Bob Chylan said:
why are you under the impression you are the only one that has researched things before? And you don't know anyone on this forum so how can you claim people that are balding and want to attempt to keep their hair have zero self confidence...personal experience? did that come from your lack of being able to achieve an erection or your hair loss?
tons of medications can cause ED...as well as many other factors that have nothing to do with drugs. Melatonin can cause ED and that is a natural supplement that your body creates naturally..so what is your point?
Every drug has the potential for side effects, but it does not mean that its going to happen to everyone. There are all kinds of drugs from anti depressants to blood pressure medicine that may have a negative effect in the long run as well as other things such as processed food. So why are you singling out finasteride
You have to be one of the most unintelligent people I have ever come across in my life.
To your first point, clearly I must be one of the minority when the members of this board throw out false information left and right. You are correct I don't waste my life trolling hair loss forums, here is the kicker though. With social media I am in contact with 5400 people directly and millions indirectly, so when I reach out I have a much larger base of people who I know and can trust then a bunch of forum lurkers.
On to the next point, I in fact still have a full head of hair. I noticed a slight thinning from my temple, which honestly is not even noticeable by simply looking at me. I figured hey why take a chance, getting out in front and being proactive about it would be a good idea.
I like EVERYONE who decides to take finasteride did it for pure cosmetic reasons. At this point in life having finished university, I have obtained my own home, car, and have a very good job. I have a great girl friend, I am very active in spots and life in general. Confidence is the last thing I would ever have a problem with, sure I like having hair but even if I woke up tomorrow and it was all gone it wouldn't bug me. Hair is not the reason I am where I am today, my personality and hard work are.
Here is my favorite flaw to your above comment. Both waking up and falling asleep with an erection have NOTHING to do with confidence. Yet for the six week period I was soft in both instances. Never in my life has it happened pre finasteride or post recovery, and judging by the amount of threads on this board alone I am far from the minority. It was the drug that caused it 100% you can try and distract from it all you like but it doesn't change the facts.
No where did I say everyone suffers sides from finasteride, what I am saying is the majority even on this board down play sides they have. Fact is what you are doing to yourself with this medication will hurt you long term which I pointed out in my last post which you failed to acknowledge. More and more doctors are speaking out about the drug, more media outlets are covering the negative sides and warning people. If there really was only 2% of people having issues its not something you would see.
I for one am done posting on these boards, my story has been told in the other topic. Thankfully I was smart enough to stop unlike thousands of other who now face permanent damage.