Dutasteride is similar to Propecia (finasteride) in its mechanism of action, so if you have side effects from one you would likely have the same side effects from the other. Of note, dutasteride has a HIGHER percentage of side effects than Propecia. How that translates between one person taking the two medications and its side […]
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I generally suggest that my patients reduce the finasteride dose from 1mg to 0.5mg or 0.25mg and see if these lower doses work. Some earlier estimates I have reviewed suggest that the 0.25mg dose still works at about 50% efficiency on stopping hair loss. Now that I told you this, you need a good doctor […]
You are in the normal club of everyday patients. I would certainly not worry considering you’ve been taking the medication for years with no side effects… and if I were you, I would considering staying on the drug. Ultimately, I’m not your doctor and it isn’t a decision I am a part of, but if […]
No. Every drug has its risks. I don’t believe that Merck knowingly withheld information from the public. The FDA and the drug companies work together to control safety and effectiveness, but they are never 100% certain that everything is covered. One of my three sons is still on Propecia and I endorse his decision. He […]
I am not sure how it is related. It is possible you can have side effects now even though you didn’t have side effects 3 years ago. It is also possible the side effects may be unrelated and you have other medical issues. I don’t know why you stopped the medication 3 years ago or […]
Some people experience side effects from the drug that range from sexual to mood changes. Based on my clinical experience, I am of the belief that side effects disappear upon stopping the drug. There may be other things happening to him that your son’s doctor should assess. I hope he’s seen his prescribing doctor for […]
Your personal story is like the thousands of men I treat with Propecia (finasteride), including my own son. The internet does tend to blow information out of proportion at times, and Propecia seems to have polarized many balding young men. I’ve written much about this medication on this blog, so the search box at the […]
There are no easy answers. Your examination in the office showed that you have already lost 61% of the hair in the crown, 26% of the hair on the top, and 32% of the hair in the front. With my naked eye and your blond hair color, one can’t really make out the balding at […]
Press release from ISHRS: The above text is a press release sent to ISHRS member physicians to send out with individual doctors names attached. We’re posting it without the personalization, but we agree with what they’re saying about the lack of evidence-based data when it comes to persistent sexual side effects from Propecia.
Your experience of these new side effects and hair loss is very strange only after 10 days of missing the Propecia dose. This drug, although out of the blood stream in 24 hours, remains ‘fixed’ to the tissues inside the cells for as long as a week. I have no answer to your question based […]
You need to be on Propecia for 6 to 12 months to see any noticeable change. Keep in mind that NOT noticing any change in it of itself may be a good thing as well, because that means you aren’t losing more hair. Loss of body hair has been mentioned, but is not listed as […]
I didn’t definitively say that those claiming side effect persistence were just suffering from something in their own heads, but it’s a possibility. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever said the claims of persistent side effects from Propecia are completely false. I did say that the medical literature and my own experience hasn’t shown […]
There is no correlation between the two impacts of Propecia (hair growth and sexual side effects).
Snippet from the study abstract: Methods. We conducted standardized interviews with 71 otherwise healthy men aged 21–46 years who reported the new onset of sexual side effects associated with the temporal use of finasteride, in which the symptoms persisted for at least 3 months despite the discontinuation of finasteride. Results.  Subjects reported new-onset persistent sexual dysfunction […]
I am not your doctor and Propecia is a prescription medication that a doctor needs to prescribe to you. You need to ask this question to the doctor you get your prescription from. You should ask your doctor about changing doses in your medication. As for the reduced dosage, I’ve read a study that cites […]
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