Quote Originally Posted by AngryElf View Post
From my experience and out of concern for you, I'm going to ask you to read up on Finasteride Syndrome before taking Propecia. Maybe you have already, but at least you know what you're getting into. A lot of guys don't recover from the life altering side effects, and that's why there is a foundation setup to assist. Even heard Dr. Crisler mention it and how he is trying to help guys after they have taken it. IMO, Keeping your hair isn't worth the potential permanent side effects. It's bad news...
While I am not dismissing this by any means I think it is important to keep it in perspective. If I recall correctly the numbers are like 1.3% of users experience this in some form. While it is obviously a serious side effect that warrants concern those #'s are very, very low. I have always steered people towards dutasteride over finasteride but i would imagine the premise is the same. It seemed to me in my readings that duta is not only the more effective 5ar inhib mg for mg, it also inhibits both 5ar enzymes, not just one like finasteride does.