Guest Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 I have been taking it for like 5 months..Would it cause this rash I have after that long??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 I have been taking it for like 5 months..Would it cause this rash I have after that long??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NW Posted October 23, 2002 Senior Member Share Posted October 23, 2002 John, If its Poison oak/Poison Ivy I recommend you get in to a Dr. soon, preferably a dermatologist. I have never heard of Propecia or Proscar causing a rash. Poison Oak runs rampant in the Northwest, it sucks !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 It could but it's very unlikely. Anyhow it's easy to find out. Stop taking it until the rash goes away. Start taking a very low dose again and if you're really allergic, you will break out in another rash. Not a bad idea to have some benedril on hand in case of a really bad reaction, but as long as you start slow you shoud be OK. On a side note, I had a similar thing happen to me which I blamed on an antibiotic, but it turned out the hives were actually caused by lyme disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Hey I feel your pain... I've been taking propecia for about 5-6 months and at first no problems...then BOOM I get hives all over my body..well prinmarily under my arms, upper sides of my back and my hip. So unbearable (the itching) that I had to go see a doc. He told me that he didn;t think it was the propecia but I'm still convinced..I'm gonna try the off on thing and prove that it is... I hope its not but this itchy skin is unbearable...I'll try something else if I have to... let me know how things work out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dave r Posted October 17, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2003 I also started having a rash on my back and sides after 6 months of use of Propecia. My dermatologist told me I would have to go to an allergy specialist to find out what is causing the hives. Moreover, some mournings my upper or lower lip will puff up. I read the warnings about taking Propecia, and it does say it can cause a rash and/or swollen lips. My dermatologist, however, is reluctant to believe Propecia is the cause. Nevertheless, I battle through the fat lips and horrible rashes just so I can keep my hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnH Posted October 27, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted October 27, 2003 Dave and John D. (if you're still around), I'm willing to bet it's the propecia. I was on it for a while and got the classic symptoms - swelling lips, swelling in my feet, and very uncomfortable itching all over. What I find to be strange is how a lot of doctors don't recognize that people can be allergic to finasteride. They say that it is very rare that someone would be allergic. Yet here we have several people who state that they are indeed allergic. I'm trying to take it every 3 or 4 days now and I am no longer itching. However, I'm not sure if it is working very effectively at this frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Hi, I too had hive and itchy like symptons, but I started to take it at the same time every day and drink lots of water (at least 2 litres or so) and just kept itchin for about 3 to 4 weeks and WOW it went away. I read on another forum that a guy did that too, and he was successfull also. Rambus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfad Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I have been taking it for like 5 months..Would it cause this rash I have after that long??? i have been taking propecia for 9 months and now i got skin rush over the body, anyone can tell me how long it can be recover ? thx a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MattyNJ1 Posted October 12, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 12, 2017 I see this is an old thread however I'll bring it back to life by saying that I've been on Propecia now for 3 months at a very low dose 1/4 tab per day it seems I upped the dose to a half tab per day 2 weeks ago and started noticing unbearable itching... at first I thought I had an allergic reaction to my bed sheets or some new things in my diet but after doing a Google search you will see that there are dozens of posts about people who have this reaction to finasteride... I'm a little discouraged because I've been having a really good result using a low dose with no side effects until now with a lot of good hair growth and absolutely no shedding or hair fall... I think I'm going to cut my dosage back to 1/4 tab every other day at this point hopefully it just stops the hair fall with no side effects. 12/11/17 2500 FUE Grafts with Dr. Steven Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious Posted October 13, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2017 I had a rash on my back from it, had to stop taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MattyNJ1 Posted October 13, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2017 I had a rash on my back from it, had to stop taking it. Do you remember how long it took to go away after you stopped? 12/11/17 2500 FUE Grafts with Dr. Steven Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious Posted October 13, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2017 A month or so. I put anti- ich cream on it to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MattyNJ1 Posted October 18, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 18, 2017 Ive cut my dosage of fin to EO D at 1.25mg....and im still getting an allergic skin reaction at month 3....iam very discouraged bc the growth results have been incredible. But the itchiness (especially at nite for some reason) have become unbearable. And i know if i stop there will be massive hair fall...not sure what to do now...hoping my body just gets over it, and gets used to it. Dont know what to do.... 12/11/17 2500 FUE Grafts with Dr. Steven Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Djlazerblue Posted October 20, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 Very strange as it’s not listed in the sides, I’ve taken it 7 years and I have not had any rash at all in that’s time, but I have noticed I get a really bad itchy scalp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MattyNJ1 Posted October 20, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 Very strange as it’s not listed in the sides, I’ve taken it 7 years and I have not had any rash at all in that’s time, but I have noticed I get a really bad itchy scalp Thats how it started actually...and then just random itchiness, on my wrists, legs mostly that turn into hives and then disappear...I thought it was a food allergy but ive never been allergic to anything. Then i thought maybe a fabric allergy ...even a down comforter on my bed. Got rid of everything, by process of elimination, and then cut the does of Fin down to 1.25 every other day, and still get random break outs.....iam perplexed at this point and im considering getting off the drug as its the absolute only thing thats changed in my life that this can point to. This drug seemed to absolutely change my hormones to some degree, the 1st 5 weeks my libido increased seemed like my T levels went up...no sides....that was at 1.25 every day generic fin. (I switched to propecia around week 4 or so.) But then around week 6 i up'd the dose to 2.5 E.D. and noticed my libido leveled out no worse but no better...and thats when the allergic breakouts started.....i then went OFF Fin for 3 days straight to see if the allergy would diminish but it didn't...so i went back on Fin at a lower dose 1.25 e.o.d and thats where iam now...but still getting random hives. 12/11/17 2500 FUE Grafts with Dr. Steven Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Djlazerblue Posted October 20, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 Thats how it started actually...and then just random itchiness, on my wrists, legs mostly that turn into hives and then disappear...I thought it was a food allergy but ive never been allergic to anything. Then i thought maybe a fabric allergy ...even a down comforter on my bed. Got rid of everything, by process of elimination, and then cut the does of Fin down to 1.25 every other day, and still get random break outs.....iam perplexed at this point and im considering getting off the drug as its the absolute only thing thats changed in my life that this can point to. This drug seemed to absolutely change my hormones to some degree, the 1st 5 weeks my libido increased seemed like my T levels went up...no sides....that was at 1.25 every day generic fin. (I switched to propecia around week 4 or so.) But then around week 6 i up'd the dose to 2.5 E.D. and noticed my libido leveled out no worse but no better...and thats when the allergic breakouts started.....i then went OFF Fin for 3 days straight to see if the allergy would diminish but it didn't...so i went back on Fin at a lower dose 1.25 e.o.d and thats where iam now...but still getting random hives. I would personally stop it for a longer period until it clears up, then maybe retry it if it happens again you know your having a bad reaction to it, so you could try a lower dose per week or just stop it all together, it’s not worth your health mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MattyNJ1 Posted October 20, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 ...im inclined to agree!...I just wonder if it had something to do with the switching from the generic to Propecia. The results i got in the first 5 wks were amazing...density nearly doubled. 12/11/17 2500 FUE Grafts with Dr. Steven Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MattyNJ1 Posted November 3, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted November 3, 2017 To the original Poster, Curious if you were taking Vit D while on Fin? More and more is pointing to the itching and rash to Vit D in my own case which coincidentally i was taking way to much of when i started Fin... 12/11/17 2500 FUE Grafts with Dr. Steven Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious Posted November 4, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted November 4, 2017 I was not taking vitamin D while on Finasteride, which I took every 4 or 5 days. I have used Vitamin D since stopping Finasteride and it does make me itch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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