The drug manufacturer would probably like to argue that we all suffer from underlying health issues as the source of our problems instead of Fin, however, as shown here:
Most of us had no health issues and a lot of us were in fact athletic, athletes, and/or tending toward hypersexual. If there were underlying health issues that caused PFS they would have been found by now, just as if diet and exercise were cures we wouldn’t be here.
I only had mild seb dermatitis on the face and scalp at some points in my late teens. Was given creams but it seemed to go away on its own.
Never on a run of prescription drugs in my life before fin. In some ways I wish I was as I would probably been wise enough to not self medicate without a doc’s supervision.
mew - you have mentioned in the past you had seb dermatitis as well. not “nothing”
luckfax - i highly doubt you NEVER took a prescription. never even had the flu?
again, our condition is the fault of finasteride. I am not trying to pass the blame onto us - however, we MUST have something in common that all those who recover do not - could be genetic, perhaps not. until we have more definitive genetic testing available, we can at least see if their is a common factor.
No I hardly ever got the flu and if I did I took otc remedies.
I said a run of prescription medicine, as in taking anti-depressants, allergy drugs or something for weeks or months on end. I had never been reliant on medicine for more than a couple of days before this. I never even considered finasteride as medicine, just a hairloss remedy.
I was allergic to penicillin as a child, can’t even remember why I was given it. Of course I got the usual stuff like measles which most kids get. 99% of the western world will have taken prescription drugs at some point in their lives.
No offence but maybe because you had some health difficulties you are thinking that the rest of us also must have?
Uk20, fuck off. Don’t respond or post about anything I write. I have no interest in arguing with someone stupid enough to think they can cure finasteride poisoning with finasteride. You are on this board way too much as other members have already suggested. You have a post count of 933 at the time I write this and you joined feb 2, 2011. This is approximately 3.8 posts PER DAY. Compared to MEW, who has been tracked since 2006, you have an average post count per day that DOUBLES his 1.99 post per day average, who is the second highest on this board.
For me I don’t think saying “no underlying health issues” really covers it. I would never even catch colds and people would routinely guess I was 10 years younger than my actual age. I could be around an office full of people with the flu and never get a sniffle. The fact that this drug could destroy my health is really scary.
Martin is 100% correct. I was type A personality, always athletic from puberity well into adulthood and definately hypersexual to the point of some risky behavior. Muscle mass would pack on very easily and would stay even if I skipped the gym for a month or two. He is spot on. I’ve met many other members who described themselves similarly.
I would describe myself as that too. Always had a six pack, decent overall muscle tone. Had a lot of sex from 15, and yeah, risky behavior their in terms of where.