16 months on the big 3...and I just quit Propecia

[ChiaPet]

Well I haven't been here in a while. Things have been pretty good up top, but I really don't know if it is worth the 'identity change' that goes along with popping these pills we've come to know and love.

I have been off Propecia for 2 weeks and I feel great - almost as good as I felt before munching down this candy. I was going through some pretty rough depression during April-May, and even though there was no reason why I should have felt in the gutter, I believed that Propecia was the cause.

I was right. That worthless, unmotivational, "looking-at-girls-is-like-reading-the-newspaper", grandpa feeling has vanished, and my c*** has come out of hiding, too!! I see color - I see women - My tool works - I feel my age ---- You get the point.

I really don't know if taking this crap for all this time was worth it. I more or less have maintained what I had 16 months ago, so I believe it -DOES- work, but all these mood swings have made me think otherwise. I'm going to stay off the pills for maybe 5-6 weeks...I most likely will take them again in September...but I'm trying to enjoy the summer as much as I can, and these pills are just a damn barricade.

I'm still using Rogaine 2x/ day and nizoral shampoo 2x /week.

I'll keep ya'll posted. Let's just hope my hair doesn't all fall out now...

 

[Floyd]

Hey man, I'm doing the exact same thing. I'm taking a summer vacation from propecia. It's been a week and a half and I too feel great. It's just amazing how much this sh*t fu c k s with your head. I feel like myself again, excited about life and wondering what EVERY SINGLE GIRL I pass on the street looks like naked. I stopped because of some serious weight gain in my chest and stomach -- I can't have this sh*t during the summer. And strangely I'm thinking less about my hair loss that usual. I'm also thinking about going to .5 mg's when I get back on. I'm just praying that I won't go through a serious shed. Let's keep each other posted on our progress. And let's enjoy this fuc king summer!

 

[ShedMaster]

how about trying a topical dht inhibitor in place of propecia?

 

[ACT10Npack]

8 months ago I went through a drepress stage of my life. At first I thought it was propecia but things in my life was changes and that was the cause of it. I've been on propecia for over 3 years now and propecia does not say anything about depression for a side effect. Did anything change or something bad happen between the time you start to take Propecia? Just trying to make sure you know what really cause the depression.

ShedMaster, ALL the topical DHT inhibitor does not work. You need to take it orally to see any effect in the hair.

 

[ChiaPet]

I wouldn't really call this 'depression'. I would say for maybe the last 8 months, I have been in this 'desireless' state. I believe Propecia takes away that extra kick...that fire and drive to live and enjoy life.

I think girls pick up on this too..While I was on propecia, I was barely interested in sex...I wouldn't give girls a second look.

Now I go all-out stalker on their ***. I love it. I get random woody...when I'm at work, when I'm at the gym, etc... have to do the good old belt tuck :lol:

Anyways, things are good now. My hair seems the same...

 

[icon smith]

Anyways, things are good now. My hair seems the same...

It's going to take more than 2 weeks for your hair to change.

After being on Propecia for over a year I got the false sense of security that I didn't need it anymore. It took about 6 months of being off of it to realize, but one day it hit me like a ton of bricks. I washed my hair and thought WTF? Noticeable thinning all over my head. Needless to say I am back on it now.

The side effects were there for me when I started, but weren't that significant and pretty much subsided after a few months. I mainly quit before because I thought I didn't need it and could save some money. Boy, was I wrong.

 

[Floyd]

That's exactly right Chiapet, it's not depression -- it's just like pure numbness to it all. I just didn't give a sh*t about anything -- even girls. It's like a brain fog -- and now my mind is clear again. I just hope I can get rid of this weight gain and truly enjoy life again.

 

[socks]

Well, we'll see how well that extra 'kick' makes you feel when you're bald and ugly and no girls want to touch you and your hard-on with a 10-foot pole. I guess though if jerking-off in momma's house on the computer is *your* idea of fun, go for it.

Just remember once the huge shed kicks in and you start looking bald, getting back on Finasteride wont bring you back to where you are today. Just want to make *SURE* you know that so when you come back here in 6 months crying and bitching you will have no one to blame but yourself.


Good luck man!

:lol:

 

[socks]

I've been on propecia for over 3 years now and propecia does not say anything about depression for a side effect.

Hey man,

I thought you and I started finasteride around the same time... Dont know how you got a few months ahead of me there :wink:

 

[Felk]

Well, we'll see how well that extra 'kick' makes you feel when you're bald and ugly and no girls want to touch you and your hard-on with a 10-foot pole. I guess though if jerking-off in momma's house on the computer is *your* idea of fun, go for it.

Just remember once the huge shed kicks in and you start looking bald, getting back on Finasteride wont bring you back to where you are today. Just want to make *SURE* you know that so when you come back here in 6 months crying and bitching you will have no one to blame but yourself.


Good luck man!

:lol:

Hehehe, though it's good that you are telling it as it is socks, that came off kinda harsh :lol:

I agree though, try and ride out any sides. It's probably just all in your head, it's not as if you can take a baseline photo of your mental state beforehand, and with something as volatile as your moods judging is hard to do.

So if it's just an "extra kick" thats missing or a few pounds put on, i'd say its just a placebo effect. If you had major depression, then obviously drop the finasteride. A full head of hair and a miserable mind is not worth it.

Otherwise ride it out brother!

