But the average guy wouldn't want to take propecia or similar regardless.
What Happened To Other Guys You Know With Hair Loss?
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But the average guy wouldn't want to take propecia or similar regardless.
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It's not socially acceptable either. Tell someone you're taking rogaine and they'll laugh at you.
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Some of my friends discovered a rogaine bottle hidden away in the back of one of my balding friend's shelves. It was a huge joke to them. They gave him mad sh*t for it.
My finasteride bottle is out with my other vitamins and supplements at the moment, but my minoxidil is packed away out of sight.
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idk, if it was casually suggested/offered to them they might....this is assuming they don't spend time on forums reading horror stories
Some maybe but most wouldn't given that its a lifelong commitment and there are risks.
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I would say most definitely would, the reason they don't (and why I put it off for longer than I wanted to) is because it is somewhat anti-social, it is a little secret you keep, and you want to deny it's a problem.
If it was acceptable for people to be on finasteride and minoxidil, we just went down to the chemist every few months and picked up our batches, probably seeing another balding guy or 2 doing the exact same thing now and then, well we'd all be at it whatever perceived risk of side effects there are. If I were to guess I'd say less than a quarter of guys with significant hair loss actually try and get treatments, but I'm sure there's plenty more who have briefly researched into it and without knowing exactly what's involved, just decided it's too much hassle (which it seems like when you first get on treatments).
But the vast majority of those who have looked up treatments and decided "f*** this I'm not even that bald anyway" will regret it desperately, instead of what should have been years of relatively youthful appearance of hair.
On the topic of "risks" I think it's pretty safe to say that nobody has a definitive clue what the risks actually are, statistics wise, if the permanent ED sufferer is 1 in a million or 1 in 100, or the temporary ED sufferer is 2% or 20%, whether or not this constant pushing of "ED is all in your head from reading internet horror stories" is 100% true all of the time (I believe this is definitely true in at least some cases, but it also definitely appears treatments can cause ED in people who didn't have a clue that it was even a side-effect).
I mean nobody really knows until some decent independent research is done, so it's easy to say for me as I've had no bad sides and re-growth, but I would steal lean on the idea of pushing people to get treatments.
Just 2 quick questions jd_uk, are you completely bald? And have you tried/failed with treatments in the past, or gave up on them/never committed?
If it was acceptable for people to be on finasteride and minoxidil, we just went down to the chemist every few months and picked up our batches, probably seeing another balding guy or 2 doing the exact same thing now and then, well we'd all be at it whatever perceived risk of side effects there are. If I were to guess I'd say less than a quarter of guys with significant hair loss actually try and get treatments, but I'm sure there's plenty more who have briefly researched into it and without knowing exactly what's involved, just decided it's too much hassle (which it seems like when you first get on treatments).
But the vast majority of those who have looked up treatments and decided "f*** this I'm not even that bald anyway" will regret it desperately, instead of what should have been years of relatively youthful appearance of hair.
On the topic of "risks" I think it's pretty safe to say that nobody has a definitive clue what the risks actually are, statistics wise, if the permanent ED sufferer is 1 in a million or 1 in 100, or the temporary ED sufferer is 2% or 20%, whether or not this constant pushing of "ED is all in your head from reading internet horror stories" is 100% true all of the time (I believe this is definitely true in at least some cases, but it also definitely appears treatments can cause ED in people who didn't have a clue that it was even a side-effect).
I mean nobody really knows until some decent independent research is done, so it's easy to say for me as I've had no bad sides and re-growth, but I would steal lean on the idea of pushing people to get treatments.
Just 2 quick questions jd_uk, are you completely bald? And have you tried/failed with treatments in the past, or gave up on them/never committed?
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Two balding guys I know are on finasteride/minoxidil and had hair transplants, another had a diffuse comb over but seemed happy and outgoing, recently started finasteride and minoxidil. Another is way too far gone and slick, he works out a lot but is short,don't think he has much luck with women. Another slick bald guy is fat, has a beard, usually wears a hat and spends 6 months a year in Thailand...
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Every single man and woman I currently know who suffers from hair loss are much older than I am. I don't know anyone in person around my age going through the same thing as I am. One of my mother's friend who is female is starting to get pretty bad diffusion particularly at the front, I actually told her about treatment she could use but said she's OK with her current situation. But I guess everyone is different. 
Not slick bald as in NW6 bald but I have thinning all over with an uneven NW3 receded hairline and an ever increasing bald spot at the crown. In addition to that I have the finest hair possible and also was told that my donor area is unstable. Worst possible candidate for a hair transplant. I shave my head to a grade 1. Because of my fine hair and thinning people just think I'm completely bald anyway.
For so many reasons, propecia was never appealing to me. I don't think it ever will be. I want my DHT.
I think you'd be surprised by how many men away from hair loss forums wouldn't want to change their sex hormones for hair.