Recent content by lorre

I can't tell you anything about statistics. But from my personal experience, I would encourage you not to take finasteride. I truly wish I could go back in time and not do it. Instead, I took it and tried to ignore the side effects which steadily got worse. I noticed my erections were weaker and harder...

Your issue may be psychological at this point. Nonetheless, I would encourage you to stop taking finasteride. I truly wish I could go back in time to my second day on finasteride and stop taking it right then. Instead, I tried to ignore the side effects which steadily got worse. I noticed my erections were...

Thanks for the advice. It is good to hear that some people improve while on antibiotics. I will stick with doctor's orders for now, and if nothing changes in a couple weeks then I'll go back and try to get some blood tests done.

I am 20 years old, took finasteride for about a month and a half about 4 months ago, and am still suffering side effects (sore balls and weakened erections). I went to my doctor today and told her what I knew about the persistent side effects, testosterone levels, etc. She asked me if I was sexually...

Hey guys. My progress has slowed. I have been getting some morning erections, which is a good sign, but my erections are generally still weaker than they were before, and they don't stay hard unless I am really putting effort into it. Maybe I am improving slowly, but it's hard to tell. My...

Thanks everyone, for all the advice. For the 3 days since starting this thread, I've been going for short runs every day, doing push ups and sit ups, and taking 75mg of Zinc Picolinate before bed (in addition to my usual multivitamin and fish oil). All this seems to be helping a lot, though my...

Is Arginine only a short-term boost type of supplement? What about Zinc? I was under the impression that if taken for an extended period of time, both of them could (if I am lucky) help my body re-adjust chemically and thus improve my side effects permanently.

Thank you very much for the replies. I will try to relax-. I know being anxious will only make matters worse. I take a multivitamin with zinc in it--do you think I should take a separate zinc supplement in addition to that? Below is a link to the arginine I am considering buying. Does it look...

This summer I took finpecia for about 1.5 or 2 months. I soon noticed side effects: testicular pain, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction. I quit finpecia about 3 months ago, yet the side effects persist today. I can't tell if they are even improving. To be honest, I am terrified. I hate...

i had my hair loss just about under control with a combo of nizoral, finpecia, and minoxidil. but since nizoral has disappeared, my hairloss has accelerated in a really crappy way and now i seem to be back where i started. i didn't know that nizoral was making such a big difference for me. are...

I'm 20 and have noticed my hair thinning for the past couple years. I've been using a regiment of nizoral, minoxidil, and finpecia for a few months. The results have been great--my hairline has recovered noticeably and my hair is generally thicker throughout. But, I've also noticed occasional...

Over the last week and a half I've gone to 6 CVS's and 5 Duane Reade's and there is no Nizoral in stock at any of them. These are stores at which I've previously found Nizoral. Is there an alternative that I can purchase at these stores? What other stores might carry Nizoral? Or has it just gone...

In response to the original question: I've been using generic liquid Minoxidil for about two months. I apply it to my temples and vertex twice per day, but I use significantly more than the recommended dose. In 2 months I've used 7 bottles, so I guess that works out to about 3 or 4 times the...