Hi guys,
I am a healthy 31 year old male. I have been on propecia for a good 9 years. It has worked well for me and helped slow down hair loss quite drastically (although not completely - that is not possible). But it has definitely prevented me from going bald.
My regime right now is as follows:
(1) 1 mg propoecia daily (reduced last week to 0.25 mg daily)
(2) 1 ml monoxidil 5% - twice a day
When i started propecia, i did experience a drop in libido, but it wasnt too significant and i could easily live with it. I was fine for many years but the side effects slowly crept up on me. I experienced more loss in libido and significantly reduced semen after orgasm. The semen was also very watery. I also completely lost the morning hard on (this happened over the years - i didnt have this problem the first few years when i was using finasteride).
I attributed this to watching too much p**rn, bad lifestyle, significant decrease in exercise, stress, lack of sleep, too much fapping, too much alcohol, etc.
The revelation came when i tried to do the no-fap thing and gave up alcohol as well. Still no morning hard on and no spontaneous hard on anytime during the day, ever even when i did not fap for 15 days continuously.
I had never before expected that this could be because of finasteride. Propecia had been "sold" to me as an effective drug with no side effects (or very minor ones for a small percentage of men) and no long term use effects. Plus i was told that over time, the side effects will get less, NOT MORE. So it was quite a shock to see the opposite in my case and to read about Post Finasteride Syndrome, etc.
Having read up a bit on this topic, i am now considering giving up finasteride for the long term benefit of my health. It would be really helpful if everyone can share their experiences after giving up finasteride (which they have been using long term).
I am still desperate to keep my hair (cant watch it going away after fighting so hard for it for 10 years!).
My questions are as follows:
Question 1:
Did those who gave up finasteride experience PFS and if so, did it go away after a while? Any tips on how to wean off the drug?
Question 2:
After giving up finasteride, did you keep your hair or did you see a significant amount of them fall off? What did you do to maintain your hair and did it work? Any recommendations on how to sustitute finasteride successfully?
Question 3:
I have for the first time today washed my hair with Regenpure Dr and i intend to use it twice a week now as a semi-replacement to the finasteride. I have also reduced my finasteride (since last week) from 1 mg daily to 0.25 mg daily. I read that this is ok as it should not affect the dht reduction level. I am planning to phase out finasteride as follows:
(1) 0.25 mg daily (for a month)
(2) 0.25 mg every other day (for a month)
(3) 0.25 mg every 3rd day (for a month)
---> monitor progress and see effects and decide whether to continue finasteride at 0.25mg E3D or to give it up completely.
Has anyone taken finasteride at these intervals before? If so, did your side effects go away? Did you manage to keep your hair long term with this usage of finasteride but every other day or E3D (i would think 0.25 mg once every 3 days is much better than 1 mg daily - i would like to keep up this pattern if it is sustainable and the side effects go away).
Question 4:
Based on your experience or your reading up, which would you recommend to maintain my hair?
OPTION 1
(1) 0.25 mg propoecia every other day or even E3D
(2) 1 ml monoxidil 5% - twice a day
(3) Regenepure dr twice a week
or
OPTION 2
(1) 1 ml monoxidil 5% - twice a day
(2) Regenepure dr twice a week
(3) What else can i add in which is topical and would help reduce dht??
Sorry this turned out to be a bit long but i a really nervous about giving up finasteride and any experiences you could share would be most welcome.
Thanks guys! Look forward to hearing from you. Happy to share my progress in the future. If you have questions about using finasteride, do feel free to PM me and i will reply.
I am a healthy 31 year old male. I have been on propecia for a good 9 years. It has worked well for me and helped slow down hair loss quite drastically (although not completely - that is not possible). But it has definitely prevented me from going bald.
My regime right now is as follows:
(1) 1 mg propoecia daily (reduced last week to 0.25 mg daily)
(2) 1 ml monoxidil 5% - twice a day
When i started propecia, i did experience a drop in libido, but it wasnt too significant and i could easily live with it. I was fine for many years but the side effects slowly crept up on me. I experienced more loss in libido and significantly reduced semen after orgasm. The semen was also very watery. I also completely lost the morning hard on (this happened over the years - i didnt have this problem the first few years when i was using finasteride).
I attributed this to watching too much p**rn, bad lifestyle, significant decrease in exercise, stress, lack of sleep, too much fapping, too much alcohol, etc.
The revelation came when i tried to do the no-fap thing and gave up alcohol as well. Still no morning hard on and no spontaneous hard on anytime during the day, ever even when i did not fap for 15 days continuously.
I had never before expected that this could be because of finasteride. Propecia had been "sold" to me as an effective drug with no side effects (or very minor ones for a small percentage of men) and no long term use effects. Plus i was told that over time, the side effects will get less, NOT MORE. So it was quite a shock to see the opposite in my case and to read about Post Finasteride Syndrome, etc.
Having read up a bit on this topic, i am now considering giving up finasteride for the long term benefit of my health. It would be really helpful if everyone can share their experiences after giving up finasteride (which they have been using long term).
I am still desperate to keep my hair (cant watch it going away after fighting so hard for it for 10 years!).
My questions are as follows:
Question 1:
Did those who gave up finasteride experience PFS and if so, did it go away after a while? Any tips on how to wean off the drug?
Question 2:
After giving up finasteride, did you keep your hair or did you see a significant amount of them fall off? What did you do to maintain your hair and did it work? Any recommendations on how to sustitute finasteride successfully?
Question 3:
I have for the first time today washed my hair with Regenpure Dr and i intend to use it twice a week now as a semi-replacement to the finasteride. I have also reduced my finasteride (since last week) from 1 mg daily to 0.25 mg daily. I read that this is ok as it should not affect the dht reduction level. I am planning to phase out finasteride as follows:
(1) 0.25 mg daily (for a month)
(2) 0.25 mg every other day (for a month)
(3) 0.25 mg every 3rd day (for a month)
---> monitor progress and see effects and decide whether to continue finasteride at 0.25mg E3D or to give it up completely.
Has anyone taken finasteride at these intervals before? If so, did your side effects go away? Did you manage to keep your hair long term with this usage of finasteride but every other day or E3D (i would think 0.25 mg once every 3 days is much better than 1 mg daily - i would like to keep up this pattern if it is sustainable and the side effects go away).
Question 4:
Based on your experience or your reading up, which would you recommend to maintain my hair?
OPTION 1
(1) 0.25 mg propoecia every other day or even E3D
(2) 1 ml monoxidil 5% - twice a day
(3) Regenepure dr twice a week
or
OPTION 2
(1) 1 ml monoxidil 5% - twice a day
(2) Regenepure dr twice a week
(3) What else can i add in which is topical and would help reduce dht??
Sorry this turned out to be a bit long but i a really nervous about giving up finasteride and any experiences you could share would be most welcome.
Thanks guys! Look forward to hearing from you. Happy to share my progress in the future. If you have questions about using finasteride, do feel free to PM me and i will reply.
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