Propecia (finasteride) pills

Before taking Propecia, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this medication, or to a similar medicine called dutasteride (Avodart). Propecia should never be taken by a woman or a child. Finasteride can be absorbed through the skin, and women or children should not be permitted to handle Propecia tablets. Although Propecia is not for use by women, this medication can cause birth defects if a woman is exposed to it during pregnancy. Propecia tablets should not be handled by a woman who is pregnant or who may become pregnant. Propecia tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed. If a woman accidentally comes into contact with this medication from a broken or crushed tablet, wash the area with soap and water right away. Call your doctor at once if you notice any breast lumps, pain, nipple discharge, or other breast changes. These may be signs of male breast cancer.

Have you regained the hair you lost from propecia?
Exactly how much did you lose??

When on propecia, my hair became more diffuse and spots that were already thin became even thinner when using the drug. When I stopped the drug the first time I regained most of what I lost four months later after quitting Finasteride. I expect a slight improvement in hair density within the next two months. Since being off Finasteride my hair has already thickened up a bit. However, in May I was already tapering off the drug so I hope for more improvement as I fully recover from the TE.

I should note that I was not shedding heavily throughout the whole year I was on the drug, but what I shed was not growing back. I think my hair was stuck in a very long resting phase. Who knows what would have happened if I used Finasteride for another year. It may have all grown back even thicker and maybe not. Anyway, Dr. Lee recommends getting off the drug if you undergo a TE and I would agree with his advice.

Anyway, what would be nice is if Revivogen can make their product totally odorless, but I guess that’s where Spiro can come in handy.

A 43-year-old man presented suffering from decreasing vision in both eyes for 3 months.

The patient’s visual acuity was 6/20 (non-corrected) in the right eye and 6/10 (−1.75/−1.00 × 91) in the left. Ocular examination of both eyes revealed anterior subcapsular opacities of both lenses with the right eye being more severe than the left.

He had been taking finasteride (Propecia; Merck, Sharp and Dohme) at 1 mg/day for 3 years to treat early stage of androgenic alopecia.

It was highly suspected that finasteride was associated with the anterior subcapsular opacity on the lens, and the patient therefore discontinued use of finasteride.

He underwent uneventful cataract extraction surgery and intraocular lens implantation of the right eye.

One month after cataract surgery in the right eye, the best-corrected visual acuity was right 6/6 (−1.25) and left 6/10 (−2.00/−0.50 × 100).

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of Propecia-associated cataract.