some great comments. my thoughts:
@Havver
"Why'd you go for propecia, and what were the side effects listed on the bottle?"
first i tried rogaine but it was a bitch to use. i had to massage it into my scalp, and it flaked, and it looked like it gave me dandruff, it was a mess. and i just didn't believe that a liquid could do the trick. this was before the foam came out, btw.
for me, i believed it had to be a pill. and then i discovered propecia, and read how it was discovered "by accident" when studying prostate cancer or something, and it was expensive, and it was hormonal, so i thought, this is the answer.
now that i think about it, i am going to try using rogaine foam as well, and good point by BigAlexBoss and Neil, i do use nizoral shampoo (with ketoconazole), i was forgetting that.
as for the side effects, i researched them some, and the main one was loss of sex drive, but i have always been super horny, and still am super horny.
@Vorkuta
"Does it help hair grow back or only stop you losing more?"
it only stops you from losing more hair.
@Neil
"I found that it fucked a lot with my libido"
i have heard that a lot. it probably does fuck with my testosterone somewhat. i am still super horny, but probably does other shit like "slow me down" or something. that's a good point. that's why i need to exercise more, start juicing, take zinc and fish oil -- stuff i am not doing enough of.
but frankly, hair is really really important to me, so i am fine with all that.
@BigAlexBoss
"It may fuck up your hormonal profile and especially your libido"
yes, possibly or even probably.
"USE MINOXIDIL twice a day and KETACONAZOLE shampoo regularly. Thats it."
i am never going to give up my propecia. in the states it was almost $80 a month, here in spain it is i think 60E a month, or 50E, something like that, but it is my little magic pill.
like i said, i do use nizoral too, and i am thinking of getting back on rogaine, especially now that the foam is easier to use than the liquid.
btw, here's a link on nizoral shampoo:
http://www.hairsci.com/ketoconazole-nizo...hair-loss/