Finasteride for Androgenetic Alopecia User Reviews (Page 5)

• ehsan
• March 20, 2016

"taking this drug was the biggest mistake of my life.... this drug destroyed my life... I was on this drug for total of 30 days... I have permanent ED...anxiety ..and muscular distrophy as the result of taking this drug, be wise and never touch this drug....even one pill can destroy your life,,, it dosen't worth it at all"

• sceni...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2018

"I started taking finasteride 1 mg for the hair loss 3 months ago. I wish I started taking it long time ago. When I first learned about finasteride (aka propecia), of course I started researching about side effects. Impotence and ED were the most scary ones, and I did find many scary reviews over the web. So I decided not to try it out. 10 years later when my hair was visibly thinning, I had no choice but trying it out. I absolutely have no side effects whatsoever. The research shows that less than 2% feel has any sort of side effects, and I am not in that 2% unlucky group. As always, happy customers tell 3 people, and angry customers tell 3000! I wish I started taking this pill 10 years ago."

• Jonat...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 11, 2022

"There are probably a couple hundred reviews here. More than half negative as to penile dysfunction, loss of sex drive, etc. I believe most guys (millions) who have great results don't have time or with positive results don't leave a review. I grew back almost all of my hair and have actually had an increased sex drive in my 1 year on this medication. This medication has no effect on testosterone but on a testosterone by product DHT that is a crap hormone in aging men. In puberty it grows your mustache and pubes. With the aging process, DHT causes baldness, large prostates and us to just get older. I am just giving guys who are thinking of taking it a positive review as I think I speak for about 98% plus who don't write a review and have positive results. It is now cheap as a generic, 5mg a day. I pee easier and don't have to get up at night. Hair is almost all grown back. Darker and stronger hair. Give it a shot. I wouldn't let the rare cases dictate your chances."

• Destr...
• April 26, 2019

"I am 24 years old and I took a single 1mg pill of Finasteride 6 months ago. Like many men my age with a receding hairline, I wanted to try anything to keep a healthy head of hair late into my years. I studied the drug for 8 months without taking it, for reading horror stories/ fearmongering across all media. Eventually tired of constantly looking at my hairline in mirrors, I got the script, took a single Generic 1mg pill, and took the leap. Guys, it's real. By the next morning, I had extreme brain fog, I've described it as a "high you cannot come down from". It has been so bad that I have not been able to make sense of the words on a piece of paper. I have had substantial muscle wastage, penile shrinkage, watery ejaculate, ED, and insomnia. It has been 6 months now since the pill and It has been the hardest period of my life. I still struggle with all symptoms currently, and I hope every day I will improve. The fearmongering, the horror stories, they are very real."

• Anonymous
• August 22, 2020

"I’m taking finasteride for at least 2 years and I never had erection problems or low libido. I can urinate better. I used to have wide openings in the scalp and now is like the Amazonas forest, but i also use a capilus hat... Hope this helped..."

• Will
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 25, 2020

"Truly not worth it if you value your life and health. Facts: The way that finasteride works is by changing our sex hormones (DHT) and even though we tend to think of our sex hormones as something that happens to us or like something that causes puberty and hair growth/loss in places that we don’t really want, our sex hormones are actually a key part of the signaling machinery that our brain uses to create the experience of being the person that we are. And so when we change our sex hormones, we’re actually changing the version of our brain that we are creating. You might not even realize and believe you "have zero side effects what so ever" but thats just your ego and you trying to convince yourself everything is fine. Don't make the same mistake as many others, just don't do it."

• Stan
• January 18, 2021

"Been taking finasteride for over 6 months. I haven't noticed any hair regrowth. All I'ved noticed is shrinking of my penis. Don't take this its not worth it!!. I'm coming off this today !I'm hoping things will go back to normal.."

• Gary
• April 19, 2017

"DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I started this drug mid January 2016-March 2016 I've had depression anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia thoughts of suicide, headaches. I got better by September 2016 but my body crashed again in the October (another common side effect from this drug) got better by Christmas but since February 2016 I've gone down hill. Please don't take this use topical or have a hair transplant."

