Recent content by Z-Man

No, because when I wasn't on finasteride, I didn't shed. When I was on 0.5mg of Avodart, I shed like hell. 2 weeks after I started finasteride, I shed like hell.

I wonder if the dosage or accumulation of the drug in the body is too much. I can't handle the sides on 1mg finasteride and do pretty good on .25mg, however I shed as if I were on 1mg and like the even stronger Avodart. I guess a lot of people stop shedding after a period of time but some don't. It's...

You might be right, but it's just strange. I quit Avodart for about 5 months before switching to finasteride, and during that cessation period I did not shed! In fact, it seemed thicker than when I was on Avo. However, I started to get a clammy, cold sensation in my scalp and I knew that DHT was...

I didn't shed when not on 'Peesh. The thing is, is that it has definitly helped the hairs that are there become darker and healthier, however shampooing and using a styling product yeilds an alarming amount of hair on my hands.

It's been almost 5 months since I started .25mg Finpecia, and all is well except for shedding! Will it ever go away? When I was on Avo for 1.5 yrs it didn't. Any advice? I know all about the "pushing out hairs to grow new ones," but doesn't it get to a point where it overrides the benefits...

No it's all good. I know for sure that the shedding I'm experiencing is from finasteride, because the few months before I started again I didn't shed at all. So I think that your shedding is from the finasteride and not from balding. Stick with it for at least six months, a year preferably. From what I...

I know this should probably be in success stories, but I had to let everyone know in this forum cause there's so much aprehension here. Look at my regimen. I started .25mg of Finpecia 4/1/06 and have had excellent success both with hair and side effects. Here's a little history... I...

Dude dude dude.....I feel your pain. I had zilcho libido from the get-go. Scary. Don't feel like a man. I quit finasteride after about 2 months and bounced back in about a week, but didn't really wanna find out if the sides would go away in case they WOULDN'T go away. I really like my hair, and...

Anybody try DIM (aka Indolplex)? I just jumped on it, take 200mg/day and so far I've been feeling pretty good. It's suposed to help you metabolize estrogen and increase free T. I also quit finasteride (hahaha). Damn that stupid drug. I know it works for me but it gives me every side effect in the...

possibly, but what about the other sides?

Ok, I'm coming to the conclusion that everybody that has good results from finasteride reacts to it the same way, in the sense that it blocks the formation of DHT. Where variances occur is in the way our bodies convert the excess T into estrogen or estradiol (at least in regard to sexual sides)...

I thought that the sexual sides had dissipated, however i'm left with serious ED. What should I do? Will this side effect go away with continued treatment or should I stop?

yeah dutasteride and finasteride are definitely different drugs when it comes to effects on the body. i had good results from dutasteride for 1.5 years until i became allergic to it (or something like that). I didn't experience any sides other than that. I jumped on finasteride and experienced some sexual sides but they are...

You know, I completely understand where you're coming from. I actually did 1 month of finasteride in september and quit because when the one month mark was aproaching, I felt a decrease in libido. I freaked out after reading the permanent side effects posts and quit. I decided to give it another shot...

Not a chance. There's no denying the physiological changes this drug causes - if only temporary. You can't just "imagine" a sharp decrease in ejaculate and then water semen (both of which i've had recently). Sure state-of-mind has a whole lot to do with libido but come on.....when you go from...