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Replying to myself because I'm getting the usual flak from guys that didn't take it. It's about 90% effective at preventing further loss. If you don't consider
by thermodynthrway 8y ago
Replying to myself because I'm getting the usual flak from guys that didn't take it.
It's about 90% effective at preventing further loss. If you don't consider that a cure I don't know what you're looking for.
Just because you didn't take it before everything fell out doesn't mean it's any less effective or not a cure. If you take it indefinitely you will not lose hair almost 90% of the time.
That's a better cure rate than antibiotics for some conditions like tuberculosis or antivirals for something like hep C.
The side effect profile is extremely safe too. Less than 5% of men had any side effects at all in the largest trail with 1000+ men. That makes finasteride safer than most antibiotics even.
If I didn't take antibiotics until my leg fell off from infection I wouldn't expect them to grow it back. People confound a hair loss cure with something that regenerates lost hair. Regeneration of any kind has been frustratingly outside the bounds of human ability forever
- icantdrive55 8y ago90% sounds great! But---I don't know how anyone could study the drug properly. If they used identical twins in their studies; I would be thoroughly impressed.
- ianai 8y agoIt sounds like only a marginal “cure”. Taking medication for the rest of your life is not something to take lightly. As a migrainer, if I had to decide between medications due to interactions, I’d always choose treating migraines over treating alpoecia. Adding a medication long term decreases a patients ability to choose treatments in the future.
- thermodynthrway 8y agoI don't believe this, although it's definitely a common opinion. There's many medications that never lose effectiveness so they don't limit future options. For instance synthetic insulin clearly never stops working, otherwise all type 1 diabetics would quickly die off. I also have no problem taking medication every day for the rest of my life. A sizable part of the population is only alive because they take medication regularly. I've been taking allergy medicine and anti imflammitories along with finasteride for many years with no I'll effect
- HeadsUpHigh 8y ago>For instance synthetic insulin clearly never stops working, otherwise all type 1 diabetics would quickly die off. Actually it does. But the tolerance developed is not as serious as other medications.