Should I try Propecia again? also blood work

[Bottlecap]

I tried Propecia for about 4 weeks, I got quite a few sides (Soft erections, watery semen, uncomfortable sensation in penis, ED, low libido) It really scared me so I quit. Took a couple of weeks and now back to normal.
I'm NW3ish, also using regaine foam. I decided messing with hormones was silly and shaved my head.

But my head shape looks really ****, kind of a pointy forehead and slopes quite a bit. Never really noticed until I shaved. This has really got me down as I was ready to accept being bald at 26! And its made me go from ok looking to fugly.

So of course now I want to try finestride again, I was happy I got back to normal last time, as Propeciahelp.com scared me that I might not recover.
Do you think I should try again and just ride out any side effects and give them a chance to subside? Does anyone know if post-finestride syndrome is more likely the longer you take it. Or that i recovered last time is a good indicator I will recover again.

Also considering a topical Antiandrogen - finasteride or RU, are these as affective as oral finasteride?

And quite interested in oral minoxidil. People taking oral minoxidil, do you also use topical.

Before I start I would like to get my hormone levels checked this time. Do you know if the NHS will do this for the sake of having baseline levels before taking propecia which isn't approved by NHS.

 

[TD500]

Yes you should try it again, ride it out and see if they disappear. Last thing I suggest is scaring yourself to death by visiting that site. I don't know where you could get topical finasteride and RU is still considered experimental, but I think people have been reporting success while using it.

I wouldn't go on oral minoxidil as a lot of people here and elsewhere say its pretty dangerous even when you dose it correctly. Can't answer your last question.

 

[Bottlecap]

Do you think I should get blood work for hormone levels done, before I start on finasteride?

 

[throwaway448]

I would definitely get extensive blood work done prior

 

[Bottlecap]

OK I will get hormone levels measured. Annoyingly Yesterday I was so anxious to start again I took 0.5mg to start tapering on. How many days should I now wait before my hormone levels will be unaffected and I can get some baseline levels?

 

[Bottlecap]

Picture of side when hair was long and now it's buzzed. Definitly some serious male pattern baldness, hairs are miniaturised.




Edit: sorry, wrong thread