Did You Worry About Side Effects Before You Took Propecia?

General Discussion
#1

How many of you guys thought about the potential side effects of taking Propecia?

How many of you thought you would get any of the side effects?

How many of you believed the drug was safe?

For me I didn’t think about them much at all and I didn’t think any of them would ever apply to me as I was super fit and healthy

And I thought if I did get any side effects that they wouldn’t last and would go away like they do with all other drugs, except I now realise that what’s happened to me is far from what is mentioned on the side effects label and is permanent damage!

To me these are not side effects, these are permanent poisoning by an evil drug made by an evil company

#2

I knew they were possible but I was told the risk was tiny and you would recover by stopping.

I was lied to and someone needs to pay.

#3

I heard warnings about sexual sides from internet chat groups. I chalked them all up to hypochondriacs. Ironic, eh

#4

Same here, Side Effects imply they go away. This is what my GP said when I asked him. I was apprehensive but also self conscious about my hair. Unfortunately I let my guard down and decided to give it a try. I had no idea that this situation was even remotely possible. The label is total bullshit. ED my ass… Shrunk numb dick isn’t ED. Inability to get restful sleep isn’t insomnia. Numbness in skin on other parts of my body. Alzheimer’s symptoms, Sjogren’s Syndrome, MS like symptoms, peyronie’s disease, fat redistribution from face, constant anxiety, horrible digestion issues. God the list so fucking ridiculous.

#5

Yeah. My doctor told me that he had a patient that had taken Propecia back in 2002 (I was in his office in 2010) and that the man told the doctor that “Propecia had ruined his life - completely and totally.” After telling me that story, the doctor laughed and said the man was a hypochondriac and that his claim was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard. I, unfortunately, after reading the product insert - believed the doctor. Fuck me.

#6

Merck + doctors = criminals.

#7

I went back to my GP to complain about symptoms several times. I am now his hypochondriac story. I am 100% sure he would prescribe this drug again without thinking twice.

#8

Doctors don’t have a clue and many believe we are all cranks making this up!

#9

like everyone else ive taken quite a few presription medications over the years and all of them have a list of possible side effects when you read the insert,so when i went to the docs for my first propecia script i wasnt concerned and didnt think i was putting my health at risk by taking it,i assumed and totally believed that this drug had gone through all the tests etc and must be totally safe,i thought this is england not some third world country,everything here has very strict safety laws etc etc,anyway all the insert warned of was possible decrease in libido that would go away soon after stopping the drug so i had no reason whatsoever to be concerned,while on the drug i did notice a very slight drop in libido and erection strength,they were so small they were hardly noticable,i thought that these were the side effects that were mentioned in the insert,i thought to myself well i can live with this its nothing,i get to keep my full head of hair and just have a 5% drop in libido etc,it seemed like a good deal and i was happy,my sex drive was still really strong and i was having some great sex at the time,i was 29 years old and life was great,around 4 years later i woke up one day like a fucking zombie and have been more or less the same since,that was around 6 years ago…

#10

No long term studies exist on any new drug (>2 years). WE ARE the guinea pigs. Literally, that’s how it works. There is no such thing as a 5, 10, or 25 year long-term safety study for drugs.

#11

The hair loss clinic I went to did not tell me about ANY side effects what soever.

Most of the “research” I did on the drug was on hair loss forums.

I knew the drug could cause ED but that was about it.

Also I was under the impression that any side effects that did occur would only last for the time I took the drug.

Apart from a lower libido I did not get any sexual sides while on it. But I did get physical and mental sides. I thought I was ok because I wasn’t getting the sexual sides.

Had I have known at the time the drug was causing my insomnia and fatigue I would came off the drug a year earlier.