Finasteride User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Hemen
• January 19, 2011

For Androgenetic Alopecia "I am 22 and I had some hair loss. I have started using this medicine and right away after starting (less than a week!) I noticed that I have hair loss no more. Even when I intentionally try to pull my hair out! For help to grow new hair, well I have used this medicine for about 4 months and I can say YES it works but gradually."

• JPWhi...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 24, 2016

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "This did reduce the size of my prostate. I didn't have any urinary problems, but Dr felt one lobe enlarged. Has reduced semen production quite a lot. Erections not as hard but still functional. Sex drive normal. I do have Testosterone supplements, so that may have helped retain sex drive and erection ability. Penis does seem to have shrunk over the years on this drug."

• carls...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 19, 2023

For Androgenetic Alopecia "Last year, I decided to take 1mg Finasteride for 3 months to address my hair loss. I didn't experience any significant side effects, I had zero trouble achieving or maintaining an erection, nor ejaculating. I do see other people online had opposite experience. I was surprised to see how much thicker and fuller my hair had become, though it was still falling out, albeit at a slower rate. I am happy to be on it for the rest of my life. One problem I had with this drug is that my insurance does not cover it (they said it was a lifestyle medication and not a real disease -- which frankly is really undestimating the importance of a head of hair to the male ego and thus happiness/avoiding depression). As a result I was looking at spending over 100 dollars per month at the pharamcy. So in the end I got a prescription online from masculinemeds.com and then get meds sent by mail order for super cheap. YMMV... just sharing my experience. Good luck to all the guys out there!"

• Dub
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 23, 2021

For Androgenetic Alopecia "This drug has the potential to destroy your life in every way possible. Taking it is like playing Russian Roulette. Vanity is just not worth the risk. I found out the hard way and I will regret the day I took Finasteride for the rest of my life."

• space...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 16, 2014

For Androgenetic Alopecia "I've been on Finasteride (Proscar) for 14 years. I started when I was 40 and noticed rapid and heavy hair loss occurring. When I look at pictures of myself now and back then I can see that I have not lost any more hair since then. I do have to say that I have continued to thin more on the back of my head but up front all remains stable. "

• Biker
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 1, 2017

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "I am 54 years old. I've been taking Finasteride...along with Flomax for almost 4 months....after being diagnosed with bph few months earlier. It has helped tremendously with urination issues. 3 month checkup went well. I will go back in Sept. of 2018 ( one year from start of meds). I have had no side effects until recently. Sexual desire is still very high....no problem getting and maintaining an erection. But about 3 months in, was noticing less and less ejaculate to where now its almost nothing. The feeling is still intense...but the well is going dry per say. I also seem to get fatigued a little more than normal. I will be consulting my urologist about this in very near future as instructed by him."

• Robert
• December 9, 2019

For Androgenetic Alopecia "Took propecia for 18 years. Worked great. Insignificant sides. Well, it was years afterwards that I started getting all the sexual and some cognitive (brain fog, bad sleep), side effects. Went to doc about semi-hard erections, he gave me Cialis. I decided to go of the drug and after about 2-3 months, I noticed my erections were completely hard as a rock. So much so, that it hurt when I got an erection (in a good way). It was growing BACK! I went back on the drug after about 1 year. My new hair loss stopped soon after, along with my penis working. This time it also started to get hard crooked. I stopped again. Many of the side effects men speak off on this forum are also dissipating. When I was on and had no big side effects, all was good and I thought the negative experiences were small. I'm done for good with Propecia - had I known before what I know now, I would not have started."

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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."

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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."

• Nick_...
• July 14, 2016

For Androgenetic Alopecia "I am taking this since last 4 years.1mg tab from Dr.Reddy and it cost less than $3 for a month in India. It's a wonder drug and it stopped hair loss and also to have good thick hair. Wish I should have started early. I had very little loss of libido and think it's good for me to concentrate on other activity. No erection problem so far but yes reduced morning wood. I am happy with the results."

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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"

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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 ."

• rocky
• June 13, 2018

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "I tried taking this at two different times, 5 mg, once at 51 years old and again at 53. Both times I took it due to a perceived thought I had a enlarged prostate, and was sold, by doctor, it could help my serious thinning in hair. Well first time I took for about a month and was on a cruise ship. I am in decent shape, and one morning I ran up a couple flights of deck stairs which I done this a million times in the past and wow, could not get my heart to slow down. Normally I recover pretty fast but it took about a minute for my heart to slow down which is a LONG time I felt like having a heart attack. Had another incident while on excursion snorkelling which scared the ....out of me. I stopped the drug and when got home began working out. I did a yearly physical, and sugar was a little high, began treadmill 3 times week. 1 year later decided to give another try for hair loss and perceived BPH, same thing happened"

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

Propecia (finasteride) for Androgenetic Alopecia "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."

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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"

• Dougie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2020

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "Prior to being on Finistaride I was up all night, every night. Seriously, some nights I was up 7 times. It took quite some time (three months?) and I now sleep through the night. A bad nights sleep is when I have to get up once. Reading some of the negative reviews, these meds do not have a single side effect for me. Sleep like a baby again at 61 yrs of age. Saved me from surgery."

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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."

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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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."

• anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2021

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "This stuff is horrible. Stopped using it after 3 weeks. Had no more sexual desire of any kind. Just as bad was the overwhelming feeling of doom and negative thoughts! Did not use it long enough to get the breast enlargement or extreme body hair growth! I think urologists prescribe this as an easy out when they no nothing much about the prostate gland and related problems!"

• PatRo...
• March 21, 2016

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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

For Androgenetic Alopecia "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."