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hi there,
i took propecia for 9 days and experienced the obvious side effects, i.e impotency. i immidiately stopped taking them but it has been 4 months and still no improvement. does anyone know how long the side effects take to dissaear??? did anyone else have to wait this long??? are these side affects for life???
would be very grateful for all help. as it has been eating me up!

It would be very unlikely that you would experience impotence 9 days after taking Propecia. It takes at least one month to build up theraputic blood levels of finasteride. Finasteride levels also dissappear after 3 months of stoping the medication. You might want to consider a urological evaluation. If you are experiencing nocturnal erections, you are not impotent. One way to check this is to paste postage stamps around your penis when you go to sleep. If the ring is broken in the morning, you are functioning normally.

Less serious side effects of Propecia may include:

feeling like you might pass out;
swelling in your hands or feet;
pain in the testicles;
impotence, loss of interest in sex, or trouble having an ***;
abnormal ejaculation;
swelling or tenderness in your breasts;
dizziness, weakness;
headache;
runny nose; or
skin rash.

Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.

Can anyone tell me if Propecia has any adverse effects on the liver. I have a condition called primary sclerosing cholangitis and have some reservation about taking propecia due to claims i've read online that it can
raise liver enzymes?

Actually Propecia doesn't have bad influence over healthy liver. But if you have liver disease, you may not be able to take Propecia, or you may need a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment. This depends on your doctor's advice.

drcole wrote:It would be very unlikely that you would experience impotence 9 days after taking Propecia. It takes at least one month to build up theraputic blood levels of finasteride. Finasteride levels also dissappear after 3 months of stoping the medication. You might want to consider a urological evaluation. If you are experiencing nocturnal erections, you are not impotent. One way to check this is to paste postage stamps around your penis when you go to sleep. If the ring is broken in the morning, you are functioning normally.

I'm 40 and have a hair loss problem since last 5 yrs. I tried many drugs, shampoos, gels and many other things and i settled for Propecia Finasteride since last two years. Propecia is the best medicine for hair loss. It certainly has some side effects, mainly decreasing sex desire, and these side effects disappears as our body gets used to the medication. I also had this side effect and within few weeks it disappeared as medicine got used to my body. Propecia is long term medication. You have to continue at least for six months. After year and a half, today 80% of my receding hairline disappeared with negligible side effects.

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I have heard about taking Propecia to prevent hair loss but never used it personally..Is it good to use propecia as a hair loss treatment?

Basically propecia was designed to prevent further hair loss, and this is what it does in a majority of people who take it. In some cases there is a small amount of re-growth and thickening of the hair that is already left, but that is more of a bonus. But, I had great results with M.Gardson's method, which I believe is the safest. Some hairs start to fill in where my hair had receded.