• Leo
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 17, 2018

"This drug is fantastic. To all my fellow hairloss brothers out there, please don’t hesistate and just on this med ASAP. Like you, I delayed a year or two because of all the paranoia I read online, but after being on this medication for 5 years now, I can honestly say that I haven’t had a single side effect. After three years I noticed that I wasn’t growing hair anymore, so I decided to alternate 2.5mg of finasteride with 0.5mg Dutasteride every other day. Thankfully this has provided me with tremendous regrowth over the last two years. Hop on finasteride and don’t think about the side effects!"

• Bryan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 16, 2022

"I started this drug several months ago 1 mg 3x a week. I had read all the negative reviews and horror stories, but I took those with a grain of salt and kept an open mind because I had read the same internet horror stories about Chantix a decade ago when I wanted to stop smoking. Yet I decided to try that anyway and had no issues. It helped me stop smoking for good and stay smoke free to this day. So I figured I’d give this medication the same fair shot. Several weeks into it, dull but persistent testicular pain, increased libido (which was nice), and otherwise fine. Three to four weeks later noticed difficulty with reaching orgasm, decreased and watery ejaculate, and mild ED. Six weeks in I couldn’t have sex at all (never experienced that and I’m still in great shape at 37). Threw In the towel."

• Vwpack
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2018

"I took 1mg of generic finasteride for 2 weeks. While on the drug I developed severe penile tissue changes, including crooked partial erections, pain after orgasm, loss of morning and spontaneous erections, erectile dysfunction, a more rigid penis and veins protruding. It has completely ruined it. I had no prior medical problems before this. Please do not take this drug, it was the worst mistake of my life."

• LOL
• April 29, 2020

"I noticed my hair starting to thin at the age of 18. Heard about the drug but I left it for a year, where I noticed constant hair loss (in the shower, on the pillow etc). I finally decided to do something about it 19 months ago. I'd say I didn't see the effects up until about 5 months ago. I shaved my head completely just to be sure and I'm quite certain that its thicker than before. I wouldn't think so but looking at photos from a year ago I recon it's safe to say (I was on the ropes lol, grew my hair out long to compensate). My hair still falls out in the shower, but at a lower rate. I think I must be one of those middle of the road guys, haven't seen too many reviews like that though! Libido still like a stallion, if anything I recon it makes me last longer in bed. Long term though I think I might visit a doctor to see if there's any way to slow it down completely by upping the dose or otherwise and to check fertility. For now I'm just happy to finish college without looking like an egg."

• Johnn...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 6, 2019

"I’ve seen a lot of negative posts so figured I’d write my experience. I haven’t really had issues with finasteride. I did have clear semen the first month or so. But it’s returned to normal consistency and volume. I have no issues getting hard and still have the same libido I had. My only issue is that I think I’m still thinning at the corners or the corners are still not thick enough to my satisfaction. Great drug. I recommend taking it if your hair bothers you! No scientific proof that you’ll get permanent side effects by taking the drug."

• Bob
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 19, 2021

"Please be careful if you want to take this medication, a lot of hype online claiming zero side effects beware! Lots of transplant clinics have a vested interest in promoting the drug and claiming it's very safe and making up fake reviews, don't fall for it! Used it for 3 years at 1.25mg everyday day and it worked really well at keeping my hair and slowing down the loss but at the expense of killing my libido, memory loss, loss of initiative and drive for life. Wasn't aware that the finasteride could cause this, I was only aware of possible sexual side effects that seemed worth it to keep my hair. It's after stopping the medication that I realized how much better I felt, wasn't even aware of how it affected me during the time I was on it, can't image the nightmare that people must live in thinking this is their new normal. I started it early in the hair loss and completely regret it. As much as I like having hair it's just not worth it, please be careful this stuff is no joke!"

• Mey
• September 7, 2017

Propecia (finasteride) "I have used for 2 years and I have a little bit less sexual activity but it helps me to be more active in my work. My hair is very much better and I have a little dizziness when getting up fast. Totally I am totally satisfied ."

