I have a problem that I haven't seen posted here yet.
After my hairloss started I went on some antidepressants which I think was a good idea. They are probably something I will have to be on for the rest of my life and I accept that. The problem's not just being depressed about my hairloss, that just majorly pointed out the overall problem.
But, everything that works give me sexual side effects. Tried Propecia in the past but I don't think I gave it a fair trial. Had some ball ache in the beginning but couldn't evaluate it for sexual sides cuz I already had them!
After not doing anything systematicly for my hair for a long time I started on 5% minoxidil 2x per day, Tricomin, and topical 2% spironolactone. Its only been about a month but i see some small results and my scalp generally feels better which is great.
I want to give finasteride another try but I'm not going to take it if I have sexual sides. Now that my depression is not as bad, my doctor and I need to work on finding some new meds without the sexual sides. But if I start finasteride and that give me sides then I can't evaluate new anti-depressants. And if I'm still taking the old anti-depressant I can't see if finasteride gives me problems! Argh!!
So working with my Doctor, I dropped off the anti-depressant a few months ago. Gave myself some time to see that my dick could return to semi normal function (on the meds I could maintain an erection...but that's all just maintan forever lol) then started Proscar about 2 weeks ago. 1/4 tablet every day skipping the fifth day. Had some intial loss of libido which has gotten worse in the past few days. Had some minor chest ache this week but that seems to have mainly subsided. Sexual sides have gotten worse though, almost no interest and trouble getting an erection. I've got a thin frame but feel like a bloated puffy fat *** since my hair problems started 3 years ago. Whether its fat or water weight as a side effect of the antidepressants I don't know. Most likely change in metabolism, too much junk food as a crutch and me being a lazy f*cker. Anyway that makes it hard to tell if there's been any change in chest size.
How long should I take to evaluate side effects? I've seen 2 weeks to 3 months posted here. There is some need to get back on my regular meds as I've been more down than usual. I don't expect you guys to comment on whether this whole test is a good idea and don't worry I'm not a basket case here. I needed to do things this way to know if there was any point in my taking finasteride. And obviously I need to give it more than 3 months to see if it helps my hair, which I will if I don't get continuing side effects.
Thanks guys!
After my hairloss started I went on some antidepressants which I think was a good idea. They are probably something I will have to be on for the rest of my life and I accept that. The problem's not just being depressed about my hairloss, that just majorly pointed out the overall problem.
But, everything that works give me sexual side effects. Tried Propecia in the past but I don't think I gave it a fair trial. Had some ball ache in the beginning but couldn't evaluate it for sexual sides cuz I already had them!
After not doing anything systematicly for my hair for a long time I started on 5% minoxidil 2x per day, Tricomin, and topical 2% spironolactone. Its only been about a month but i see some small results and my scalp generally feels better which is great.
I want to give finasteride another try but I'm not going to take it if I have sexual sides. Now that my depression is not as bad, my doctor and I need to work on finding some new meds without the sexual sides. But if I start finasteride and that give me sides then I can't evaluate new anti-depressants. And if I'm still taking the old anti-depressant I can't see if finasteride gives me problems! Argh!!
So working with my Doctor, I dropped off the anti-depressant a few months ago. Gave myself some time to see that my dick could return to semi normal function (on the meds I could maintain an erection...but that's all just maintan forever lol) then started Proscar about 2 weeks ago. 1/4 tablet every day skipping the fifth day. Had some intial loss of libido which has gotten worse in the past few days. Had some minor chest ache this week but that seems to have mainly subsided. Sexual sides have gotten worse though, almost no interest and trouble getting an erection. I've got a thin frame but feel like a bloated puffy fat *** since my hair problems started 3 years ago. Whether its fat or water weight as a side effect of the antidepressants I don't know. Most likely change in metabolism, too much junk food as a crutch and me being a lazy f*cker. Anyway that makes it hard to tell if there's been any change in chest size.
How long should I take to evaluate side effects? I've seen 2 weeks to 3 months posted here. There is some need to get back on my regular meds as I've been more down than usual. I don't expect you guys to comment on whether this whole test is a good idea and don't worry I'm not a basket case here. I needed to do things this way to know if there was any point in my taking finasteride. And obviously I need to give it more than 3 months to see if it helps my hair, which I will if I don't get continuing side effects.
Thanks guys!