Finasteride for Androgenetic Alopecia User Reviews (Page 2)

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

"The drug is posed as a clinically safe way to reduce hair loss. 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 recreational substances. Took one more dose. It’s currently >6 months after quitting. These effects and more still remain. Research concludes its effects are set in the epigenome. - sour ammonia body odor - pale skin - thin body hair - more subcutaneous body fat - 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"

• Zer...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 13, 2022

"It didn’t give me much positive effects on my hair and surely not on my mind, it caused me heavy depression, but not physical side effects. Yet, I am sadly still taking it, but it is not positive."

• Adv...
• 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, moon face, 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."

• 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 a half since I stopped. I only took it for 3 months, it’s horrid living this way."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 17, 2022

"On finasteride 1 mg generic every day for over 1 month. No side effects to report whatsoever. Libido remains high, if anything, it was slightly increased. Very happy to know that my MPB will be prevented."

• Bry...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 16, 2022

"I started this drug several months ago, 1 mg, 3x a week. I had read all the negative reviews and horror stories, but I took those with a grain of salt and kept an open mind because I had read the same internet horror stories about Chantix a decade ago when I wanted to stop smoking. Yet I decided to try that anyway and had no issues. It helped me stop smoking for good and stay smoke-free to this day. So I figured I’d give this medication the same fair shot. Several weeks into it, dull but persistent testicular pain, increased libido (which was nice), and otherwise fine. Three to four weeks later, I noticed difficulty with reaching orgasm, decreased and watery ejaculate, and mild ED. Six weeks in, I couldn’t have sex at all (never experienced that and I’m still in great shape at 37). Threw in the towel."

• And...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 1, 2022

"Do not risk this drug. Over ten years I’ve taken this drug, and I wish I never knew it existed. For 12 months I’ve been telling my GP I am no longer able to get sexually aroused, cannot trust my erection, struggle to orgasm, and my penis is completely numb. This is not 2% of men, as they say, latest studies are showing this is, at the lowest, 20% and growing as more men come forward. The ‘side effects’ also appear to not be reversible. That means you cannot have a child and will not be able to have a sexually active relationship. I’m struggling, it’s the realization I’ve been prescribed a super dangerous drug, and it’s not destroyed a large portion of my life."

• Anonymous
• April 15, 2022

"Do NOT take this medication, it can ruin your life. (PFS) Post-finasteride syndrome is real and affects millions of people worldwide. There is no cure or treatment. It is a terrible syndrome that can take you from being a perfectly healthy individual to a shadow of your own self, living 24/7 in a torture chamber, physically and mentally. Please spread awareness, and this drug should NOT be sold, as it is ruining lives!"

• Hon...
• 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."

• thi...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 29, 2022

"I've been trying finasteride + minoxidil topical spray for the last few months, but I don't think it has any effect on my hair. It still keeps falling, and I'm becoming even balder, I think."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 24, 2022

"I started taking this at 26, currently on 1 year and 6 months on it. It gave me CRAZY regrowth, kind of less body hair (good), a little less beard (good) but also a little feminization (no problem with this, since I was kind of too masculine guy haha I didn't like this), but also a little reduced libido, a little watery semen, no other side anyway, still kind of have sex and masturbate with pleasure. I liked this, but some people won't like these ''side'' effects. To me, still positive balance."

• DO...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2022

"There is no way the '1.2% of men experience side effects' is accurate. Almost everyone I talk to has serious side effects. This drug has ruined my life. I can't get an erection anymore. My sex life is nonexistent, I have no feeling down there and no drive to have sex. It has been 2 years, and no cure! I wish I could figure out a way to sue this company for misleading information. That's how bad my life has become because of this drug. It changes you forever."

• jim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 16, 2022

"I have been taking finasteride for now 2 months, and the side effects I have are low sex drive and abnormal ejaculation of semen. I did not get depression or suicidal thoughts like others have mentioned but am gonna wait till 4 months to see if I get any good results. After that, I will just quit this med."

• fen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 15, 2022

"Totally crashed my sex drive... my libido was down to 0!!! I even had issues masturbating, I was useless in bed!! My marriage is also a question, 'cause I clearly don't get aroused on the best of days!! The medicine has had a very bad impact on me...!! :( It's been 4 years since I STOPPED!! But it literally got rid of my self-confidence, it has got rid of sexual urges... IT DESTROYED ME!!! I took this because a doctor prescribed it for me for my hair loss!! I would rather be bald THAN have a tool that doesn't work!! I don't know who is reading this... but my advice - 'AVOID'"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 11, 2022

Finasteride "Severe headache, short breath, heart attack, dizziness, pass out."

• Ton...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 17, 2022

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."

• mmm...
• January 2, 2022

"I took it for a couple of years. I wish I could say it was great. Something started to happen to me that I never had experienced before. Doctors denied it at the time, but they didn't know. I became really depressed and dealt with brain fog, loss of memory, not sure about my sex drive, though. Now it's been 3 years, I am off this medication, and I think I'm feeling a bit better now. Sadly, my hair is not doing well."

• Ric...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 27, 2021

"I'm 49 years old and just started taking Finasteride 1 mg every day for about 1 month, and I have been with extra libido and extra semen while ejaculating. I am horny often and nipples sensitive. Supposed to be the reversed side effects, maybe my testosterone is really high, and that is not good also? I haven't noticed new hair, but a little bit of extra thickness. I wouldn't like to lose my body hair if this is one of the side effects. But these days really high libido. Anybody with these effects? Is it a bad reversed side effect?"

• a_y...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 26, 2021

"Took for hair loss at 25 years old, and my hair looks a bit better. I do have a slight decrease in libido, yet my physical performance is fine, and that works for me. I've been pretty careful with my dosing, and that might have helped me avoid any more obvious side effects. If you're curious, I took 2 mg on and off for a year: 5 mo on every other day, 2 mo off, 4 mo on every other day, 1 mo off. I'll probably stop now that it's been a year and let genes do its thing with the rest of my hair."

• Ale...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 17, 2021

"Wow! I never believed the people who got PFS. Now I do, I took just half a pill a week ago. The night I took it, my penis had shrunk a bit, got an intense brain fog (which I still have today), couldn’t get hard (I was basically impotent), and semen was watery. The next day, I lost interest in sex, motivation hit rock bottom, joint pain in legs, and I had extreme anxiety and lots more symptoms. I quit immediately. So... this stuff is dangerous/poisonous for a few! If you want to risk chemical castration, then go for it. After half a pill a week ago, I still have fatigue, brain fog, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, small joint pain, and a lowered sexual interest. Which has gotten better each day after HALF A PILL, A WEEK AGO."

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

"Stopped hair from 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 through 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 through 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 it's 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."

• eph...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 3, 2021

"I've applied 0.2 mg 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 went back to normal in like 2 days. I actually kinda liked the decreased libido effect, you see the world in a different way."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 22, 2021

"I am a woman taking this for alopecia. From a little less than a month of medication (1 mg), I have grown some new hair. I was skeptical my first try at it a couple of years ago and quit under a month of use, but this time the results are noticeable and positive. My libido is the same, and I haven't gained any weight while using it. I haven't noticed abnormal hair growth in other places. However, something to take into account is that, previous to the treatment, I had (and have still) sparse body hair, high libido, and mild overweight. I haven't experienced any extra sensitivity nor any adverse reactions. I'm not trying to get pregnant."

• Kan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2021

"Funny enough, I used to think people giving poor ratings to this drug were mental. It destroyed my sex drive, mental effects were even worse. I will never forgive myself for using this stuff."

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

"I've been using 1 mg 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 verbalize what I was thinking. Find another way to save your hair loss."