Finasteride for Androgenetic Alopecia User Reviews (Page 2)

• teal
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 22, 2023

"Currently noticing slight hair loss at 28 years old and decided to give this a go, but I cannot stress enough to not touch this, especially for young guys.Your body will be naturally producing high levels of test and DHT to alter these levels more than likely will cause really bad side effects. I personally had to stop after a few months. I experienced a really low flat feeling like something was always missing and nearly went on antidepressants because I thought it was me and not the drug.It really heightened anxiety and a lot of anger and agitation at everything. I noticed I've went from 7'9 erect to 6'4 erect, and I struggle now to maintain the erection. It can disappear extremely fast and ultimately lose it all, which was never an issue before, but I also have a lot of clear watery semen. I also pee a lot like I can't fully empty the bladder, always frequently going. Thankfully, this drastically improved after stopping, but I still don't feel 100% where I was before."

• Tony
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 17, 2022

Propecia (finasteride) "Do not use it! This is a very dangerous product. After 4 weeks of using it, I had a total loss of libido and almost became impotent. I have now stopped for three weeks and am still not back to normal. This product is a chemical castration! I don't understand how this product is available on the market. Use other alternatives such as regaine. Do not use, do not use, do not use!!!!! Giving a 1 rating is overrated."

• Asdfg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 27, 2023

"I took 1mg once daily 4 weeks. Yes I did notice a slight change around my hairline. However, that’s where the positive ends. I am 24 and have had a receding hairline due to stress. Slowly but surely I began to get anxious and I was unable to think and study for my classes. This caused me to go into a full-on downward spiral and I went into panic mode. I had nightmares each night and would wake up in the morning with my heart racing and my breathing heavy. I’d wake up, eat and have coffee as usual. Boom, full blown panic attack. Then I took my prescribed Propranolol and the racing heart would go away, but what was left was a broken, lost, depressed, suicidal shell of who I formerly was. I had to get a doctor's excuse to miss exams that week. I finally realized it was the finasteride, and I quickly stopped it per two of my doctor’s opinions. Even after stopping, I have continued to be depressed and have suicidal ideation. Getting better."

• Snowed...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 27, 2015

"For me personally, it has worked great with little to no known side effects. Have used it for about 18 years. Noticeably more hair and thicker over entire head. Receding hairline loss completely stopped. It has worked so well on me for so long that I'm afraid to stop using it. Have been told that this small amount to help your hair, also might have a positive benefit to your aging Prostate. Who knows? I use a Proscar pill and cut it into 1/4s to make up the proper dosage for hair loss"

• Bob
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 26, 2022

"Side effects are probably much more under reported. I believe most people get side effects and some just get used to them, and it becomes their new normal. Just like someone who drinks coffee every day for years might say they don’t feel anything, but once they stop for a couple of weeks they feel different and go back to normal then they realize its effects. Honestly, the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze for me personally. As a young man, I want to feel like a young man, full of energy, drive and high sex drive. On Finasteride I felt like a 50 year old man trapped in a young body. Girls didn’t interest me as much, I lost sensitivity and my boners and orgasms weren’t that great. Also felt tired all the time and had memory and cognitive issues. If you are considering using this medication, yes, it works, but the price you have to pay can be life-ruining."

• The...
• June 22, 2019

"I’m Nigerian & propecia down here is unbelievably expensive. So what I did do was purchase finasteride instead which is less than a fraction of the cost of propecia. Since 2018 June up until this very moment I have been on 5mg of finasteride [Yep you read that correctly it is the dose they use for prostate problems] & I can tell you the results are more than amazing, people always laughed at my frontal hair because it was an eyesore tbh but now everyone wants to know “why my hair is so full & thick” I’ve not experienced any of these conventional side effects that are so popularized on the internet even though I’ve been taking 5mg of this alleged dangerous medication for over a year now. nope! none whatsoever, if anything, asides doing its job, it also increased my libido like crazy and erection is normal as has always been. The only noticeable difference is general body weight gain which could be caused by the fact that I take a whole 5mg finasteride daily, other than that everything’s perfect."

• Cbano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 23, 2019

"I took this product for 3 months. I can't say whether it worked or it didn't. All I know is that at the three month mark my boys started aching bad. And E.D kicked in. The other posts in this website are on the money. If you care about your sexual health and sex life then do not take this drug! I was in the "it won't happen to me" group of men. That try something anyway. The side effects are horrible. I immediately stopped the drug and for me thankfully within two weeks everything is back to normal. I'm not sure the results if I had stayed on it longer. Bottom line. Stay away."

