Minoxidil and Propecia Side Effect

what’s with all the horror stories being posted on this blog about side effects that are irreversible- or reversible over a long period of time?

I’d very much like to try minoxidil and would really appreciate a professional opinion on the matter.

These anecdotes about wrinkles, dark circles, etc.. are all over the internet. Yet no official info exists.

What gives?

It just shows that Internet can be a great source of information as well as mis-information. Thus I advocate seeing a doctor face to face to ask your medical questions. Please point me to the link on this BaldingBlog if you have found a conflicting information on side effects. You can easily do a search (upper right corner) for this topic on my Baldingblog.

What other readers write about their personal opinion and anecdotes are just that.

Propecia is reported to have sexual side effects in 1 to 2 percent of men. There are reports that it caused permanent side effects but how the study was verified is questionable.
There are reports of Rogain causing wrinkles and dark circles but they are also anecdotes. I have not personally seen this in my 23 years of practice.