Finasteride for Androgenetic Alopecia User Reviews (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 24, 2019

"I’ve been on this medication for 3-4years now and I’ve had great responses from my family at the recovery and slow down of hair loss. I have also had many people warn me about the drug showing my news articles etc however I haven’t had any side effects at all from what I’ve noticed. I really would be sceptical about people saying they had the poor experiences as I think symptoms like anxiety/depression can be linked to all cosmetic related treatments. For testicular issues it would most definitely be in the minority few , only those who suffer from those type of symptoms would most want to express their experiences. I’d completely recommend this drug."

• Robert...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 27, 2015

"I noticed rapid shedding of hair in March of 2015. I would occasionally count hairs lost on a day to gauge the extent of the hair loss (getting better or worse). For months I was losing well over 100 hairs a day, which was quiet concerning. For some time I deliberated whether to proceed with finasteride, as I was conscious of the negative side effects. I started taking finasteride in August. For the next four months, my hair loss continued. It's now December, and it has completed stopped. I can run my hands through my hair/have a shower and count little to no hairs at all. My hair also feels stronger and looks thicker, which is great. Better still, I have no noticeable negative side effects, and my sex drive is as it was previously"

• JBano
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 15, 2020

"I have PFS (Post-Finasteride Syndrome). I cannot sustain an erection during sex, suffer from genital anesthesia and/or numbness, have muted/blocked/pleasureless orgasms when I masturbate, and suffer from brain fog, memory loss, and thinking at times. I have low testosterone, extremely high FSH, and pituitary problems as a result of being on Propetia on and off for years. I’ve been off of Propecia for a year. Although I’ve had shock wave therapy to remove penile scar tissue and improve nerve damage and had testosterone replacement therapy, my sexual functioning and cognitive issues persist. Oh! And I became infertile on Propecia too. Fortunately, I had enough sperm left to have a baby with my wife via IVF. Stay away from this toxic and poisonous medication! It will potentially destroy your life."

• Bc123
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 27, 2016

"Have been taking proscar cut into quarters for 15 years. Started when i was 17 and noticing my hair juat beginning to thin and recede. I am now 32 and my hair is thicker and more abundant then when i started. I had minimal side effects (decreased ejaculation) which was an easy price to pay for the results. I have more hair then any of the friends i grew up with and i am convinced i would be completely bald by now if it wasn't for this drug."

• James...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2019

"The decision to take finasteride for hair lose should not be taken lightly. I read the other reviews and just assumed this was ‘in their heads’ and I wouldn’t experience any negative symptoms. I hate erectile issues, depression, and pains in the testicles. AVOID at all costs! Your hair is not worth your happiness."

• Curre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 10, 2018

"I don't get the negativity surrounding this drug. Most of those reviews are by people who have used it for just a week at the most. May be what they experienced could have been some confirmation bias heightened by what they read in reviews like this. But still, I can't speak for their part. As for me, I have been using for last 4 months. Never experienced those side effects of loss of sex drive, erectile dysfunction or any other. My hair loss has stopped but I am not seeing hair growth still. They say it takes 4-6 months to see some noticeable growth. May be that is because I am not pairing it with Minoxidil. Planning to use for next 5 years if things don't go wrong ."

• virtu...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 20, 2016

"Destroyed my life. Took for 10 years for hair loss. Permanent E.D., zero libido (under any circumstances), viagra and the others have zero effect. Thought I was just getting older realized a decade later. Some MD's use this to feminize transexuals. Do not take it if you ever hope to have a sex life again."

• No...
• January 30, 2017

"Been taking this medicine since I was 23 and found I had a receding hairline. My hairline has stayed mostly at the same level for the grace of this medicine. No brain fog, no low sex drive. You just need to do exercise and keep a positive attitude. In fact it was exactly what I did and feel like it was the most productive 2 years of my life (I was doing an engineering master). If you worry about the hair give it a shot, and divert the time spent on worrying to something else important. Cheers"

• Dylan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 3, 2020

Propecia (finasteride) "I have been on propecia for almost 6 months now. My experience with it are as below: 1)Shedding was worst during the second to third month as expected. Slowed down but still notice medium to bad hair loss every now and then. Hopefully it will stabilize and come to a halt. 2)Notice some baby hair along the hairline. (Although I had been using minoxidil 6 months prior to propecia I didn't notice any hair growth until I was on propecia. I am on both propecia and minoxidil now by the way) Not much improvement on the crown. Overall hair volume and quality seem to have improved. Nonetheless it's still too early to tell I guess. 3)No side effects so far. I will give another update after a year. I do hope that the hair loss stops for good."

