Are you willing to speak with / do interviews with the media?

[Mew]

Propeciahelp.com is contacted by the media on a regular basis.

As such, we would like to compile a list of men who are willing to speak with journalists about their experience of taking Propecia/Proscar for hair loss and persistent side effects. This list will be provided to journalists upon request, who may contact you in the future.

In general, the media should respect the privacy of individuals and not disclose names, or for any on-camera interviews you should be able to have your back to the camera, voice altered, etc.

*** Please PM me wiith following info, if you are willing to share your Propecia story with the media: ***

- Name (real name, alias or forum username)
- Phone #
- Email
- Age

- City
- State
- Country

- Drug used (Propecia or Proscar)
- Brief usage history (time on drug/time since quitting)
- Persistent symptoms (bulleted list)

Thanks.

[BP7667]

I have and will continue to. Contact me for info.

[Mew]

Anyone else willing to speak with the media, either anonymously or not?

It would be good to have a list of men who can contribute their stories when news reporters contact us for stories on PFS etc.

Thanks,

Mew

[tim1911]

I will talk to Irwig and others, but i am in New Zealand.

[Second_Amendment]

I will. Mew you have my contact info.

[Kentucky]

I’ll talk to the media.

[Oscar]

I am happy to communicate with the media but only if it means not sharing any contact information (including tel. no. or email) or ever being filmed or ever talking to anyone in real time by phone or by skype. Or ever sharing any information beyond what I have already posted on this website.

Therefore its basically not practical for me to be included on any list. Sorry.

[Second_Amendment]

Dr. Irwig called me. He’s looking for people in the D.C. area who are willing to tell their story. You don’t have to be show your face, they can shade it out. I know there’s a member here who lives within 5 minutes of Dr. Irwig’s office. We need the D.C. area guys to step up.

[daveydc82]

@Second Amendment

Dr. Irwig called me. He’s looking for people in the D.C. area who are willing to tell their story. You don’t have to be show your face, they can shade it out. I know there’s a member here who lives within 5 minutes of Dr. Irwig’s office. We need the D.C. area guys to step up.

That would be me. I’ve done some interviews at Dr. Irwig’s request in the past and I’m pretty sure he has me on speed dial by now

I tried to squeeze in a TV interview for the Today Show broadcast but I was contacted the day the footage was needed and was unable to make it

[esermon]

i already did it in italy…

[BP7667]

Even if under a alias, if you are willing to discuss how propecia (finasteride) or other 5AR inhibitors have harmed your life please PM me and I will get you in contact with media people who can get your story out there.

We need to keep up the pressure with these stories, they add the human element to all our suffering.

[robertino_totti]

I’d be willing to do one, BUT ONLY for brain fog / cognitive change related content, and it’s negative devastating consequences. Explains GWU’s Dr. Irwig: “Finasteride can actually change the brain’s chemistry. The enzyme 5 alpha reductase is present in many areas of the brain. It is rare for a drug to have the capability to persistently change the brain’s chemistry.”

Brain fog cognitively impaired men deserve to be heard! I am for the brain fog and cognitive guys who suffer in absolute despair with a completely shattered sense of reality.

In the past, I did a phone interview, for the lawsuit story in the Hartford Courant. One of the first guys to be interviewed over at the the Jazlowiecki law office. That law firm got a freebee from me, yet I didn’t sign with that firm. I did the interview for the right reasons, yet I gave that law firm some free press and publicity. Recently, I posted a video on youtube. Search “propecia brain fog” Just trying to prevent more tragedies! Youtube is free, and I just don’t understand why more guys don’t make short videos. It’s easy!

[gmmoura]

Anytime, Mew. I’m from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I’m available to go to US if necessary - you just have to let me know in advance so that I can arrange the trip (flights, hotel)…

[towm8er]

I’m interviewing this Friday, on TV, with PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). Anonymous.
It’s only a short piece but it’s nice to see the publicly funded station do a story, without the drama or sensationalism to boost ratings like the other news stories I’ve seen.
I have nothing to lose now that I’ve alienated all my friends, family and former coworkers. A photo will be taken of the box full of prescriptions, vitamins and supplements I’ve taken in hopes of recovering. And to be sure I don’t exclude the previously taken prescriptions, I have a list from prescription history.

I realize the side effects are so embarrassing that most men would refuse to talk about it publicly, much less admit to them with a doctor, but if we are to spread the word and inform the public… action is required. Yes, we ALL want to get better, but let’s not forget the innocent and uninformed men who might seek a prescription tomorrow.

Here’s an idea to ponder for members on Propeciahelp. Most likely organized by the Admin.
To identify the groups of men in each region of the globe by country, then state/province/county/city. Then each group could join forces and collectively contact their local, non-biased and non-ratings seeking news station to report their story and what each has done to attempt a recovery, it’s likely the public outcry would be so loud that pressure on the FDA, Merck and the Legal system would force them to BAN Propecia and Proscar from being prescribed for hair loss, and a vast number of men could be forewarned, saving their lives, jobs, families and careers.

In my opinion, one of our biggest enemies is “Embarrassment” to speak out or be identified. And if you believe this opinion, it suddenly makes a LOT of sense as to why Merck and the FDA are HEAVILY relying on statements like this: “Side Effects are only happening to a very small percentage of men”. This is BECAUSE SO MANY MEN HAVE NOT REPORTED IT OR ARE ENTIRELY UNAWARE OF WHAT’S CAUSING THEIR SYMPTOMS!!! Again, just my opinion using logic and understanding of the human condition to never admit a weakness.

I would be interested in volunteering my time to help this cause.

[Mew]

towm8er, thanks for your courage to come forward on TV and share your story.

