At 50 Is It Worth Starting On finasteride

[curiouscharles]

i wanna say tamoxifen - but that's for breast cancer, not prostate ;p

 

[thinincrown]

Im 47 and took it for about 10 years, worked wonders for about 6 or 7 years then started to loose its effectiveness.

You will ejaculate less, which unless youre Peter North is no real big deal, but as I got older it definately was harder to get harder, and I had less interest in sex, which sucks

Since I stopped taking it a while back, the changes to my sex life have been pretty dramatic. More libido and much better performance, and there is noticably more semen production.

wife is happier too :bravo:

dont be too freaked out to ry it becasue any sides should disappear after discontinuation.....BUT your mleage may vary

 

[Esprit]

Lakota

How is your hair now?
When you say lost effectiveness, in what way, fall out, or no regrowth etc?

I could give Peter North a run for his money unk:

Ya see, the less interest in sex bit I just can't believe that will happen.....

 

[thinincrown]

Lakota

How is your hair now?
When you say lost effectiveness, in what way, fall out, or no regrowth etc?

I could give Peter North a run for his money unk:

Ya see, the less interest in sex bit I just can't believe that will happen.....

crown started to thin up again, so yea a little more fall out. The quallity and over all appearance became "less full" and not as vibrant, more lifeless, didnt grow as fast, and my scalp was getting more itchy.

I could have stayed on it, and Im sure it would continued to help a little, but at my age I need all the libido I can get. I have been pretty good w/ out it quite honestly w/ spironolactone, t-flav, nizoral, and fluridil.

Also a fair amount of supps which have completely elimnated inflamation and itching.... fish oil, taurine/green tea/zinc (home made "Hair Mass" combo) I also take the Natural Prostate Formula through LEF. I gotta box of RU in my freezer that I will eventually start mixing up.....

 

[Esprit]

OK, need to check these out as I'm unaware of them
w/ spironolactone, t-flav, nizoral, and fluridil. ?

I've been drinking green tea for 10 odd years, and alone it's not made an iota of difference to my hair loss.

 

[Risugo]

I've been drinking green tea for 10 odd years, and alone it's not made an iota of difference to my hair loss.

Espirit, a off-topic question,
Do you believe that green tea kept your body fat (and your weight) controlled?

 

[Esprit]

I'd have to say no in my case. I probably drink about 4 to 5 mugs of Green tea every day, and have done for over ten years. I can definitely tell you it does nothing for the good of hair, categorically. But weight control, I really don't think so. Pre green tea I drank jasmine for 10 years before that also. Normal english tea I've not drunk for over 20 years...

 

[hairrific]

I could give Peter North a run for his money unk:

Ya see, the less interest in sex bit I just can't believe that will happen.....

I know what you mean and me thinks you are going to be right.
I was that way too and if you are that way now, your gonna just love the finasteride even more. Seems to me that if you have a high libido or high testosterone before finasteride then less chance of having any problems while on finasteride.

 

[Esprit]

Thanks Hairrific, Interesting....... I'm just waiting for this bout of Summer flu, sore throat to stop pissing me off, and I'll start on it. I shall obviously report back when I've done the first week. I know you guys still take it with all the flu medicines, but I want to wait till I'm 'healthier'.

What percentage Nizoral do you guys all take, is there much difference with the 1/2%?

 

[thinincrown]

OK, need to check these out as I'm unaware of them
w/ spironolactone, t-flav, nizoral, and fluridil. ?.

that would be....

spironolactone = 5% spironolactone cream
t-flav = t-flavanone
nizoral- nizoral 1% shampoo
fluridil = search "eucapil"

 

[Lanihenderson]

What percentage Nizoral do you guys all take, is there much difference with the 1/2%?

whats the deal with effectiveness here...
http://www.hairlosshelp.com/html/nizoral1study.cfm
This study seems to suggest that 1% is more effective than 2%? Although ive seen so many posters claim that the only effective version is the 2%..
but, I only use natural solutions, such as Matthew Gardson method. some hairs start to fill, then it's more effective for me

 

[Esprit]

OK, need to check these out as I'm unaware of them
w/ spironolactone, t-flav, nizoral, and fluridil. ?.

that would be....

spironolactone = 5% spironolactone cream
t-flav = t-flavanone
nizoral- nizoral 1% shampoo
fluridil = search "eucapil"

Thanks. are these products more/less effective than the known Rogaine/finasteride etc?