Dr Irwig just rang me (in the UK) from USA to conduct his research interview aimed at raising awareness in the medical world of our plight. PLEASE do what it takes to get involved - you owe it to yourself and others trying to help you.
Just having the conversation is a positive experience!
Here is the profile for Dr Irwig.
He is seriously qualified to lead this trial.
JN
Hello guys,
This is Guillermo Alvarez, and I´m one of the “old guard” members of this forum. Some of you might remember about me, others won´t. I just want to tell you that last week I talked briefly over the phone with Dr. Michael Irwig about my case with finasteride, after sending him back the brief poll he is making on the subject. I´m willing to make all that it takes to tell the world the real dangers of this poison, to make Merck accountable for their criminal actions and to prevent more men get into the deep shit we are all in…. I stopped posting in this forum for a long, long time because I just wanted to forget about my miserable situation and keep on with my life. When I saw that a doctor was taking us seriously and that a couple of videos were playing on youtube (THANKS A LOT, DR. CRISLER, AND GOD BLESS YOU) I wanted to participate in the study, poll or whatever research Dr. Irwing is conducting. I think it is important to never let down on this case. An extremely irresponsible pharmaceutical company ruined our lives in the name of profit and it´s important to stop them from ruining other´s men existence.
For those many who don´t remember me or who I am, I just want to tell you that after six years and a half of dropping on finasteride I´m still having sexual sides and that has ruined my life completely. My real name, by the way is NOT Guillermo Alvarez, but this is a little lie I had to make since my real name is highly recognizable: a rather uncommon given name and a rather uncommon family name. However, I responded to Dr. Irwig´s questions using my real name.
On another comment is nice to see that doctor from the Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto is now on our side, since he was one of the doctors that I went to in hope to reverse my medical condition, a few years ago.
Well guys, nothing much to add, it was a nice surprise to see that this support website seems now much better organized, with a number of doctors on our side and internet branches in facebook, twitter and youtube!!!
We should keep fighting with our condition and with the corrupt medical and pharmaceutical establishment that destroyed our lives in the name of profit.
Hope you decide to collaborate with Dr. Michael S. Irwig. Now Europe acknowledges the real dangers of this poison disguised as medicine. It was the greed and pursue of profit that got us into this situation and it’s an economical sanction what will make Merck (and other corrupt pharmaceutical companies) understand the inconvenience of destroying people´s lives in the name of GREED.
Wish you the best. Sincerely,
Guillermo Alvarez
you guys at least got your voice heared and world is seeing how dangerous is fin but what about saw palmetto useres. It ruined me completely. I am living in hell and every day thinking today is my last day. I am not lying but sides from fin when compared to what I am having look like picnic. I am having very very serious sides in addition to what you guys are having.
Maybe we need another “Mew” who can setup a website “Sawpalmettohelp.com” for us guys. Is there any new Mew? Please come forward.
Oh God please help us.
SPS
striken -
i’m sorry to hear you are doing so bad, but if any results come from irwigs survey, i’m sure the treatments will be able to help you as well since saw palmetto and fin both work on the 5ar2 enzyme. They may potentially help the accutane victims as well.
I just finished my interview with Professor Irwig. It was easy and succinct, and I’m pleased to have contributed.
JN
Does anyone know how many patients have been recruited so far in the study?
[Size=4]So far I have interviewed around 40 subjects. I need another 10-15 to reach target. Please spread the word and make a final push. The sooner the interviews are completed the sooner the manuscript can be submitted.
Thank you very much to those who have participated thus far!
Michael S. Irwig MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Director of Andrology,
George Washington University[/size]
I’ve sent my consent form to propeciastudy.
Sorry for my delayed response.
Just sent my form
I did it.
I just e-mailed Dr. Irwig to determine my eligibility.
Just sent my consent signed.
Not eligible. Oh well, I tried. I wouldn’t want to risk invalidating this study with my participation.
Hopefully we are very close to 50 participants.
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Keep on fighting solonjk. I have already participated. Normally i am very lazy, but i agree that it is my responsibility to participate in this study. It is incredibly important to have this problem published, it gives us a lot more credibility.
The lackluster response here perplexes me. For anyone actually suffering, i find it hard to believe they wouldn’t participate in this, it is so easy and there is nothing to lose. Perhaps we are more alone than i realise, and there only is a small number who actually have the problem?
Ok, I sent my consent form in. Sorry for the delay, but I hadn’t sent it because I thought a requirement was that you have full blown ED, which I never had, but I just noticed that other forms of sexual dysfunction were accepted. I also think it’s worth making them aware of the additional sides (mental and physical, not only the sexual ones) in case they want to do a follow up study with a wider scope of this problem.
Just emailed the good doctor.I’m probably not eligible since I’ve been on TRT for over 5 years prior to Fin use.Not to mention all the bodybuilding drugs etc.
But at least I’m trying to participate.Come on guys we should have reached 50 people in the first week!!!
I pm’d Dr Irwig yesterday to determine if I am elgible. My message is still in my outbox, so I believe that means he hasn’t read it yet.