I'm posting this just to inform guys out there who are thinking of taking Propecia/Proscar/Finpecia to prevent on cycle hairloss about the possible permanent side effects that some men are suffering with after taking this drug. Most men do not have severe side effects like long term erectile dysfunction, depression, total lack of libido, but enough men are suffering from this drug to point these nasty side effects out. I've been very tempted to take it but the risks don't seem worth it to me.
Here is a short video clip of Dr. John Crisler saying how Finasteride has screwed up the lives of some of his patients:
There is also a support forum for men who are suffering from permanent side effects after stopping finasteride/dutasteride use at
www.propeciahelp.com/forum/
that has a few thousand members.
Most men do not have serious long term effects but I think it's important to be aware of what could happen. There is no reliable cure for what doctors are now calling Post-Finasteride Syndrome.
Here is a very good article
from Men's Health on the experiences of a few guys, and the side effects that sufferers experience.
"Before our study, the published research indicated these were largely reversible side effects," says lead researcher Michael Irwig, M.D., an endocrinologist at George Washington University. But in this select population,
over 90 percent were suffering from low sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, and decreased arousal—this after being finasteride-free for 40 months on average. One man had still not improved 11 years after taking his final pill.
"It's a real irony," says Dr. Irwig.
"Men took finasteride to stop or prevent hair loss and sometimes to improve their dating lives. And it actually ended up destroying their sexuality and self-esteem." 
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