Finasteride

My doctor is talking about putting me on Finasteride. I'm getting a huge self esteem hit from my hair loss, but the risks of this stuff seem terrifying. Are any of you on it? Have you experienced side effects?

I was on it from 23 to 26. It didn't work, but Rogaine did for a while. However, your mileage may vary; it does work for some people. I'm now in my mid-30s and I stopped taking Rogaine a little over a year ago because I knew that I was going to go bald sooner or later anyway. I've now been losing hair a bit more than I used to but no one cares when you are in your 30s. If you are in your 20s, yes, it does matter, and women will reject you for it. Once you hit 30, though, no one will give a soykaf.

>>2384 My doctor was really slow to suggest it, and I'm already visibly balding. I'm terrified, I was never able to get girls at all before, now it just seems impossible. Does it regrow any hair?

>>2385 Don't worry about it. If you should take it, use Rogaine as well unless if you have a heart condition. That medication will likely not regrow hair on its own but it will stop the baldness from happening. Rogaine will regrow hair if the hair loss is recent; get the generic brands if available since they are cheaper. If you have been on it for two years and you still haven't seen any positive results, then stop doing it. If you hit your 30s and it only seems to be slowing the hair loss down, just quit and shave your head. No one will be disgusted about you not having a full head of hair by the time you are 30 or 35, but if you are balding then shave and wear a hat or something.

Just shave that soykaf and call it done. Yeah, it's annoying, but that's life. You've got better things to worry about, and clean scalp looks better than "balding and denial".

>>2383 OP, have you considered growing a beard? If you can, try it. It will change your and other people's focus out of your hair.

>>2383 Embrace it OP. Bulk up, bear mode. Shave it off, then razor off the stubble. Get a good oil, and polish the scalp. Get some sick biker tattoos. A Harley. Some leathers. Learn how to fight. Then join your local Hells Angels' chapter. Problem solved. - Oh, I almost forgot, you also need to grow an obligatory handlebar moustache, and chain-smoke more than Lemmy.

I do only 14 mg of Zinc and 3 ml of stinging neetle extract every day. And mix of onion juice + egg yolk + honey on hair. Every other day I put a mixture of 50% ricinus oil + 50% coconut oil + few drops of peppermint oil on my hair. I spend less than when I was on monoxidil and works better in my opinion.

What if I want to take it to look more effeminate? Should I fuarrrk with it or just take Spiro? Planning on buying a diy laser removal thing from China. T. a libreboot user.

instead of getting impotency or waste high amount of money, just do what I do juice up onion and put it on your head (look it up, there were few scientific papers) not only that but every other day put neetle oil in your water and drink some calcium suplements works even better but for long term stuff you need to change your lifestyle

I was in a similar situation and just decided to get that sweet Heisenberg look, then realized it fits me 10 times better than having hair. Not saying that's necessairly your case, but have you considered some bald looks?