mr_sparkle
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Pretty much what the title says. I'm not trying to scare anyone off finasteride - it is clearly a great drug. I mainained a fair amount of hair and probably regrew some on the 5 or so months I was on.
But I was one of the 2 or so % that suffered sexual sides. I thought it would go away at first ... but as I wasn't in a relationship I couldn't REALLY analyse too much. The first week my libido felt dead...then it upped a bit. I could still feel aroused and jack off so thought things were ok...but then I found a girlfriend and had trouble getting/keeping it up so clearly I suffered sides that couldn't be worked around.
It's not fair...it's sh*t, but oh well I'll have to find another way to fight baldness. It could happen to anyone and I'm just one of the unlucky ones. The last couple of months I've been more concerned about having great sex as my libido is back to business
But I've just had a haircut and the awful feeling of how thin your hair is has returned, any hair grew has probably shed by now and it's noticeable after being cut - so let's carry on the fight. I'm also on minoxidil but not generic regaine - a special solution of around 6% with zinc in as well. I may ask the Doctor making it to see if he can raise the % of minoxidil but I need a dht thing.
From what i see my options are:
- Reduce finasteride dosage. I WAS on generic propecia so I could always just split the tablet in half and hope sides aren't bad. I don't know how effective this is for hair or libido though
- Dutasteride. If I explained to the Doctor who gave me finasteride I suffered sides he MAY be willing to try this...as I've read finasteride side sufferers don't suffer with dutasteride.. What do people think?
- topicals. But are they any good?
- Continue with finasteride and rely on Cialis / v**** / Casaber/L-Arginine. In the first few weeks I took Casaber and Cialis, party 'just in case' and partly for fun But I don't really want to rely on these drugs all my life alongside finasteride. L-Arginine doesn't seem to do much - it's just a little pill you can get from Holland and Barrets..not a miracle worker!
So what are the best options for a 21 yr old male with thinning purely at the crown.
Any help is appreciated.
I've been off finasteride a month or two and my libido is fine. So that's all good.
But I was one of the 2 or so % that suffered sexual sides. I thought it would go away at first ... but as I wasn't in a relationship I couldn't REALLY analyse too much. The first week my libido felt dead...then it upped a bit. I could still feel aroused and jack off so thought things were ok...but then I found a girlfriend and had trouble getting/keeping it up so clearly I suffered sides that couldn't be worked around.
It's not fair...it's sh*t, but oh well I'll have to find another way to fight baldness. It could happen to anyone and I'm just one of the unlucky ones. The last couple of months I've been more concerned about having great sex as my libido is back to business
But I've just had a haircut and the awful feeling of how thin your hair is has returned, any hair grew has probably shed by now and it's noticeable after being cut - so let's carry on the fight. I'm also on minoxidil but not generic regaine - a special solution of around 6% with zinc in as well. I may ask the Doctor making it to see if he can raise the % of minoxidil but I need a dht thing.
From what i see my options are:
- Reduce finasteride dosage. I WAS on generic propecia so I could always just split the tablet in half and hope sides aren't bad. I don't know how effective this is for hair or libido though
- Dutasteride. If I explained to the Doctor who gave me finasteride I suffered sides he MAY be willing to try this...as I've read finasteride side sufferers don't suffer with dutasteride.. What do people think?
- topicals. But are they any good?
- Continue with finasteride and rely on Cialis / v**** / Casaber/L-Arginine. In the first few weeks I took Casaber and Cialis, party 'just in case' and partly for fun But I don't really want to rely on these drugs all my life alongside finasteride. L-Arginine doesn't seem to do much - it's just a little pill you can get from Holland and Barrets..not a miracle worker!
So what are the best options for a 21 yr old male with thinning purely at the crown.
Any help is appreciated.
I've been off finasteride a month or two and my libido is fine. So that's all good.