I got an interesting side effect from finasteride....

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Ok so my hair has been getting thinner for a while and I decided to put an end to that and I decided to buy proscar online and cut it into 4 pieces. It arrived very recently.

For the last few days my libido has went down *significantly*. Normally I used to masturbate 2-3 times everyday, even on days I had sex I would masturbate at least once. I was as horny as cats in march. For the last few days, it went down big time....

But what makes it interesting is that, *i did not start eating the pills yet*. Just the idea of taking this drug lowered my libido. I know it's all in my head. Funny thing is if I started to eat the pills 3 days ago, I could have thought that the pills caused my libido to drop. I guess our minds can play some strong tricks on us sometimes....
 

BodyDysmorphic

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i believe they call that the placebo effect :whistle:

even THINKING your libido will go down
causes it to do so

it's all in your head bro
 

Nene

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Sorry but thats not the placebo effect. Placebo effect comes from studies where people are given a sugar pill and they experience side effects anyway. People also use it to describe imagining side effects when you are taking an actual drug. Imagining side effects when you are aware that you are not taking any drug is not the placebo effect, it is ridiculous.
 

jonsie150

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Nene said:
Sorry but thats not the placebo effect. Placebo effect comes from studies where people are given a sugar pill and they experience side effects anyway. People also use it to describe imagining side effects when you are taking an actual drug. Imagining side effects when you are aware that you are not taking any drug is not the placebo effect, it is ridiculous.

youre right in that its not TECHNICALLY the placebo effect. but his case highlights the power the mind has over the body; the same way the people in the studies imagine they're having side effects even though theyre taking a sugar pill
 
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