Was it finasteride?
If so, that's the generic name for Propecia...
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Originally Posted by red sky
That is probably Proscar which is 5mg of finasteride. The propecia pill is a single pill with 1mg of finasteride. So if he is cutting into fours, he is technically gett 1.25mg of finasteride.
sorry guys - i'm not sure which drug it is
...and as for where the hair growth happened - i think primarily just his head... he's not a walking 'man-rug!' ha! ha!
__________________ "...and there goes Finger up the middle on Luongo!" - Jim Hughson, Av's vs. 'Nucks
Own it. It's all about confidence. To be honest, I've always lost a little respect for a guy who I've found out is spending a ton on hair restoration products. Comes off as insecure.
Once you hit thirty-five, half your buddies will have some sort of hair-loss anyways. Doesn't even faze people anymore.
my brother-in-law was really starting to thin out a couple years back... and he was early 30's.
a buddy of his is a doctor and heard of a side effect from a prostate cancer drug - hair growth! so my brother-in-law got a prescription for this drug.... but in a very reduced dose (he has some sort of pill splitter that chops the pill into 4 and just takes 1/4 of a pill a day).
he's been taking this stuff for a few years now and it worked - he's got a nice thick full head of hair again! he'll have to keep taking this drug, otherwise he'll start to thin again, but he doesn't care... and i bet his chances of prostate cancer are pretty low too!
It's called Proscar, which is essentially a cheaper way of getting Propecia. Absolutely 100% works for slowing(sometimes even reversing) hair loss. It also murders your libido. I took it for awhile, and it worked upstairs, while causing some concerning probs downstairs. I got off it immediately, and I'm glad I did, as I read if you're on it long enough it can cause permanent damage to your ol' little buddy.
Just shave it dude. Michael Jordan did us all a favour by making shaved heads cool(or at least acceptable). Take advantage. I've fought the good fight all through my 20's, and now as I'm closing in on 30 its finally starting to open up a bit in the back, I'm totally shavin er once that happens. I'll actually be relieved to finally have the battle over with.
It's called Proscar, which is essentially a cheaper way of getting Propecia. Absolutely 100% works for slowing(sometimes even reversing) hair loss. It also murders your libido. I took it for awhile, and it worked upstairs, while causing some concerning probs downstairs. I got off it immediately, and I'm glad I did, as I read if you're on it long enough it can cause permanent damage to your ol' little buddy.
Just shave it dude. Michael Jordan did us all a favour by making shaved heads cool(or at least acceptable). Take advantage. I've fought the good fight all through my 20's, and now as I'm closing in on 30 its finally starting to open up a bit in the back, I'm totally shavin er once that happens. I'll actually be relieved to finally have the battle over with.
I would be very hesitant about using any general (as opposed to local) drug that interferes with your natural hormone levels. Side effects also include breast development.
It more or less sounds like this drug turns you into a woman.
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Have been taking Propecia for a year now and it's worked like a charm. I get next to no hair loss in the shower anymore, and my hair grows faster, thicker, and more lush now.
Let me make something clear - it doesn't really put much hair back on your head (although a few have grown), but it does make your existing hair grow strong again.
I won't stop taking it for the rest of my life. I started to recede, but I stopped it dead in its tracks.
BTW, I've written an article on baldness treatments, which has been featured on Ask Men, Yahoo and Fox. We can look forward to some significant advancements in a few years.
One of the best and funniest song by The Darkness:
"Bald"
It would appear that male pattern
baldness has set in
his hair, at an alarming pace
running away from his face
he's losing his virility
and now his masculinity
has been compromised
and his libido down-sized
Not for me, not for me, not for me, uh-uh
not for me, not for me, heaven forbid
it's not for me you understand
Bald, slap headed and hairless
bald he is destined to be
bald, well tonight thank God it's him instead of me.
From what I have been reading
his scalp needs kneading
to stimulate each follicle
and reverse this diabolical
condition that's afflicted he
for years and has cruelly
repulsed each potential mate
and left him with a balding pate
Not for me, not for me, not for me, uh-uh
not for me, not for me, heaven forbid
it's not for me you understand
Bald, slap headed and hairless
bald he is destined to be
bald, well tonight thank God it's him instead of me.
Sock it to me baby, yeah!
Not for me, not for me, not for me, uh-uh
not for me, not for me, heaven forbid
it's not for me you understand
Not for me, not for me, not for me, uh-uh
not for me, not for me, heaven forbid
it's not for me you understand
Bald, slap headed and hairless
bald he is destined to be
bald, well tonight thank God it's him instead of me.
Thank God!
Bald, slap headed and hairless
bald he is destined to be
bald, well tonight thank God it's him instead of me.
How?
I looked up studies on finasteride, and supposedly only about 1% experience side effects when controls are put in place. This would indicate that much of the reported side effects are psychological, and of course there's always the fact that negative experiences tend to be overrepresented...take this board for example during the season.
My stepdad uses Nioxin shampoo/conditioner (recommended by my hairdresser) and it basically makes the hair that you do have fluff out and appear like there's more, even though there's not. My mom, sister and I all prefer how his hair looks now than when he buzzed it.
