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Kourion Actually, it's actually Proscar that I take, which is the same drug as Propecia. The only difference is that Proscar is not specifically prescribed for hair loss as Propecia is. Propecia comes in 1mg tablets, while Proscar comes in 5mg tablets. So, you have to cut the Proscar up into 4 separate parts. It takes a bit more time, but the money you save is substantial. My last prescription (dated Oct.27, 2002) come to a total of $110.22CDN (approx. $78.78US) for 60 tablets, which amounts to 240 doses. So, it's really not that expensive. I don't buy mine anywhere special, just at the local London Drugs.

I probably will come clean. I've never been one to hide such decisions. I've already told some of my thinning co-workers that I take Propecia and use Rogaine. Two of them have followed suit. By the way, what is the NW scale. I'm new to all this hair research stuff. Thanks guys.

I'm planning on getting a hair transplant sometime in the next six months, but I wondering how those of you who did it found your experience going back to work. Surely it was not possible to disguise the fact that you had the work done since regrowth takes a long time. Did you just come clean with your co-workers, or did you wear a hat all the time? I'm not exactly looking forward to the prospect of going back to work and having to explain over and over about how I just got a hair transplant. In a perfect scenario I wouldn't want anyone to know at all that I had a transplant. However, an extended break from work just isn't an option for me (I'll be lucky to get a few days off for the procedure itself). I'm really curious how some of you guys who've had the work done handled these inevitable situations.

I'm planning on getting a hair transplant sometime in the next six months, but I wondering how those of you who did it found your experience going back to work. Surely it was not possible to disguise the fact that you had the work done since regrowth takes a long time. Did you just come clean with your co-workers, or did you wear a hat all the time? I'm not exactly looking forward to the prospect of going back to work and having to explain over and over about how I just got a hair transplant. In a perfect scenario I wouldn't want anyone to know at all that I had a transplant. However, an extended break from work just isn't an option for me (I'll be lucky to get a few days off for the procedure itself). I'm really curious how some of you guys who've had the work done handled these inevitable situations.

I've been taking Propecia for about a year and a half and when I started I had this very question as well. Apparently the percentage of men who suffered "sexual side effects" was in the 1 or 2 percent range. This was only slightly higher than the sexual side effects experienced by those taking a placebo. In other words, chances of having such side effects are very, very low. I have had no side effects whatsoever from Propecia, sexual or otherwise.

I've been on Propecia for about a year and a half now. My hair had started thinning and it seems to have halted since I started the drug. I haven't noticed a lot of regrowth, but perhaps a little. I've been applying Rogaine as well. I believe that it is more common when taking Propecia to notice that hair has stopped falling out, but actual regrowth is not as common. It certainly doesn't mean it never happens, but there is no guarantee that you will experience regrowth. I'm happy because I started taking it early enough so that I was just happy to keep the existing hair I have.