• Owen
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 14, 2019

"Please listen, I would honestly avoid this drug. I took it for hair growth as my hair was thinning (runs in family). It wasn’t for a month or 2 in I started feeling super depressed (never previously had any form of depression) and had such horrible sad thoughts! This drug plays around with your hormones & testosterone in order to grow your hair which it did well. However no amount of hair can ever make me take this drug again. I would happily shave my head for the rest of my life rather than feeling the way I felt on this drug. After all it’s a drug, do you really want to be taking drugs every day for the rest of your life? Highly recommend avoiding."

• Nick...
• November 25, 2019

"I took finasteride for about 5 months. One time I was having sex with my gf and after I came the condom was basically empty. I quit after that. not having this drug affect my sex drive. Rather have hair loss."

• speed...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 14, 2023

"I can't believe all these negative reviews. After taking 1mg of Finasteride per day for a year, I have definitely seen a comeback in the hairline at the front of my scalp. No negative sexual side affects, no decreased libido, no depression, and no decrease in sleep. It seems like those with horror stories may be in the minority. All I can say is: it worked for me."

• Anbhse
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 25, 2020

"Hello guys, I bought 3 strips of finasteride thinking I belonged to the lucky group which had no side effects. The first 20-25 days was just great but then I started to get weird side effects. One morning I woke up with swollen feet and soon it began to give me tingling sensation starting from my feet up to my knee. My dermatologist recommended I take a diuretic pill to flush out all the water which was causing the swelling. But it really didn't help much. I was still waking up in the middle of the night because I could feel like something was moving inside my feet. I am not taking it anymore and feeling much better. It's been 3-4 days without finasteride but the feet still hurt a little bit. "

• Dwc
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 8, 2019

"Finasteride literally saved my hair. I've been on it about a year and a half, my dermatologist was super supportive and in all her years of prescribing it has never had a patient suffer any of the sides. I'm still functioning just fine and still lifting more weight than I did in my 20's for those of you worried about testosterone levels. The choice is yours, you can accept your baldness or save what you have and even get some back, whatever works for you!!!"

• 77535...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 4, 2017

"I've started taking it when I was 24. Now I'm 31 and for the first time ever I started feeling dizziness when waking up too fast from the hammock or the couch, but not when waking up from bed. That's all. I never had any problem with libido, ejaculations or any sexual related issue. I have an active sexual life and I never had any problem. I exercise a lot. I don't take any other medication. My hairdresser noticed that my hair was getting stronger. I had no hair lose after starting the intake. Hard to say what would happen if I quit it. BUT I have a recommendation for all users, NEVER EVER take more than 1mg a day. Never. In order to do this, I mark in the blister which day I started the intake and then I use that as a reference."

• Carr
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 15, 2019

"I took Propecia in hopes of getting my hair back. A little over 6 months after starting the drug I was diagnosed with peyronies disease and have severe curvature of my penis and erectile dysfunction. I'm only 34 years old and viagra and cialis won't even work for me now. Before Propecia I was perfectly normal."

• Ocean...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 1, 2019

"Used finasteride for 25 yrs but after erectile dysfunction and increased liver enzymes at 50s, I stopped it 1 yr ago. liver enzymes decreased 30%, severe hair loss and erectile dysfunction after 1 year"

• Hdhsodn
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 28, 2017

"I am 29 and was/am seriously going bald. Up until the 10 month mark I didn't really see any momentous changes. A slow increase in hair along with a couple of mild shedding experiences. I can say at 10 months I am very happy!!! The front is full and the crown is coming along. Along with blow drying it and using volumising powder the improvement is obvious. I haven't used minoxidil properly in 5 months either! I had no major changes in libido, and the slight decrease at points was likely work stress related. If hair loss worries you I would recommend improving your confidence by going to the gym, getting sharp clothes or working on other aspects of your life. However if you love your hair so much I can recommend this product!"

• Edano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 22, 2020

"I’m 29 years old, I’ve been taking finasteride for three months. I m not going bald but I’m taking it to prevent it from happening. So far I have no side effects and my sex drive has been good as before I starting taking it. No other side effects."