I'm 24, I had started diffuse thinning at 18, so I started taking propecia. It worked somewhat, the drug slowed down the hair loss, but didn't stop it. I had a few side effects I hated: I gained weight, libido went down a bit and got fewer erections. At the 5 year mark, I started getting very serious about sports (namely powerlifting) and I guess it coincided with the drug working less as well. So in about 2 months I lost what I had "gained" or what the drug prevented. One thing I noticed is when was off propecia or on very low doses (0.3gs or so), my test would be up quite a bit, my lifts would be great and I'd get very cut in a few weeks. When I was on, opposite happened. I can normally "go" about 5 or more times a day when I'm not on it, I was lucky for twice a day when on it. So I stopped since it wasn't stopping the hair loss anyways.
Now I'm looking at starting rogaine Foam. My doctor prescribed me rogaine 2%, but I had heard the foam was more effective and had less side effects. However, reading this place, it seems you can get low pressure, a bloated face and heavy bags under your eyes. I'm really not looking for side effects, the bald look looks really good on me and it's been my hair cut for quite a while. If I can regrow some hair, cool, but I'm not interested in all those crappy sides anymore. What I'm wondering is how common are these side effects, how quickly do they disappear and how can I try to reduce the problem.
Now I'm looking at starting rogaine Foam. My doctor prescribed me rogaine 2%, but I had heard the foam was more effective and had less side effects. However, reading this place, it seems you can get low pressure, a bloated face and heavy bags under your eyes. I'm really not looking for side effects, the bald look looks really good on me and it's been my hair cut for quite a while. If I can regrow some hair, cool, but I'm not interested in all those crappy sides anymore. What I'm wondering is how common are these side effects, how quickly do they disappear and how can I try to reduce the problem.