• Bill
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2019

"PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG I read all the negative reviews and thought to myself that they must be in that few percentile unlucky people but I was so damn wrong man, if you take this drug you will be doomed anyway because if you get off this drug after few years or months then you will have Post Finasteride Syndrome. It blocks DHT which is the hormone that makes a man a man, please read about DHT on wikipedia before jumping on this drug, they say oh it only blocks around 70% of DHT level but common guys, is hair more important to you than losing your sex drive and erections. I was on the pill for 24 days, initial 10 days were awesome with almost no hair loss and sex drive really good, but then the shedding started where I started to lose 100s of hairs in the shower and pillow and then I noticed I didn't have the urge for sex neither I was interested in girls. Then came headache and then muscle pain."

• Adverse...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 12, 2022

"Post-finasteride syndrome (PFS) Symptoms: Genital shrinkage Genital numbness ED Zero libido Increased penile curvature/fibrosis Ejaculation disorder Low semen quality/volume Changes in color & texture of skin (yellow/brown) Tight, red scrotum every morning Dark prominent veins on scrotum Varicocele left testicle Spontaneous weight gain Moonface Emotional blunting/anhedonia Anxious "crash" Persistent anxiety/fight or flight response Shaking hands Depression Muscle atrophy Blurred vision Red/yellow eyes Night sweats Insomnia Nightmares General fatigue/malaise Brain fog/cognitive impairment Digestive issues Body hair loss Tinnitus Chills High blood pressure Random rashes torso/forehead Back/neck pain Muscle/eye twitches Sensitive skin Swollen lymph nodes Shallow breathing Scooped fingernails Heart arrhythmia Tingling/numbness in hands/feet Weakness in hands/arms Thinning eyebrows Receding gums"

• Josh
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 8, 2016

"I am twenty years old & started Finasteride about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I went to my dermatologist because I have thinning along my hairline and my main goal is to prevent it from getting worse and potentially regrow some. I rated it a 5 as of now because it's still too early to tell if this medication is working. Take my rating as neutral. My main point for writing a review as of now is to note that I have no noticeable side effects. My sex drive is the same, I don't feel fatigued, and so on. I am also using Minoxidil foam 2x per day. I have been consistent with Minoxidil for about 10 days now. I will update again in a couple months!"

• Nacho
• June 10, 2019

"I'm using it together with minoxidil and a ketoconazole shampoo. I started the treatment about 6 months ago and my hair has already grown back to what it used to be 3-4 years ago. If I had started before, I would be the happiest person ever. Before starting the treatment I was a Norwood 6 (on the Norwood Hair loss scale) and it was killing my self-steem. I had a low libido BEFORE starting the treatment. The first month on finasteride I actually experienced a boost, then receded back to normality. I have a loving relationship with my partner and he hasn't noticed any change. Personally, I feel that boosting my self-steem has actually improved my sexual performance. Many people say that one pill ruined their life. That is complete paranoia and scientific nonsense. I also avoided the drug for too long because of people spreading fear and totally regret it. My advice is to start taking the drug AS SOON AS YOU NOTICE YOUR HAIR IS THINNING. This drug mainly stops hair loss. You don't want to start too late."

• PatRo...
• March 21, 2016

"Was severely balding/thinning prior to taking it. Started on Propecia, and although it took a little while to work (at least half a year), I ended up regrowing a lot of hair. Switched to Proscar, hair grew back even more and thicker, hairline looks great now. Very minor side effects at the beginning, none since."

