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Since I first found out about this forum I have asked many commonly asked questions. I have received some! Input on these questions.

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I was very happy with the results on my hair....much thicker, healthier, fuller hair... and didn't experience any loss after taking the drug... unfortunately, after 9 months i stopped because the side effects were to bad... but as far as the results on my hair i was very very satisfied...

yomommyz,

I'm 31 and have been taking proscar 1.25mg/day for about 6 years. It has not completely stopped my hair loss, however has slowed it down very considerably. I began losing my hair at 20, and started to use rogain shortly thereafter. I couldn't tell you if it did any good, but I didn't continue using it because it was a pain in teh but and all my pillows started turning yellow. I started proscar around 25-26, and have been on it ever since. My younger brother is bald and most of the men on my moms side of the family are completely bald. I have very thick hair everywhere except for my receding hairlines. From what I undersand, both rogaine and proscar don't really do as much for the hairlines as they do for the crown. I would recommend using it as long as you don't have any serious side effects. I've noticed sometimes that I get a sligt bit of discomfort in my testicles, however I take it before I go to bed so I don't really notice it much. I've been to the doctor and they where not concerned about it. I hope this helps & good luck with everything.

I've used Popecia/Proscar/Finasteride for more than 10 years. I recently quit for about 2 months and lost ground for the first time in years. I'm back on the medication as of yesterday.

My suggestions it to give it a try. You will know if it works for you but plan on giving the medication 6 months to 1 year. Then re-evaluate and decide if it's worthwhile for you to continue taking the medication. Of course, if you experience significant side effects, you will know that too. Then another decison must be made. Good luck in your search for answers.

yommomyz, I have not had any erection problems since I've been on Proscar. I'm still as horny as ever so the sex drive is not a problem either. The only thing I can say that is negative about Proscar is that I get a dull slight ache in me testys occasionaly. Docs aren't worried about it so I deal with it. I couldn't imagine being bald so it's worth it to me. Good luck man, & if you have any other questions you can always e-mail me. My emeail is located on my member profile.

Original Propecia 6 years. Generic 3 years. Good results (thicker hair, no hairloss) but also use minoxidil 5% and nizoral shampoo. No side effects

Yomommyz, from what I've read, the studies that have been done have been mainly measured by the growth rate of the crown. This does not mean that Propecia wont work on the top of the head or even the front, however since the study was only conducted on the crown, they can't make a claim that it works other places. Like I said, this is just what I've read, I'm definetly not an expert on the drug. From my own experiance, it has definetly not stopped the hair loss in my temples or the front, but it has slowed it down to a very slow crawl. My barber told me that I have no sign of hair loss in my crown or the top of my head. I have alot of hair everywhere but the temples. Hope this helps.

When I started using it many years ago I had an amazing result. It pretty much restored all of my crown hair. However it's effectiveness slowly wore off after about three years and I lost what I had gained. I finally quit after 5 years of use and noticed no difference. It had done all it could do at that point.

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