• Pak...
• February 21, 2017

"I'm the son of a man who went bald at the age of 18 and I'm one of 4 brothers. I staring taking Propecia at the age of 39 and I'm 51 now. Not only has my hair stronger and thicker like I've lost none, I'm the only brother now with a full head of hair. I had my first child at age 42 and have just had my fifth 4 months ago. I have never had any of the side effects that others have written about on here. If I had my time over again I would do exactly the same thing except maybe have started taking this pill a little earlier so that my hair wouldn't have thinned so much before I starting taking it (The thinning has totally reversed). I have and would recommend this treatment to any other male who like to feel good about themselves."

• LOrina
• January 28, 2010

Propecia (finasteride) "I started suffering from hair loss just recently. My doctor prescribed me this medicine. After 1 month of using it, my hair doesn't fall any more. Until now I continue using it and there's no other side effects. This medicine is so amazing!"

• Jake
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 9, 2020

"Terrible medication that has the potential to cause persistent side effects even after going off it. More people get side effects than they would have you believe. Ongoing research is being done about PFS (post finasteride syndrome) and more and more doctors are speaking out about it. It will work for keeping your hair, but you’re playing with fire"

• Dave
• July 22, 2017

Propecia (finasteride) "Have been taking this drug for almost a year now. My hair was starting to thin a few years back and I just decided to give this a try as we all know nothing else works! Since I've been taking it I haven't noticed any real side effects so I guess I've been lucky in that sense, but to be honest neither have I experienced any change in hair loss either. My hair is still thinning, probably even more so now than it used to. This drug has been an absolute waste of time and money. It does not work. Scientists can transplant organs from one body to another, they can clone sheep, they can grow an ear on a mouse's back, but for some reason they cant figure out how to grow hair where hair used to grow anyway! Don't waste your money."

• Jimmy
• May 21, 2013

"Well, I have been on the 1 mg for years. It really helped make my hair thick. It quit working as well as hair falls out some in the shower. Plus I have a lower sex drive but that is good. I am more concerned about my hair than my sex drive. Anyway I am starting on the 5 mg today. I will see what happens. I am 49."

• Dont...
• December 15, 2019

"I've done a lot of research about hair and looking for natural ways to make my hair grow back. I've been working on my hair and I have come up to the simplest solution within the last couple of years. Use shampoos that do not have sulfates and those that pull blood towards the roots of the hairs. Add a little mint oil in your shampoo. I use Nizoral quite often as it also contains Zinc. Leave your shampoo about 15 minutes before you rinse it off. I wash my hair twice a week unless it's summer and warm when I was it three times a week. Result? It's growing back, slowly but surely. I'd say it should take about 4 years to have a full set of hair back. Save your money and health!"

• KDL
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 29, 2020

"The medication product information never mentioned that Finasteride could cause defects to male fetuses through semen contact the Mum. Tragically my son has experienced this. Please never use this medication!!!!! "

• Rihsab
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2020

"NOT recommended. I am 33. For treating thin and weak hairs and excessive hair fall and partial baldness, I took drug finasteride 1mg Genesis brand name for 3.5 months then stopped for not getting even 1% results but side effects. Side effects are 6-8 kg weight gain specially on my tummy and lower body, low performance at gym and lazy overall as compared to my previous health state, minor stomach problems, minor pain in penis and minor shrinkage in size, reduction in sex desire etc."

• Longan
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 17, 2017

Propecia (finasteride) "When I turned 50, I went in for a physical. The doctor noticed my hair was thinning and recommended Propecia. That was 14 years ago and today I have a very full head of hair, especially for a 64 yo. Two issues, one it must be taken religiously. I take it at least 350+ times a year. Two, its not cheap. Generics are available on the internet. My brother was born 10 months before me. Physically, we are very similar. During our youth, our hair was almost identical. Today, he is balding, badly. Side affects. Shortly after I starting taking it, I DID have trouble getting an erection, but the problem went away after a number of weeks. I was thinking of quitting, but just wanted to give my body a little more time to adjust. And it did. No regrets"

• JackD...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 22, 2016

"Started taking finasteride for hair-loss 4 years ago at the age of 22 when the balding became evident. My balding started in the crown area and moved it's way toward the temples, so I am/was a diffuse thinner. I was lucky enough to stop it in time and regrow virtually everything and more with this medication, along with the help of Minoxidil. There are no side effects for me to document. My sex-drive has and is still always in hyper-speed; I have suffered no brain-fog, no ill effects to speak of whatsoever. Besides the price-tag, this medication will save your hair. You have to try it out for yourself. And just to note: there is no possible way for 1 pill to have permanent side effects, do your research."

