Guys, I want to give you a warning story about propecia.
Around 2005 or so, one of my very best friends in the world started using propecia. Guy was in his early 20's. He was very happy with the results, as it slowed his hair loss and if I remember correctly, maybe he even grew a little back. In the beginning, he experienced no side effects. Around 2007-2008, all of a sudden, he started feeling a loss in libido and overall lack of will to do anything related to girls.
Then it got even worse. He couldn't maintain an erection. He stopped propecia immediately, and for the next two years, he battled this thing, going to doctors, endocrinologists, researching countless of hundreds of hours on the internet. The guy could barely hold an erection and basically had to force himself to masturbate once every 10 days or so just out of fear, for verifying that he could still ejaculate.
Being one of his very best friends, I was one of the few people he confided in about this issues, and it pretty much dominated our conversations from week to week. Guys, this issue put his life on HOLD. He told me many many times one variation or another of the following line: "Technics, I don't give a SHIT about my hair anymore. I just want my dick back. When your dick doesn't work, you don't give a shit about your hair. You don't give a shit about ANYTHING ELSE."
My buddy had a girlfriend at the time, which he ended up breaking up with, in part because of this issue. I saw the poor guy completely embarased, terrified and depressed that this issue possibly would be something he had to live with for the rest of his life. In addition to all the doctors, he ended up even going too therapy because he was so distressed about the issue. Goes without saying: the sex life was dead for those two years.
Make the long story short, around 2009-2010 (memory is hazy on the dates), he started getting his hard-ons agains. It was one of the biggest reliefs for him, his close family, and me as one of his best friends.
Basically because of what I saw with my buddy and this drug, I tell this story to anyone (making my friend anonymous, of course) whenever I even hear the word "propecia." Just remember guys, the chances of these side-effects are supposedly very low, BUT the consequences can be devastating if you end up being one of those few percent who react poorly to the drug.
Seeing my friend's situation up-close made me realize that for me personally, even the smallest chance that my sexual function would be impaired is not worth a full head of hair, even if the pharmaceutical company proves that I'll look like David Beckham, Brett Michaels, and Bon Jovi all rolled into one together.
Guys, do your research and think very carefully before you use propecia.
Around 2005 or so, one of my very best friends in the world started using propecia. Guy was in his early 20's. He was very happy with the results, as it slowed his hair loss and if I remember correctly, maybe he even grew a little back. In the beginning, he experienced no side effects. Around 2007-2008, all of a sudden, he started feeling a loss in libido and overall lack of will to do anything related to girls.
Then it got even worse. He couldn't maintain an erection. He stopped propecia immediately, and for the next two years, he battled this thing, going to doctors, endocrinologists, researching countless of hundreds of hours on the internet. The guy could barely hold an erection and basically had to force himself to masturbate once every 10 days or so just out of fear, for verifying that he could still ejaculate.
Being one of his very best friends, I was one of the few people he confided in about this issues, and it pretty much dominated our conversations from week to week. Guys, this issue put his life on HOLD. He told me many many times one variation or another of the following line: "Technics, I don't give a SHIT about my hair anymore. I just want my dick back. When your dick doesn't work, you don't give a shit about your hair. You don't give a shit about ANYTHING ELSE."
My buddy had a girlfriend at the time, which he ended up breaking up with, in part because of this issue. I saw the poor guy completely embarased, terrified and depressed that this issue possibly would be something he had to live with for the rest of his life. In addition to all the doctors, he ended up even going too therapy because he was so distressed about the issue. Goes without saying: the sex life was dead for those two years.
Make the long story short, around 2009-2010 (memory is hazy on the dates), he started getting his hard-ons agains. It was one of the biggest reliefs for him, his close family, and me as one of his best friends.
Basically because of what I saw with my buddy and this drug, I tell this story to anyone (making my friend anonymous, of course) whenever I even hear the word "propecia." Just remember guys, the chances of these side-effects are supposedly very low, BUT the consequences can be devastating if you end up being one of those few percent who react poorly to the drug.
Seeing my friend's situation up-close made me realize that for me personally, even the smallest chance that my sexual function would be impaired is not worth a full head of hair, even if the pharmaceutical company proves that I'll look like David Beckham, Brett Michaels, and Bon Jovi all rolled into one together.
Guys, do your research and think very carefully before you use propecia.