Regular Member Unclebeets Posted June 28, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hi, I just found this site and it looks great. Now for the important business, I am 24 and have been noticing frontal hairling thinning for the past year and a half. I decided its time to do something about it but dont really know what to do. I would like to keep what I have left. I know that many of you have lots of experience in this area, and I would really appreciate some help. PLEASE! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Unclebeets Posted June 28, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hi, I just found this site and it looks great. Now for the important business, I am 24 and have been noticing frontal hairling thinning for the past year and a half. I decided its time to do something about it but dont really know what to do. I would like to keep what I have left. I know that many of you have lots of experience in this area, and I would really appreciate some help. PLEASE! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hey fella. It's good that you want to deal with this now. Because you can. Get on a drug called Proscar. It's made by Merck, and comes in either 30 pills or 100 pills. Side effects only occur in 2% of dudes that take it, so it's definitely worth the risk. It's the EXACT same thing as Propecia,which is 1 mg finesteride. But instead it's 5 mg finesteride and cheaper. Buy a pill cutter with it and cut the Proscar in to quarters. So you are then taking 1.25 mg finesteride, which is no real difference than taking Propecia. Take it once a day in the morning and wait an entire year and then asess whether or not it's for you. If you want to, you can also add Rogaine to your battle with hair loss. But Proscar should hopefully do it. Good luck. danger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Unclebeets Posted June 28, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 28, 2003 Thanks for the help. Ive also heard about a drug called duratestride or something like that, is there any reason to try anything else or is Proscar the best option for someone in my position. Thanks again for the help, its nice to have an educated opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocor1 Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 dutasteride is stronger and typically has better effects but also potentially more damning side-effects and its half-life is 6 months so you just have to deal with the side effects. If you have side effects with finasteride, the half life is only two weeks. I've posted times describing what the differences in dutasteride/Avodart and finasteride/Propecia are. Do a search. Many others also have relivant posts. Good luck. vocor1 Knowledge is Power If the worst question is the one never asked, then the worst answer is the one never shared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Unclebeets Posted June 29, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2003 Thanks for the help. Looks like its going to be a quarter Proscar a day.. Thanks again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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