Posted by Hulkster on January 27, 1997 at 01:12:22:
In Reply to: Proscar/Finasteride posted by Unique on January 26, 1997 at 22:50:09:
: Finasteride is quite interesting. I took this for about a year and noticed several things. First, I could see a decrease in my
: androgenicity and my sex drive went way up. I guess this was due to the elevation in testosterone with a concommitant decrease
: in DHT. Eventually, I noticed changes in the texture and color of my hair--good things. But, as time went on several bad things
: occurred. First, my sex drive plummeted. Then, I started dribbling after I urinated. The worst was that I have a slight case
: of venous insufficiency (spider veins). Well, they got really bad. At first, I didnt put two and two together. But, then I
: figured it out and went off the Finasteride. Almost immediately the veins got better. If you want to be non-vascular then
: take Finasteride--it wreaks havoc on veins. I guess if you are one of those people with awesome vasularity it might not
: hurt too much but for me it messed me up. I think if you have good vascularity and want to try it to minimize hair loss, etc,
: it should not be too bad. I would only use it though for several months until the sex drive plummeted. It seamed that at this
: point everything (like my veins) started to go awry. I have done some research and am convinced that androgens/anabolics sustain
: and keep the veins in good condition. The reason is that gluccocorticoids activate proteases, elastases, collagenases, etc that
: break down tissue and cause weakness (muscle, veins, etc). Anabolics/androgens antagonize the action of gluccocorticoids and thus
: would work great therapeutically. I tried to get several doctors to prescribe me anabolics on this premise--well, you can imagine
: what they said. YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND--PRESCRIBE THOSE HORRIBLY DANGEROUS DRUGS THAT CAN KILL YOU. yeah. right!
: Keep up the fight!
: Unique
Thanks alot for the info. this is something worth noting cause/effect/out come. Thanks again for sharing it on the board.
Be careful and watch your back!!! Hulkster