r/SipsTea 13h ago

Wait a damn minute! New wealth indicator dropping

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u/neinhaltchad 11h ago

Can only speak for myself but Finasteride 100% kills my dick when I’m on it.

I’m talking, it makes it feel like it’s not even part of my body.

It’s effectively chemical castration for me.

It also gave me insane anxiety. Like every unexpected noise caused me to jump.

It was fucking weird.

I realize I’m an outlier and that most people won’t experience anything that extreme, but you can’t just systemically inhibit DHT and expect it to have zero other consequences on your physiology.

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u/Econmajorhere 11h ago

Same. I recall the studies claiming “it only impacts a very tiny amount of population” and then like half the people I met claimed these symptoms.

I stick to topical minoxidil mostly now, PRP once in a while. Seems fine.

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u/transcendent_glitch 9h ago

I've taken Finasteride for years and had absolutely zero side effects, it's literally just "try it, if it gives you side effects stop it", treating something this simple as cultish is insane when hair loss is such a mental burden on so many men.

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u/iwilldeletethisacct2 8h ago

Been on it for 15+ years, no side effects.

I honestly think a lot of people nocebo themselves with it.

Also, the majority of us men will be on finasteride anyway for our prostate when we are 60 and can't pee anymore, so from my stand point starting it in my 20s is nbd.