust drug companies ever again. How they can sell a drug like this legally, with all these effects mentionned, is sill beyond my understanding. It is causing me great depression, even with anti-depressants. I had my first panic attack/meltdown ~2 weeks ago, and low sperm count 2 days ago. Now, I'm extremely worried that my effects are PERMANENT according to some other confessions. Unfckingbelievable. Now, i worry that I have Hypogonadism, since most of my symptons are getting more similar and similar. I was age ~19/20 when I first taking this, I was clearly still growing in bone mass.. I have somehow.. shrunken.. AT MY AGE. My dad is ~50 and he's shrunken in bone loss cuz he takes Propecia as well. COINCIDENCE?? I think not. I would think since Merck Frost is so big, they wouldn't rig their drug statistics to make money right?.. but now I know probably the whole drug company/industry is a scam. I am really surprised these guys havent got sued.. It's ruining my life. For those skeptics who don't believe me, go fck urself cuz i wouldn't lie in an anonymous forum. Just because you want to take Propecia so bad cause you're going bald, it's not worth it. Anyone with similar experiences, we can discuss through email. (Most of the symptoms, started showing 1-2 weeks ago.. anyone know if these are permanent? thx) | M | 21 | 2 years 1/0.5 mg 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 5 | Hair loss | Nothing serious, at least not yet. It does seem like I am having maybe a little more trouble in the gym but not sure. I have not noticed the sexual side effects. | I started losing my hair a little over 1 year ago after getting on Wellbutrin. Within 3 weeks of taking it my head started itching and my hair started to fall out. I got off Wellbutrin but the hair continued to fall out. It turns out, that the Wellbutrin triggered what was already supposed to happen, but later in life. I wanted to get on Propicia right away but have a terrible history of sexual side effects while trying other drugs. Because of my past experiences and what I had read about the side effects of this, I was scared away. For the next year I watched my hair fall out like rain. It was almost impossible to forget about it because the constant reminders were everywhere. I had read that people had taken ¼ the dose and it still worked almost as well. But I could find no posts about the side effects while taking the lesser dose. So I bought a pill slicer and tried it. Within 3 days my scalp stopped itching and my hair was not falling out near as much. Before, if I were to run my fingers through my hair out would come at least 10 hairs. Now after three weeks it really seems to be almost back to normal, in terms of hair loss. Too bad I didn’t do this a year ago. I hope nothing changes and this will allow me to keep my hair until I am at least a bit older. | M | 33 | 3 weeks .25 mg 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 4 | hirsuitism | none | I am a female taking this medication to lower dihydrotestosterone and decrease unwanted body hair. So far, the medication is doing wonders for me and the amount of hair on my face has dramatically decreased. The medication is just starting to be given to women with hirsuitism and, in my book, it does a good job. | F | 42 | 1 months 2.5 mg 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 1 | Hair loss | Decreased libido, change in shape of erections, severe insomnia, constipation, frequent urination, difficulty getting urine out when I do have to go, depression, fatigue | I took this crap for 2 weeks and quit due to the side effects. It has been 6 weeks since I quit and NONE of the sides have gone away, and a few of them have gotten worse. The insomnia is unbelievable and is destroying my life. I can only hope and pray that my condition improves. This drug does help you keep your hair, but be warned that you are playing Russian Roulette with your health if you take it. I had my doubts as to the veracity of the claims of "permanent" sides, but after going through this myself, I'm telling you to steer clear of it!!! The problems this drug causes really puts baldness in perspective, and shows you how petty and unimportant vanity is compared to your health. | M | 28 | 2 weeks 1 mg 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 2 | Hair loss | Two weeks after starting the drug, I began to experience severe stomach cramps. I did not suffer any of the other side effects that have been noted here, but with only 21 doses, not a surprise. | I take no other medications of any kind except for vitamins. When I first experienced the pain I attributed it to a gall bladder problem, as the symptoms somewhat matched. I've NEVER had any gall bladder or digestive problems though, so researched the issue more. I was asked if I was taking anything new, or made any changes--and of course I'd started taking Propecia. I went on taking the drug for another week and experienced two more attacks. Finally decided to try stopping, and now have not experienced any pain in about 35 days. I realize this may not all tie together, but if it looks like a duck and smells like a duck... | M | 58 | 21 days 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 4 | Hair Loss | Have been on propecia for 8 years. For hair loss it works wonders, have very thick hair which has only thinned sightly in the last 10 years. Also used regaine 5% and laser comb. The triple combination worked well. Thinking through these side effects made me think a lot about the possible implications. Have always been a bit chubby, but DID notice it was more difficult to stay lean while on propecia. | Have not noticed any of the other side effects, except for weight gain and man boobs. Went off the tabs for 2 months and my man boobs HALVED and I seemed to lean up without much effort - I work out a lot anyway. I am going to experiment with going off the tabs and then half tabs. Whilst off the tabs I noticed I gained muscle more easily. I am proceeding more cautiously now with this drug. We cannot know all the possible hidden side effects to these things until maybe later in life. You have the weigh up the risks! | M | 39 | 8 years 1 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 2 | hair loss at young age | slight brain fog, slight loss in labido (i could look at a hot girl and not get horny, which is out of character for me lol), watery semen | When I got to be four month in is when I discovered all these posts about the damage this drug can cause..At this point I was still shedding, but noticing new, small hairs starting to grow. I discontinued use and thank god for sites like these and everybody's sharings of experiences. Its been over 2 weeks since I have stopped and my brain and dick work in harmony again, and my "loads" are getting bigger and thicker again (thanks god). I have come to realize I need to just slow it down with minox, nizoral, healthy lifestyle, and maybe some saw palmetto. The thing about going bald at a young age is truly a nightmare. However, tons of guys go bald, and there would be tons more if men did try to hide behind propecia, wigs, transplants, etc...moral of the story is men go bald, women get fat. I'd say maybe 30 percent of people naturally have obtained youthful good looks by the age of 30. You are in control of how you perceive life, so quit letting modern day society make you feel ugly or humiliated for going bald, for they are retards. There is more to life than hollywood standards to meet to impress the opposite sex. Just do what makes you happy and remember you control your life and how you feel, nobody else. Thanks everyone for possibly stopping me from possible permanent side effects! Hormones are important. probably best to not risk taking this drug. | M | 23 | 4 months 1 mg 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 1 | Thinning Hair | I am a physician and have taken propecia since 1999-stopped in Jan 10'. I had my first panic attack on 11/07 and continued the drug. Panic continued and developed major depression in early 2009. In Jan 2010, developed strange neurologic issues, ie. muscle twitches/cramps, numbness and tingling, severe impaired memory, generalized weakness etc.. | I have had the full work up and diagnosed with peripheral nerve hypersensitivity syndrome after mri, spinal tap, emg. Also, my testosterone was found to be 220 after stopping the drug for 4 months now. (1/4th of what it should be at my age) I went from healthy and normal to being diagnosed with hypogonadism and PNH syndrome. I hate this drug and it should be pulled immediately. | M | 36 | 10 years 1mg 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 1 | hair loss | Migraines increased, dizziness, disorientation, poor concentration, spelling ability dropped, photophobia and feeling depersonalised. | tried it twice, to make sure and it's no accident. | M | 32 | 3 weeks 1mg 3X W | 6/1/2010 |