Need Help - Propecia (1 Week User)

[neverlosehope]

Hello people,

I am 22 years old and was having hairloss so I decided to start finasteride. I would say I am NW2 right now. It's been a week and my hairloss seems to have reduced greatly (20-30 strands a day). The only side effect that I have experienced till now is low libido. I noticed I don't have morning wood anymore and if I ever do it's really weak. One more thing maybe that I don't have as much energy as I had before but maybe it's in my head because I have a hectic routine these days and just get tired.

A little bit history:
No one in my family is bald. Not on mom's side or dad's side. But I have been having hairloss since I was 13 and now my brother too. I had extremely dense and thick hair and it always grew back but after I was 18, I experienced receding of hairline. It was in the temples and my crown started thinning. It got to the point where it was visible at some points in a lighted room. Also, my hairloss included the eyelashes and eyebrows too. I grew a beard and then I was having hairloss in the beard too. So I looked into Alopecia Areata but now when I looked at the pattern of my hairloss and the recession of hairline, I was convinced it was male pattern baldness. Even though no one in my family has it. This is why I started finasteride and my hairloss decreased greatly over this week. But my eyelashes and eyebrows as well as beard hair still falling out.

Does anyone understand what this might be? Also, is it a good idea to continue using Propecia even though it lowers my libido? My hair is very important to me and I am not going to accept baldness without putting up a fight.

Thanks a lot for the time reading my post!! I would really appreciate your response.

 

[WangMQ]

No, it's definitely not in your head. finasteride does cause fatigue. It has been confirmed by many.

I'd suggest you stick to it for a few more weeks and see if the sides go away. If they pertain or get even worse, you can try microdosing finasteride (≤0.2 mg per day). You seem to repond to it well so there's a good chance that you can still benefit on minimum dosage.

If it still doesn't help, get off finasteride and never look back. It will literally ruin you.

 

[neverlosehope]

No, it's definitely not in your head. finasteride does cause fatigue. It has been confirmed by many.

I'd suggest you stick to it for a few more weeks and see if the sides go away. If they pertain or get even worse, you can try microdosing finasteride (≤0.2 mg per day). You seem to repond to it well so there's a good chance that you can still benefit on minimum dosage.

If it still doesn't help, get off finasteride and never look back. It will literally ruin you.

Thank you for taking the time to reply!

By sides going away, do you mean my libido returning to normal too? From what I have read, it seems like low libido is common with propecia. I am fine with low libido since I am single but I don't want it to diminish any further. I heard if I stop finasteride it will return to normal?

One more thing, maybe it's my imagination after reading all these horror stories but I noticed today that my nipples are soft. Is a gyno onset possible after just 1 week of propecia usage? Also, are there any symptoms I should watch out for that appear before gyno? how do I spot it before it's too late

Also, are you on finasteride? If so, how long have you been using it and did you get sides in the beginning? Thank you