Recent content by baldydude

I noticed side effects after about three days of taking it. It is probably not in your head.

Whats the big deal about getting a prescription?

Im taking half a tablet of propecia daily. Proscar and Propecia both contain the same identical ingredient, finasteride. Proscar is 5 mg finasteride and Propecia is 1 mg finasteride. Only difference is dosage.

I'm realistic about the drug because I've done a significant amount of research into it. Yes there are horror stories out there but it seems as if these occur with a pretty small amount of users. The majority of individuals taking finasteride dont even exhibit any side effects, and an even smaller...

Quite a few people experience side effects (at least 2% and much greater according to some studies), but in the majority of cases these side effects disappear after continued use of the medication or upon cessation. The side effects are mostly sexual in nature and involve loss of libido...

No offense but no matter how how much many of you seem to downplay the importance of DHT won't ever change the fact that it is an extremely important androgen. While some of the posts on those forums are anecdotal I've noticed quite a few people who seem to well versed in this subject area. The...

No problem man. I am highly doubtful that finasteride would be as effective when applied topically. Finasteride serves to inhibit the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase from its conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is most effective in this at higher blood plasma concentrations...

I'd like to first mention that there are also many sources that have found the incidence of side effects due to finasteride is much higher than the 2%, as well as sources indicating the frequency of side effects to be less than so. In any event in my honest opinion you can expect at least 2%...

No offense man but it would be very foolish for you to take finasteride at your current age. Although you dont necessarily need a prescription to obtain the medication I highly doubt that there would be any doctor willing to prescribe it to you given your age. I know it must really suck to be so...

I've done my research and not one of the sources I've read mentioned hair loss from sheds not returning if the user stopped taking the medication. Also I can definitely tell you that I've loss a lot of hair in non male pattern baldness areas... I have been taking 1 to 1.25 mg and Ive been experiencing annoying...

Eh... I might just stop taking the medication honestly. For one I have a girlfriend now, and while I was on finasteride I was experiencing mild sexual side effects, which while mild were still annoying... and all of this sounds like a huge pain in the ***..

So... I'm thinking I may have DUPA as the entire left side of my scalp above the ear is thinning... this isn't occurring on the right side of my scalp (at least it's not as noticeable).

Oh and the thinning isnt visibly noticeable to other people... however it's noticeable to me because I'm familiar with how thick my hair used to be. At this point I don't feel comfortable growing out my hair because it's so thin, so I've resorted to keeping it about 2 inches long on top, and...

Okay so for the past year or so Ive been noticing gradual recession and slight thinning at the temples... so about 4 months ago I decided to start taking finasteride by cutting fincar (5mg finasteride) into fourths, and taking this every day. It seems like this was a BAD idea because a few weeks...

Nah man I don't have any sort of bumps or rashes on my scalp, just incredibly reduced hair density. I was going to buzz my hair down with something like a level 2 or something but I'm kind of afraid to do that since it may end up looking pretty bad since the density is so low...