Should I Use Finasteride ?


 In my article The Most Effective Treatment For Hair Loss /Androgenetic Alopecia i didn't include Finasteride or any other synthetic DHT blocker like Dutasteride ( which is even more potent than Finasteride ).
Although these drugs are very effective in their DHT blocking property ,the reason behind this are the side effects involved in these treatments and my previously mentioned theory that ' an individual is prescribed some medicine ONLY IF it's benefits will be more than it's negative side effects' . But still, after reading the article about most effective treatment for hair loss it doesn't mean that finasteride can not be used, in fact many of the people are using it successfully and some of them safely too.
Now who are these people, who although aware of the side effects are still using these drugs. They can be classified into two groups :

1- Those who started to use these drugs in their initial rising days and  when their adverse side effects were not known to be of such extent (i.e irreversible) and they found side effects not very disturbing for them fortunately and so didn't quit the treatment. However those who quit the treatment after having worse effects have their stories posted on the Internet.

2 - Those, who before starting the treatment say themselves a question, What's more important for them ? And eventually resolve that benefits to them out of these drugs are more than the side effects involved, no matter how much worse they are.




So to be in a first group you will have to dare give these drugs a try.
Who can make a decision is just you.You will be required to be very much careful in noticing any symptoms which may arise initially, for example many of the men start to experience little pain in their genitals just after few weeks of treatment. But this is not a benchmark symptom, side effects may prevail silently. In general you will have to notice any changes in your sexual activities. If you start to experience even little changes like loss of Libido, just stop taking the drug.
The biggest concern which you should keep in mind in this treatment is:
  The worst most side effect involved is Erectile Dysfunction and the side effect is almost always irreversible.

Now to be part of a second group you also need to ask that same question to you, what is more important to me ?
While being aware about the magnitude of worst side effects , the question seems rather silly but in reality many people use these drugs on this basis.
For example , Celebrities, models and other high profile personalities like politicians, sportsmen. Many common people are also included.
Number of renowned celebrities use these drugs because as an answer to above question what's more important to them is the Fame, the heavy money etc. and for this the most important thing is how they look. This doesn't mean that they all have been affected by the side effects and left with fame and money only and can't intend to have any relationship. Might be, many of them are using it absolutely safely.

Many common people do use these drugs on this base without caring of any negative side effects because of many factors like may be, whether do they intend to have new relation with someone (either primary or secondary after losing a most dear spouse), the nature of their relationship etc. Actually i am not able to tell all such specific factors because people in all over the world have so much different and unique life styles, which may seem you awkward like the above two i mentioned, but it happens. Only you can assess what is best for you and what is not a material matter for you, i can't help you much to decide to be a part of this group because it's a highly subjective one. You know well what your priorities are. Looking well might be or might not be your top most priority. Remember again that not everyone experience these side effects, many of the people are using these synthetic DHT blockers completely safely but you should be aware of the risks.

I hope this helps...

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