Finasteride side effects

A

Avagar Nexus

Platinum
Joined
Apr 19, 2025
Posts
1,224
Reputation
596
For 1 mg finasteride, the trials found sexual side effects in 3.8% of men versus 2.1% on placebo. So the additional risk associated with finasteride was about 1.7% over the first year, or roughly 1 extra person in 59.

So I got it prescribed topically, doc said it should be fine no need to worry. Still hesitant tbh, but at some point I’ll be taking it anyway, can’t go bald.

Age 22
 
  • +1
Reactions: Attila The Hun
cream of wheat
 
  • +1
Reactions: iBlameWilly
For 1 mg finasteride, the trials found sexual side effects in 3.8% of men versus 2.1% on placebo. So the additional risk associated with finasteride was about 1.7% over the first year, or roughly 1 extra person in 59.

So I got it prescribed topically, doc said it should be fine no need to worry. Still hesitant tbh, but at some point I’ll be taking it anyway, can’t go bald.

Age 22
topically?? bro js get oral, and if you focus this much on it youre gonna get the nocebo effect and hesitate every day you wake up without a boner
 
  • +1
Reactions: Guccileopard
topically?? bro js get oral, and if you focus this much on it youre gonna get the nocebo effect and hesitate every day you wake up without a boner
Usually I’m like horny asf very often during the day, especially on the morning lowkey it’s nice I don’t want that to go away n shi. Yeah I’ll try not to think about it all the data shows it’s fine
 
  • +1
Reactions: iBlameWilly
Usually I’m like horny asf very often during the day, especially on the morning lowkey it’s nice I don’t want that to go away n shi. Yeah I’ll try not to think about it all the data shows it’s fine
you seem okay just gotta do it and what are the negatives anyway such a little chance you get the side efffects and theyre gone a month after quiting fin
 
you seem okay just gotta do it and what are the negatives anyway such a little chance you get the side efffects and theyre gone a month after quiting fin
Ye true, the stuff said for post fin syndrome was pretty low. However I am very prone to placebo thinking things like, well what if it is still there I just don’t notice it and get used to it over time to a point where what I will be considering normal is very low compared to where I started. And hoppin off would just put me in the same place as before
 
  • +1
Reactions: iBlameWilly
Ye true, the stuff said for post fin syndrome was pretty low. However I am very prone to placebo thinking things like, well what if it is still there I just don’t notice it and get used to it over time to a point where what I will be considering normal is very low compared to where I started. And hoppin off would just put me in the same place as before
ngl you seem somewhat autistic i'd rather cut my balls off than go bald
 
  • +1
Reactions: Guccileopard
For 1 mg finasteride, the trials found sexual side effects in 3.8% of men versus 2.1% on placebo. So the additional risk associated with finasteride was about 1.7% over the first year, or roughly 1 extra person in 59.

So I got it prescribed topically, doc said it should be fine no need to worry. Still hesitant tbh, but at some point I’ll be taking it anyway, can’t go bald.

Age 22
1mg of finasteride has ruffly the same effects of 0.2mg.
Finasteride dose dependent response curve min


Because of the fact the even 0.05mg can make a significant difference in serum DHT, the difference between topical and and oral finasteride is much smaller than many make it to be. Studies have shown that topical finasteride suppresses the serum DHT ~50% whereas oral ~70%.

There are a lot of reasons that sexual side effects can occur and not everyone has the same chance of getting them. If you are young like yourself and you are not overweight (fat can raise estrogen through aromatization) then it's very unlikely that you are going to experience something like that.

Finasteride inhibits mainly the type II 5α-reductase enzyme so you don't have to worry about neural side effects.

I personally take 0.5mg of dutasteride and I haven't experience any side effects at all. I could easily write a 10,000 word response about that topic, but that would be hard to read so if you think about starting a treatment like finasteride or dutasteride I highly recommend you checking Haircafe on YouTube, he makes very educational videos on this stuff and it always backs everything up with actual science
 
ngl you seem somewhat autistic i'd rather cut my balls off than go bald
I most likely am high on the spectrum, however, the arguments are valid I’d say
 
1mg of finasteride has ruffly the same effects of 0.2mg.
View attachment 5682522

Because of the fact the even 0.05mg can make a significant difference in serum DHT, the difference between topical and and oral finasteride is much smaller than many make it to be. Studies have shown that topical finasteride suppresses the serum DHT ~50% whereas oral ~70%.

There are a lot of reasons that sexual side effects can occur and not everyone has the same chance of getting them. If you are young like yourself and you are not overweight (fat can raise estrogen through aromatization) then it's very unlikely that you are going to experience something like that.

Finasteride inhibits mainly the type II 5α-reductase enzyme so you don't have to worry about neural side effects.

I personally take 0.5mg of dutasteride and I haven't experience any side effects at all. I could easily write a 10,000 word response about that topic, but that would be hard to read so if you think about starting a treatment like finasteride or dutasteride I highly recommend you checking Haircafe on YouTube, he makes very educational videos on this stuff and it always backs everything up with actual science
I really appreciate the response thank you. I got Fynzol 2,275 prescribed
 
For 1 mg finasteride, the trials found sexual side effects in 3.8% of men versus 2.1% on placebo. So the additional risk associated with finasteride was about 1.7% over the first year, or roughly 1 extra person in 59.

So I got it prescribed topically, doc said it should be fine no need to worry. Still hesitant tbh, but at some point I’ll be taking it anyway, can’t go bald.

Age 22

less than 2% chance of sexual sides that will likely go away while on treatment

just take the pill and if you can’t handle it switch to topical, why be scared of such a safe medication?
 
less than 2% chance of sexual sides that will likely go away while on treatment

just take the pill and if you can’t handle it switch to topical, why be scared of such a safe medication?
I am going to be using topical. I know it’s safe, just I get pretty caught up on things where there is doubt, or where what’s being handled it’s of importance, which the penis is
 

Similar threads

SimitSniper
Replies
10
Views
31
grymhackare
grymhackare
Abuery
Replies
10
Views
100
Abuery
Abuery
error64
Replies
3
Views
30
iq.
I
hatefoid333
Replies
0
Views
67
hatefoid333
hatefoid333
cinnabon
Replies
13
Views
68
InHonourOfChad
InHonourOfChad

Users who are viewing this thread

  • Avagar Nexus
  • draugr
Back
Top