 

[IBM]

.

 

[ChiaPet]

Well, we'll see how well that extra 'kick' makes you feel when you're bald and ugly and no girls want to touch you and your hard-on with a 10-foot pole. I guess though if jerking-off in momma's house on the computer is *your* idea of fun, go for it.

Just remember once the huge shed kicks in and you start looking bald, getting back on Finasteride wont bring you back to where you are today. Just want to make *SURE* you know that so when you come back here in 6 months crying and bitching you will have no one to blame but yourself.


Good luck man!

:lol:

Wow man. That's quite the pessimistic outlook you have there. You sound like a preachy parent more than anything. I'm more of an optimist myself...but that's just me.

Honestly, how I feel is more important to me than how I look. Time is not something you can get back and being in a sedentary state for all those months just wasted time. My hair -NEVER- got better since I've started taking these pills anyways. There was no 'miracle' regrowth..I've most likely lost 5% density since I started taking them. At best, it has maintained what I started with.

I just love how you take a sh*t on somebody and end it with you wishing them luck. CLASSY!

 

[Floyd]

Jesus Socks, what the hell's the matter with you? Relax brother -- why do you feel the need to put people down? "Bald and ugly" -- wow, I'd love to see what YOU look like you miserable prick. If you've got nothing constructive to say just move on. By the way -- I hate to tell you this but... you will also, one day, be bald.

 

[powersam]

the thing is that socks is right, although it could have been said in a better way. everyone gets an upsurge in libido when they quit propecia, its the hormone rollercoaster, but it is not a stable high and you will go back to normal. then you'll have to contend with losing your hair and having an average libido.

although his post was a little blunt, it was definately constructive.

 

[socks]

Ok, the laughing smiley face at the end wasnt called for and I apologize for that. However, the rest was just my blunt assessment of the situation.

 

[Felk]

Jesus Socks, what the hell's the matter with you? Relax brother -- why do you feel the need to put people down? "Bald and ugly" -- wow, I'd love to see what YOU look like you miserable prick. If you've got nothing constructive to say just move on. By the way -- I hate to tell you this but... you will also, one day, be bald.

He's not trying to put people down, he's the voice of reason. He's curbing your enthusiasm about doing something that feels good now, but won't last.

Also he's not bald... at all... I don't think i'd take the route he did, but he certainly seems to have benefited from it.... check out his story.

You need to give these things time before you can make an objective assessment.

 

[ChiaPet]

Welll it has been 17 days since going off Propecia and I have been getting this insane scalp itch at the vertex. Shedding has also increased, as I brushed my hair this morning and about 40 hair fell into the sink.

I'm thinking about going back on Propecia soon, but on a reduced dosage ... 0.5 mg. I didn't think shedding would start up this soon, as it took me almost one entire year to notice any results in the first place. I would have thought it would take the same to lose the hair again.

Ah well...will be returning on Propecia sooner or later....
I just wanted to see how it would feel to be off Propecia for a while..and while I do feel better, I still want to keep my hair.... decisions, decisions...

...Here comes the follow up "I told ya so" posts

 

[stax]

ChiaPet, i totally f*****g agree with the identity change. It f*****g sucks big time. I noticed this on finasteride and dutasteride and the bottom line is i think you will notice this on any drug, at least hormone altering ones. Propecia/dutasteride has also fucked with my face making it look a lot more fat and/or bloated. My skin looks like sh*t too. My body looks great and i think i gained some muscle, but man i have to get rid of this facial bloat/fat. Bottom line, Hairloss sucks fuckin ***! I really want to get off all this sh*t. Why dont you consider topical spironolactone or mabye zix? Even 1ml of topical Flutamide? There are normal people out there who can maintain/regrow without internal drugs. I should try myself, cause my hairs only look more like sh*t since starting propecia. Inhibiting the hormone DHT from your body definetley takes away a part of your personality. DEFINETELY, and i f*****g hate it. I dont know what to do either.

 

[Solo]

Since I started finasteride I can´t play the blues as I used to.

 

[stax]

Solo, is that supposed to be sarcasm? Mabye you werent blessed with a personality like me and ChiaPet, and many others were, or mabye you werent blessed with a sex drive either. There's a lot of people that are drags with no personality naturally, so mabye you fit into this catagory. finasteride/dutasteride definetly changed my identity and many others aswell. I've been on and off these drugs too, thats how i noticed.


The funny thing is right after i posted in this thread, i grabbed some breakfast and i was watching TV. I saw that actor who plays Magneto in X-Man talking about the movie and i dont know where he was going or how the topic came up, but he said he would never take a drug or anything to remove a hormone from his body that is a part of his personality. I totally agree!!! Your sex drive is a very big part of your personality, and the role it plays in your body doesnt just have to do with how horny you can get. I mean, nobody wants to go bald, but f*** the way finasteride/dutasteride affects my personality i think i might just stick with minoxidil and RU. I f*****g wish these drugs didnt have that effect on me but they do. I feel like a zombie on this sh*t and no personality, DHT and my very "high" sex drive were obviously the best parts of my outgoing personality and made me who i was. I wasnt on any DHT inhibitors for about 2 months recently and i was my true self again, so much different and outgoing with spunk, i was a totally different person, the way i "naturally" am. I hope to god HM comes out in 3 years time. Hairloss totally sucks.