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Hi All,
I'd like a "yes" or "no" reply to whether or not I should use Propecia or not at age 21..22 next month.
If you have used it please tell me your expierence with it, whether it is good or bad.
Thanks
Propecia is a miracle drug! It has saved me from the dreaded MPB.
Propecia is not a cure-all. The drug seems to curb the production of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The drug is a diluted form of the drug finasteride (Proscar). That drug was developed to help treat benign prostate hyperplasty (prostate enlargement) that primarily affects older men.
I support the use of Propecia in younger men. It seems primarily to slow the balding process. It works much better in younger men than older men (40+). Hair regrowth is minimal if evident at all in most men. Recent research has suggested that the drug helps increase the diameter of the individual hair shaft, making it appear that the hair is thicker.
BTW, there is a new drug that is slated for production this year called dutasteride (Duagen). It is also still in clinical testing for prostate enlargement.
Here is what one of the leading researchers says about dutasteride:
"It may be that people's expectations are a bit too high, but Dutasteride's results were the "best" that has come to date, and even getting 50% hair counts better than Finasteride is great. Just think of the fact that this was only at 6 months.
Many expect that numbers will be even higher as the study continues to 12 months, 2 years etc. It's possible that over 50% of men will be getting moderate to dense regrowth on Dutasteride, compared to the less than 25% of men who experience these results with Finasteride.
People reviewing the 6 month data are not considering that this was just a short pilot study and that longer term studies would have yielded even better results. They are not considering the details."
Dr. Marty Sawaya