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For those that have taken finasteride, what has been your experience? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) by SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know that some of you are going to comment about going to see a doctor before taking such a medication but don't worry. I will very much go see a doctor before I take it. Now for the main post...

I'm in my late 20s but I'm one of those that suffer from early hair loss. Think Patrick Stewart and Jason Statham. I've taken Minoxidil before with some results but not that total restoration that I'm looking for. After some thought and hesitation, I've decided to take finasteride. I want to know, if you've taken finasteride before, what was your experience? I've heard that it might give you "down there" troubles. From the little research that I've done, it only affects about 2-3% causes if on the standard 1mg dosage.

If you haven't noticed already, I'm a cishet man and (I might be wrong but) most of the replies are probably going to be from other cishet men. However, I also know that many trans women also take finasteride to combat alopecia so, if you're a trans woman, don't hesitate to leave a comment about your experience.

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[–] Tess@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

I’ve been on it for about 3.5 months now and I think I can see it starting to have effect. Though that could be wishful thinking on my part :)

There’s not been any effect down there. Though in my case I was warned that finasteride could cause somber thoughts and was thoroughly questioned on whether or not I had suicidal thoughts before. But that might just be an extra precaution because of me being trans. Thankfully I haven’t noticed any mood changes, though I asked my partner to keep an eye out.
Also finasteride could have an impact on your liver, so I had to get my blood tested as a precaution.
My GP was hesitant on prescribing due to these effects, but allowed it to due to gender dysphoria.