• Bob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 14, 2022

"The drug is posed as a clinically safe way to reduce hairloss. Studies supposedly proved this and all doctors considered it safe. After taking this drug, within 2 hours something shifted in the way I perceived the world, anxiety and emotional empathy were abnormally heightened. Attributing it to temporary effects, as seen in painkillers and recreative substances. Took one more dose. It’s currently >6 months after quitting. These effects and more still remain. Research concludes it it’s effects are set in the epigenone. - sour ammoniak body odor - pale skin thin bodyhair more subq bodyfat - muscle loss calves; forearms; neck - gynecomastia - female fat distribution - loss of ambition/enthusiasm/life energy - loss of libido/ED - personality alterations - altered brain body connection - depression/suicidal ideation"

• Alex
• April 20, 2019

"I am a 32 year-old transman. I had been going through a period of rapid hair loss. Some was due to stress, genetics and some was due the testosterone I take. I was highly doubtful whether finasteride would help the hair loss but after 4 months on this medication my hair grew back full and thick! And it continues to grow at a rapid pace. I was worried about side effects but I had none. I highly recommend this."

• Cc7
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 29, 2021

"I've been using 1mg finasteride over the past year. After a few months of use I was unable to recall basic information that I otherwise would have had at the tip of my tongue. Brain fog, haziness in my responses and sometimes I could not even verbalise what I was thinking. Find another way to save your hair loss."

• JMC
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 4, 2020

"I may have reviewed this medication a while ago but I am here again to provide an update. I am 24 now and start on Fin when I was 20. This medication does work. I am a twin, he’s not taking the medication and buzzes his head and obviously losing his hair. It works, no side effects. I have my hair and it’s in better health now than it was during my teenage years. I gave this a 9 because after two years of being on it, I felt like it started to reverse, losing hair again. I found I doctor who prescribed me Dutasteride .5mg 1x per week and I am doing very well (knock on wood) I am seriously so grateful for these meds and rogaine. I would likely have no self confidence. Do not fear side effects. I work out. Sexually am still wild. If you work out, your workout sups give you more side effects than this. But I can tell you after being on this med for 4 years, no side effects. Take it"

• ephwurd
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 3, 2021

"I've applied 0.2mg topically to my scalp daily and after a week I started to experience decreased penile sensation, decreased libido and a weird pain in my testicles. No erectile dysfunction or mood swings but I thought I'm sensitive to it and the sides would get worse if I continued. So I stopped and everything back to normal in like 2 days. I actually kinda liked the decreased libido effect, you see the world in a different way."

• Chris...
• March 10, 2017

Propecia (finasteride) "After 2 days on Propecia I start to feel heavy brain fog. I didn't now about this side effect but I found out on the internet that it is a common side. I can tell you that feeling is worse than the sexual sides effects. I wish no one to feel that horrible feeling."

• Honest...
• April 9, 2022

"This is truly the best medication I’ve ever taken. Absolutely zero side effects and my hair shedding stopped completely. Talk to a REAL derm in person, not the crazies online. I think post-finasteride syndrome (PFS) is a unicorn fairytale myth. Funny how people with so-called PFS claim to continue experiencing all the awful potential side effects after stopping finasteride but “coincidentally” return to baseline hair loss once they stop taking it; if the effects of fin still lingered after cessation, there would be at least one case of DHT remaining continuously low thus permanently preventing hair loss. No such case exists - not even one in the entire world. Highly recommend this safe and effective solution to hair loss."

• Jim
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 3, 2019

"I have taken this drug for 3 months and take writing this review very seriously as I can see some negative feedback which I believe to be inaccurate. The drug does not work immediately so be weary of any review were the user has taken it for less that 3 months. After becoming anxious about going bald I bought 3 months supply. I started noticing hair loss reducing from about 6 weeks on as my desk was no longer covered. Hard to tell if any regrowth but as I started early I still had a reasonably healthy cover. Not being anxious about premature aging has really helped my confidence. Have experienced no tangible side effects but in the first week believed it may have effected sex drive but as this has disappeared I now think it was a mental block. Can't say I have noticed any other issues. For me it has been very positive as I no longer worry about looking old for my age."