Why I'm Quitting finasteride... Probably Not Mercks Fault

[Kpa1152]

hi everyone... I have been on my male pattern baldness journey for a solid couple of months, losing focus and my mind trying to figure out what i can do to halt my descent into being unattractive.

I recently got a script for finasteride, and began taking 1.25mgs per day. 5 days in, im stopping. The reason??? Fear. These forums and the internet have given me such a fear of side effects that after 4 days i began to develop itchy nipples, and what i think is the start to gyno. Pyschosomatic or not, im stopping for my own good. Ill be bald all day over having tits and no dick. So ill never know if it would have helped me, cuz you muthatruckahs scared tits onto me.

I love ya bald bas tards but you are a negative bunch.

<3 B

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

I quit finasteride after a month for the same reasons.

 

[Roberto_72]

hi everyone... I have been on my male pattern baldness journey for a solid couple of months, losing focus and my mind trying to figure out what i can do to halt my descent into being unattractive.

I recently got a script for finasteride, and began taking 1.25mgs per day. 5 days in, im stopping. The reason??? Fear. These forums and the internet have given me such a fear of side effects that after 4 days i began to develop itchy nipples, and what i think is the start to gyno. Pyschosomatic or not, im stopping for my own good. Ill be bald all day over having tits and no dick. So ill never know if it would have helped me, cuz you muthatruckahs scared tits onto me.

I love ya bald bas tards but you are a negative bunch.

<3 B

What about all the "success stories" (in the "success stories" section) that report no sides?

 

[Kpa1152]

I value the success stories. But what is more powerful and sticks in your mind... "I kept what i have!" Or "holy sh!t i developed boobs, my d!ck shrunk, i cant get hard!" Etc. im not blaming you guys seriously, its more a joke at my own expense... Im way too paranoid as it is.

 

[Kpa1152]

And i hate to say it, but im giving in to the "just shave it off and pretend youre jason statham" thing. I have an odd head shape, but ill look better as a pale alien than a chick with a d!ck

 

[RhinestoneHLT]

I quit also after being on for 10 months. Sexual sides definitely didn't get better over time for me, they got far worse after around 7 months.

I love my hair but i love my dick more.

 

[Kpa1152]

I do have one question, could i have done permanent damage?? When i raise my arms up i have little boobs... Im a powerlifter, but only 181 so not one of those big fat dudes. Ive never had them before

 

[g.i joey]

If you don't have any new gland in ur nipples then the extra fat or water retention you have in your chest will slowly dissipate.

Dude if you're able to get over it and just shave it without a fight then more power to you. Me instead I decided to fight it, I actually got sides, quit, got healthier in my workouts and eating habits, broke up with my girl and got back on and I swear I'm as horny as ever! You should evaluate your own personal decision when you try finasteride. Are you willing to potentially lose your sexual function for a short time at the gain of keeping your hair. Maybe a 10% chance of that happening realistically and a 90% chance of keeping your hair, it's all your choice.

If you could just shave it and move on though then go for it bro.

 

[Pray The Bald Away]

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Try f*****g off. No one wants your shitty snake oil.

 

[abcdefg]

Yeah never ever underestimate the placebo effect. Its very very real and its a very strong effect on most if not all people. Its also near impossible to ever separate out what is from the drug or just happening by itself since things never stay the same in the body.
One reason I never tried finasteride, and am still thinking its not worth it. Long term is propecia really a solution? Your going to risk side effects for the next 30 or 40 years if nothing better ever came out? Doesnt seem worth it to me especially when most men still do gradually lose hair even with all those risks. For gradual or minor loss its not worth the risks IMO maybe if your heading down Norwood 7 road really fast I might try it.
For heavens sake someone make or invent a topical that stops androgens. How many decades do we have to wait to finally get one that actually works? Even just less systemic absorption would be a win.

 

[whatevr]

I have this side effect. I've been taking finasteride for 1 year. Just seen my Doctor about it. He doesn't think it will continue to get any worse as there is nothing underneath the puffy nipples but I'm a bit skeptic. Anyway I will continue to monitor it.

However, the likelihood of you growing any boobs in 5 days is less than ZERO. Would've probably taken at least a month or two.
Your nipples might be a bit puffy, but you have such a low serum concentration of finasteride that you should be completely back to normal within 2 weeks, at most.

I had the burning and itching in the beginning too. Doesn't mean it will progress to full blown tits.
Just remember that. If you decide to quit and not take it, remember that the side effects might not've been that bad (AND mine got better after 2-3 weeks) and you could've saved your hair but you chickened out. If that won't eat at you when you're bald then feel free to quit.

 

[Pray The Bald Away]

K go ahead and use products that make u burn, itch, grow boobs, and cause chronic diseases dude instead of trying a shampoo and spray that doesn't use harmful chemicals and has clinical studies proving better results than all this stuff lol

Stop selling your sh*t on forums where people are looking for actual solutions.

 

[myhairbegone]

To each their own..Im at 6 months on finasteride..so far its been okay