Thinking about getting off of Propecia

[ITSGST]

Hi,

First thanks for this forum.

I have been on 1mg Propecia and rogaine foam 2x daily for 5 months now. It seems to be working great for me in hair regrowth and stopping hair loss. But, I have the common side of a limp member. For me, it is now no erections. So, thinking of getting off of it. I had a few questions though.

1. If I cut it down to 0.5 or 0.25mg day consistent use, would it still be effective with the hair loss problem?
2. Relative to 1.), would it help with the sexual side?
3. Is there any help with the sexual side (v****?) if I continued with the 1mg usage?
4. If I got off of Propecia, how long before the sexual side effect goes away?
5. If I stayed on Propecia, does this side recovery time take longer the longer I stay on it?
6. If I got off of Propecia and didn't want the sexual side, what would be the next best plan of attack? (I assume this rules out all DHT blockers?)

Thank you.

 

[ITSGST]

Oh, also, on Nizoral shampoo 1x every 3 days also.

 

[Fundi]

Thinking about getting off it? I'd be straight off it. - I'm experiencing far less sides than that (Same libido, just ever so slightly weaker erections and am considering quitting).

Yeh you could try v****, but do you really want to have to take an (Expensive?) pill every time? You could first try L-Argenine - It's cheap, a natural supplement which many have claimed has helped.


If I were you I'd come off the finasteride, wait until the sides disappear - Between a few days to a few months. Then maybe thinking of taking an ultra low dose of finasteride (Maybe 0.1mg) with a topical like spironolactone of Fluridil and Revivogen maybe.

 

[ITSGST]

monty, did your sexual sides go away when you got off propecia? could you handle the 0.1mg on finasteride in xandrox 15 plus without sexual sides?

i am off of propecia for 10 days and still have ED to the same degree. got on 0.1mg topical finasteride (in xandrox 15 plus) 3 days ago and now have 2 orgasms with no semen flow.

 

[ITSGST]

hey monty, i was on xandrox 15+ for a week, but will go to just xandrox 15 and spironolactone cream for a while till the propecia sides disappear. they will get back on the 15+ and see if i can handle it any better. just want the sides to go away though for now. will keep you updated. thanks.

 

[ITSGST]

hey monty, thanks for the answers. what are duts? do they have similar sexual side effects as finasteride?

it has been like 15 days off propecia and i guess i have seen slight improvement in erections, but not like before at all. not same hardness most of the time.