I'm posting with my real account so at least there's some sort of authenticity behind my words. Please don't think i'm hating on the drug, or just imagining the side effects aka. the it's-all-in-your-head la, placebo effect.
I've been using finasteride for around 2 odd years already, legit proscar bought from real (no internet pharmacies here) pharmacies. There's no denying it - propecia worked really well to maintain, thicken and regrow my hair.
I'll be the first to admit -- i was one of the guys who thought that people who claimed to have impotence issues while on the drug were just imagining it. I mean the % of sides is only 2%, so it can't be this easy get the sides. But take it how you will, i noticed a big drop in libido the past few months. And that's after taking it for 2 odd years? So you can be 'functioning' well for a long time before the sides hit you.
But the thing that really scares me is that some people claim to have irreversible sides. In other words, they still suffered from libido/brain fog/low ejaculate volume etc. issues years after quitting. You'll find a lot of these guys in the propeciahelp forum, which btw, won't load properly if you're using singnet; you have to use the singnet proxy server. I'm glad i'm not getting hit by the sides as hard as some of those guys, but i sure am not going to wait until i see the sides before stopping the medication.
It's not just about sexual sides. DHT plays an important (Read: Useful) role in the endocrine system. I'm not about to go into a full-length essay to write about the feedback loops and what not that go on in our bodies. Suffice to say, the body is all about hormonal balance, and if you take something out of the equation, the body WILL do something about it.
Guys, don't just take my word for it. Go read up online about what DHT really does in the body (besides destroying hair follicles) and draw your own conclusion from there. But if you want more info, i'm free for a discussion via pm. I am NOT selling any hair regrowth products so don't get the wrong idea. I don't have any meds to offer you lol.
Again, i'm not dissing propecia for the sake of it. And I'm not saying everyone's who's on propecia are gonna get the sides, but that you guys need to be aware of what MIGHT potentially happen, because if the sides hit you, that 2% risk is going to look like 100% to you.