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Hair Loss Drugs Share your opinions and experiences regarding drugs like Propecia (finasteride), Minoxidil and others.

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Old 02-16-2007, 12:22 PM
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I tried propecia for 9 months and it didn't work. Now i want to try avodart. Has anyone tried it before? what dosage did they take? I'm buying my overseas. I'm also wondering if my sexual side effects are from propecia as since taking it I can't get as hard as I once did.

Please help me out!!!!

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Old 02-25-2007, 12:41 AM
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Stick to propecia for a little while more. In some cases the benefits can be seen only after an year or more. Hope this helps.
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Old 02-25-2007, 04:42 AM
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It is possible that you might have to give it a little more time to realize the true potential of propecia. Avodart however has been shown to be more effective at regrowing hair so you could give it a try. Dosage will range from .5-2.5 mg. Remember that as the dosage increases so do the chances of side effects.

Depending on your age and other factors going on in your life (stress, etc.) it is likely that the decreased erections are due to the propecia. You might want to limit the dosage or limit it with Avodart. Possibly try taking it every other day. However as you stated, propecia didn't seem to work taking as prescribed so taking it every other day will lesson odds of it working at all.

Are you expecting it to grow hair? The only realistic thing to expect is for it to stop or limit hairloss. That in itself is invaluable though. Good luck.
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Old 02-25-2007, 10:29 AM
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I took propecia and had sexual side-effects that I didnt like. Do you think Avodart will also cause the same?
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Old 02-25-2007, 10:30 AM
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I hope it will grow hair. If not I'll galdly keep mine.

Propecia gave me sexual sides.

Athough, I was on the full dose 1mg a day.

Still kept lossing my hair never noticed a change.
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My belief is that if you had side effects with propecia, you'll likely get them with Avodart.
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Old 02-25-2007, 10:49 AM
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I was on propecia for 9 months but never experienced any changes in losing my hair. Is that normal? Altought at about the 4 month mark I noticed for a good two weeks I didn't loss any hair after that I kept losing hair.
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Old 03-31-2007, 11:11 PM
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I have used Propecia for more than a year now but stopped a few months ago.Although Propecia stopped my hairloss and looked like it regrew some hair, i had to stop it due to the side effects.

Can someone help me by suggesting an alternative?
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