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2 months ago I had a 5000 graft hair transplant and my doctor recommended I start taking finasteride (1mg per day) from 1 month after the date of my procedure and Rogaine which I have been doing.
My plan was to always quit the meds as soon as the transplant had grown sufficiently as I'd used them years ago with side effects causing me to quit not to mention I actually lost most of the hair that I've lost during that time whilst on both meds. But after a month of use I've been having some side effects of finasteride. The main side effects I seem to be getting are penis shrinkage and loss of erections. Sorry to get crude but when it's flaccid at times it's like I've been in an ice cold lake
I'm wondering is it safe for me to drop finasteride now and will these side effects resolve themselves after I quit the drug? Will this have any negative effect on my transplant or is the only downside further possible loss of my native hair which is what I expected anyway?
My plan was to always quit the meds as soon as the transplant had grown sufficiently as I'd used them years ago with side effects causing me to quit not to mention I actually lost most of the hair that I've lost during that time whilst on both meds. But after a month of use I've been having some side effects of finasteride. The main side effects I seem to be getting are penis shrinkage and loss of erections. Sorry to get crude but when it's flaccid at times it's like I've been in an ice cold lake
I'm wondering is it safe for me to drop finasteride now and will these side effects resolve themselves after I quit the drug? Will this have any negative effect on my transplant or is the only downside further possible loss of my native hair which is what I expected anyway?