Can you clarify details about the PBS program?

• title of show/segment?
• broadcast date/time?
• Length of segment?
• description of segment (ie what is the story, who are they interviewing etc)?
• online version avail (for Youtube) – link/URL ?

If they cannot provide a digital copy video file, is it possible you can record from your TV to a video file, which we can use on Youtube?

Please keep us posted.

[Second_Amendment]

@towm8er

I’m interviewing this Friday, on TV, with PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). Anonymous.
It’s only a short piece but it’s nice to see the publicly funded station do a story, without the drama or sensationalism to boost ratings like the other news stories I’ve seen.
I have nothing to lose now that I’ve alienated all my friends, family and former coworkers. A photo will be taken of the box full of prescriptions, vitamins and supplements I’ve taken in hopes of recovering. And to be sure I don’t exclude the previously taken prescriptions, I have a list from prescription history.

I realize the side effects are so embarrassing that most men would refuse to talk about it publicly, much less admit to them with a doctor, but if we are to spread the word and inform the public… action is required. Yes, we ALL want to get better, but let’s not forget the innocent and uninformed men who might seek a prescription tomorrow.

Here’s an idea to ponder for members on Propeciahelp. Most likely organized by the Admin.
To identify the groups of men in each region of the globe by country, then state/province/county/city. Then each group could join forces and collectively contact their local, non-biased and non-ratings seeking news station to report their story and what each has done to attempt a recovery, it’s likely the public outcry would be so loud that pressure on the FDA, Merck and the Legal system would force them to BAN Propecia and Proscar from being prescribed for hair loss, and a vast number of men could be forewarned, saving their lives, jobs, families and careers.

In my opinion, one of our biggest enemies is “Embarrassment” to speak out or be identified. And if you believe this opinion, it suddenly makes a LOT of sense as to why Merck and the FDA are HEAVILY relying on statements like this: “Side Effects are only happening to a very small percentage of men”. This is BECAUSE SO MANY MEN HAVE NOT REPORTED IT OR ARE ENTIRELY UNAWARE OF WHAT’S CAUSING THEIR SYMPTOMS!!! Again, just my opinion using logic and understanding of the human condition to never admit a weakness.

I would be interested in volunteering my time to help this cause.

If they say Merck claims “no causal relationship,” you can cite Merck’s own Internal Document database that describes a causal relationship. Proof: s1303.photobucket.com/user/Recal … 5.png.html

[Frustrated]

@Second Amendment

If they say Merck claims “no causal relationship,” you can cite Merck’s own Internal Document database that describes a causal relationship. Proof: s1303.photobucket.com/user/Recal … 5.png.html

Do you have a link or source for the full article that mentions this patient? This could be very persuasive but it is hard to say without full context.

[Len]

@Second Amendment

@towm8er

I’m interviewing this Friday, on TV, with PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). Anonymous.
It’s only a short piece but it’s nice to see the publicly funded station do a story, without the drama or sensationalism to boost ratings like the other news stories I’ve seen.
I have nothing to lose now that I’ve alienated all my friends, family and former coworkers. A photo will be taken of the box full of prescriptions, vitamins and supplements I’ve taken in hopes of recovering. And to be sure I don’t exclude the previously taken prescriptions, I have a list from prescription history.

I realize the side effects are so embarrassing that most men would refuse to talk about it publicly, much less admit to them with a doctor, but if we are to spread the word and inform the public… action is required. Yes, we ALL want to get better, but let’s not forget the innocent and uninformed men who might seek a prescription tomorrow.

Here’s an idea to ponder for members on Propeciahelp. Most likely organized by the Admin.
To identify the groups of men in each region of the globe by country, then state/province/county/city. Then each group could join forces and collectively contact their local, non-biased and non-ratings seeking news station to report their story and what each has done to attempt a recovery, it’s likely the public outcry would be so loud that pressure on the FDA, Merck and the Legal system would force them to BAN Propecia and Proscar from being prescribed for hair loss, and a vast number of men could be forewarned, saving their lives, jobs, families and careers.

In my opinion, one of our biggest enemies is “Embarrassment” to speak out or be identified. And if you believe this opinion, it suddenly makes a LOT of sense as to why Merck and the FDA are HEAVILY relying on statements like this: “Side Effects are only happening to a very small percentage of men”. This is BECAUSE SO MANY MEN HAVE NOT REPORTED IT OR ARE ENTIRELY UNAWARE OF WHAT’S CAUSING THEIR SYMPTOMS!!! Again, just my opinion using logic and understanding of the human condition to never admit a weakness.

I would be interested in volunteering my time to help this cause.

If they say Merck claims “no causal relationship,” you can cite Merck’s own Internal Document database that describes a causal relationship. Proof: s1303.photobucket.com/user/Recal … 5.png.html

you should make sure every propecia attorney is aware of this … unfuckingbelievable … it is obvious they were aware, but the fact that it is in black and white is absolutely sickening … they knew, and warned no one

[Second_Amendment]

@Frustrated

@Second Amendment

If they say Merck claims “no causal relationship,” you can cite Merck’s own Internal Document database that describes a causal relationship. Proof: s1303.photobucket.com/user/Recal … 5.png.html

Do you have a link or source for the full article that mentions this patient? This could be very persuasive but it is hard to say without full context.

It came from a member’s doctor after the doctor requested informaton from MSD in the UK.

Documentation here viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1578

Letter here: viewtopic.php?t=1549

[Mew]

Received word the PBS story will air on Radio and TV in San Diego via KPBS.org

I don’t know what program, or what time. If you come across it or know more details, please record a copy we can use for Youtube etc.