Re: finasteriderecovery.com
finfighter said:
Wuffer said:
Be that as it may, I am still very interested to see what this person's videos and/or documentation actually suggests as a treatment..
Why? You just started finasteride, and you don't believe in persistent side effects?
Dude, can we drop this? I never said that! I'm tired of arguing. For the record, I DO believe persistent side effects occur in a limited number of men. That's not what I was grinding at in the other threads; I was simply stating that during the finasteride trials, no men were ever found to have these symptoms, and that people need to consider BOTH sides of the fence when considering to go on the drug. I also believe that a large number of these men are experiencing psychosomatic symptoms, and another group of them experience 100% real ones, caused by finasteride. I was also pushing that these men need to consider alternate causes for these symptoms before. It's not acceptable that these guys are being convinced that virtually any and every symptoms they experience during and after finasteride is being caused by post-finasteride syndrome.
Mew, for example, is pretty good at NOT doing this; he generally recommends people seek other causes of their symptoms before self-diagnosing with post-finasteride syndrome. However, many of the others don't do this; they make it their life mission to convince guys, as well as dissuade them from seeking medical attention for these symptoms.
There absolutely needs to be a large-scale, placebo controlled study that can identify when people experience these persistent symptoms, and what exactly is causing it. This would rule out the 'nocebo' factor entirely (again, something I still think plays a role in a percentage of these cases), and hopefully lead to information that these people could use for treatment.
It's frustrating that you label me as ignorant, simply because I believe the evidence you have presented to me is not conclusive enough. I know how to work with and consider information; I hold a degree in information systems, and have worked in the industry for over 5 years. I weigh out, compile and analyze information on a daily basis. I am being as unbiased and neutral as possible in considering the data I have.