Wow , I'm f$%ked.

General Discussion
#1

Okay ,so I had to quit finasteride after 4 months of taking it due to weak erections and high libido. But I was so obsessed with my hair since I’m only 19 that I’ve jumped back on it (topical - Xandrox).

I’m getting weak erections/high libido and now I’m depressed. I broke down in front of my parents yesterday and they were shocked. I can’t be happy unless I have hair. I’m really stuck now and I’m avoiding my friends. Man , I need to get off this stuff but I also need my hair.I don’t know what to do, I don’t want to go to university bald and wouldn’t be able to live like that. My head is large and I’m small. Shaved head does not suit me at all.

I wouldn’t care if my hair loss was slow , but it is so rapid. I’ll honestly be bald in a year. I would actually do anything for a cure. My head itches like crazy from the inflammation too , I thought I could combat this with nizoral but it doesn’t work for me and dries my scalp/hair out completely. So I went to my GP there today and told him about my itchy scalp. He prescribed me a scalp steroid which I believe won’t have any effect.

All the hair on my scalp is rapidly falling out now , even the hair on the sides and back (apart from the nape of my neck). It’s f$%king gentics , my grandad seems to have been bald since he was 20. I can’t accept it , all my friends have great heads of hair. I got blood tests a few months ago and they all came back normal. I wish I had a defeciency or something. Nobody understands , it seems funny to them that I’m losing my hair. Its a struggle that I shouldn’t have to deal with this early in my life , why can’t that serial killer/50 year old with a full head of hair go bald instead?

I know you guys don’t have an answer for me and are probably just going to tell me to get off finasteride , but I can’t I need my hair.

#2

I’m sorry to say so, but you’re right. We can’t help you.

You refuse to stop the cause of your ill sexual health, and are likely causing more damage to your health every time you desperately use finasteride praying for a miracle. Currently you’re in superior form health-wise compared to many of the victims here who battle constant fatigue, muscle atrophy, cognitive impairments and anxiety to name a few, all stemming from finasteride’s effect. We wish we had what you’re destroying. I recommend getting off now to save yourself from adding these aforementioned ailments to your burden of problems, but you’re not listening.

Newsflash: fin is NOT a miracle cure, and in the long run (~5-10 yrs) it won’t leave you with perfect hair. What will you do if you’re left with unimpressive scalp hair after that time frame, all the while using fin, and have induced all the negative fin effects upon yourself to boot? Guess what, that’s likely what will happen if you keep on it. You don’t want to be bald and have a shrunken cock, you want to be able to be sexual and have sex, a girl WILL want that with you in that time frame, and you will respond like a wishy-washy doorknob on fin. Don’t deprive yourself of anything further.

I had sides at 19 too, used for >1 wk, my dick went numb… but I stopped it immediately, and haven’t been close to sexually functional since. All you’re having is weak erections and HIGH libido, and you want the help of this crippled community, who explicitly state that our only desire is to restore our health?

Yes, baldness sucks but that’s life, and it’s how you get through it that makes it worthwhile. You’re depressed to the point of dysfunction over your hair, so I would go talk about it with a counselor, because we’re not life coaches, we’re victims of a lying corporation who just want to be healthy again.

At the end of the day, we can’t stop you from doing what you will with your life and body, just like we can’t stop you from blowing your head off with a rifle. You know the risks, you can make an educated choice, just don’t expect sympathy from us if you choose to sacrifice your health over keeping hair, because we’re not listening. We’ve learned our lesson.

#3

Yes we will, and if that’s the case, please stick to posting on hairloss sites since you are hellbent on taking this medication. Nobody here has the time nor interest to bother convincing you to get off the drug.

Taking systemic drugs for a cosmetic problem is not the answer… hair transplant is your best bet.

#4

I can understand why you can’t deal with me , but has I’m using topical finasteride. I’ve learned that it doesn’t cause side effects. Now I know this isn’t official and I can’t see how it could be true , it could clearly be another company trying to sell finasteride. Has anyone here used topical finasteride and got side effects?

#5

If it’s systemically absorbed and you are prone to getting side effects from inhibition of 5AR2 and thus DHT, it will be the same end result – wether it comes from topical use or ingested orally.

#6

there’s no evidence that topical DHT inhibitors work, so they probably won’t cause any side effects.

I suspect since you were only on it Fin for 4 months, the side effects were psychosomatic. Stick with it for longer - it’s not perfect but the best weapon there currently is for MPB.

#7

Yer not from 'round here, are ya boy…

#8

Nope he’s not, search his post history and you’ll see.

#9

sorry if I’ve intruded into your little club, but I just want to rectify some of the lies and slander you’re spreading about Finasteride.

you might want to read up about this…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo :bulb:

#10

Yawn, same old story, more disbelievers despite abundant evidence to the contrary. Anyway, no need for you to actually be here since you admit you’re not in fact a member of this club.

Here, let me help you to the door and show you the way out. BTW, I sincerely hope you enjoy your hairloss sites and pills, as this is clearly not the place for you.

Here’s to hoping it will be someday, and you will suffer permanent sexual, physical & mental dysfunction as a result of the medication you so proudly once defended (as many here also did at one point in their lives).

#11

QFTMFT

“lies and slander” … like lying that Fin can’t cause impotence, and slandering those who have had such an issue? You must mean what you and your ilk are infamous for. Enjoy your stay in Bantown, visit their library and read up on this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincible_ignorance

#12

Decro 435, you’re young which is part of the problem. At this age you feel like the whole rest of your life does not matter as much as next week. The problem is next week passes you by very fast, and your whole life is considerably longer.

I can understand why you want to do this, I started the same way, immediately when I started losing hair in college. I guess there are people that take this and don’t have any side effects. I am glad for them (those of them that do not pop into this forum and try to discredit what these members are experiencing and sharing on a very personal level).

Unfortunately the only side effects I ever knew of until I was 8 months into having very serious side effects caused by this drug were the side effects published by MERCK. It did not mention anything about this very wide array of symptoms which you are reading about here.

Do not doubt these people are saying the truth, none of us have the time or inclination to waste our time making up nonsense. We are here sharing experience to try and come up with a solution and plan of action.

I think everyone here will suggest that you read these very severe warnings and decide to forget about this drug and learn to be content with other things about your life. Make yourself more attractive in other ways… go to the gym, go tanning, even get hairplugs or something like that if you are SO concerned about the hair.

Better yet, make yourself a more interesting person. Or if you are concerned about how many girls you will pick up in college KNOW THIS:
You will pick up a lot more girls by having a personality that attracts women without any hair, than you will if you have hair and a personality that is unappealing to women.

#13

I wouldn’t wish this shit on anyone, bro.