• James
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 12, 2021

"Stopped hair falling out in the shower, thickened up a bit. Quite delightful, that'll be great with the women. Oh wait, my cock doesn't work anymore, I get shocking testicular pain, my sperm is water, when I drive my car a thought flashes thru my mind that one day I will reflexively drive off the road into a tree. My short term memory is decimated. I jump when people recognize me in the street because I'm too slow to talk. These effects came thru slowly, I forgot it was even likely to be the drug until I looked again at the side effects. I was in excellent health otherwise, bar the odd depressive spell, never the type to be the 20% who suffer side effects. I find it hard to believe its only 20%, and the effects are far more severe than I could have imagined. I've been an absolute shell, I could have easily done some serious damage to myself, thank Christ I stopped it, hopefully in time."

• Wacky...
• March 26, 2016

"Took one pill. Maybe it was a placebo effect but most likely not as it decreased my libido, trouble getting erection for a few days. Worst symptom was depression and anxiety which made it all worse. I am 23. I have recovered but if you value your life please don't take this medicine. Use every technique in the book to cover up your hairloss and accept it to some degree. try hot oil treatments or regaine. Just stay away from this poison. Watch youtube reviews on this drug. Some people even took just one pill like myself."

• JJano
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 27, 2019

"I was worried in my late 20s about hair loss, but it wasn't noticeable. The main side effect was I couldn't achieve an orgasm which forced me to stop. I was also taking a diuretic for blood pressure at the time. In my early 30s, my blood pressure medication was changed (a non-diuretic), and I started really noticing hair loss in the front of my head (a bald spot was forming between the front of my hair and the midline -- like my father). I went back to 1mg finasteride. The sexual side effects were gone and the balding spot is now full. I can get the generic for $14 out-of-pocket."

• Richard...
• December 28, 2016

Propecia (finasteride) "I'm 24 with mild receding hair, still have a full head of hair but beginning to recede on the crown and round temples. Started Propecia on the 23/12/16 had no side affects up until last night, at no point did I look up reviews of side effects of the drug as I did not want other people's experiences to play on my mind. Last night, noticed a tender pain in my testicules and it's continued throughout the whole of today, I am now stopping this drug immediately. I've spent the whole of day with aggressive pain the mentioned above area, been projectile vomiting and had diarrhoea. This drug has not worked for me and by reading others comments I will certainly review people's opinions rather than trusting there findings."

• macth...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 28, 2021

"After 8 months of use for widespread hair loss and no improvement. In fact more hair has fallen out. I will stay the course for another 8 months to see. Some state it take up to two years, but my doctor said that if nothing by 8 months it probably won't work."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 3, 2020

"I have been taking Finasteride 1mg for 5 weeks. I am 23 years old. My sex drive has decreased by at least 50% but I am kind of happy that it has. Overall I recommend this treatment. Because it is cheap at only £110 a year and its very effective at combating hair loss."

• mikel
• October 6, 2009

"I've used it for roughly 1.5 yrs now and it seems to be still working; of course there's the whole placebo effect, but this stuff is decent. Worst thing about it is it costs a lot, $2/pill. Make sure you don't miss too many doses or it will take a while to start working again (takes a month in the beginning). I haven't noticed any side-effects that I could link to this drug. Hope this helps."

• Blade
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 11, 2019

"Ok I have been on finasteride for about 5 years. I have not had any side affects. Been with my partner 10 years now. I don't want sex as much as before but think that would have happened with or without taking the pill. Can't really say if its kept what I had or grown any more, hard to tell without time travel. Even now reading the reviews makes me worried even without having any of the symptoms. Anyway from my point of few seems to work."

• Ricky...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 7, 2021

"After one year, no difference whatsoever. Looks like more hair loss comparing before & after photos. No problem with Big Al & the boys though. Will still hold a wet towel. Not bad for 60 and one year outside of triple bypass. I'm not bragging, just extremely grateful. And hey....a little hair looks looks distinguished right??? RIGHT!?!?!?!"

• Sky
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 11, 2022

"Finasteride has ruined my life sexually and mentally. I wish I never took this poison and hope there will be a cure and or it will improve over time. It’s almost been a year and half since I stopped only took it for 3 months it’s horrid living this way :("

• Dcguy
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 9, 2019

Propecia (finasteride) "For some men, me included, Propecia not only stops hair loss but actually regrows hair. Individual results vary. But to see regrowth you have to take it for a minimum of six months. If you regrow hair you can stop taking it. But you will begin to lose hair again. I did not experience side effects."