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Joe Bradley
Joined: 05 May 2003
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 Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 6:09 am Post subject: Does anyone know if Propecia is available here? |
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After nearly three years here, what was once just a thinning patch is now a large bald spot! Can anyone help me in my hour of need?  I've heard that Propecia has the highest rate of success for baldness, but when I've mentioned this product to my Korean doctor, he's just looked at me blankly.
I'm very keen to try this product if it is available here. I'm in Busan. Possibly Propecia goes under a different name here, or maybe I'm just not pronouncing it in the way that Koreans do. Any advice would be much appreciated! |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| be a man and shave it dude, it was good enough for Bruce Willis |
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camel96
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Failing that there seem to be some good alternatives on the home shopping networks. |
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Ghostinthemachine
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Nah...be a real man and comb that *beep* over, then grow a big ass handlebar moustache. |
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Kalhoun
Joined: 30 May 2003
Location: Land of the midnight noise!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:32 am Post subject: |
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Propecia is available in Seoul, but it is fairly expensive. An alternative is to use prosca instead. It's about the same price, does the same thing, but you cut the pill in 4 and take one part per day (bedtime) four days on and one off. I've been using it since late May and it seems to be working just fine for me.
Best of luck,
Kalhoun |
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Joe Bradley
Joined: 05 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, especially to Kalhoun & Ghost in the Machine. Someone else has suggested Rogaine instead, and I may give that a try first. As for shaving it, it may suit Bruce Willis but not my cucumber-shaped face. |
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Handsome Boy
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:08 am Post subject: |
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To Joe Bradley,
In answer to your question. Yes, Propecia is available. For one months supply it will cost you 55.000 won, four packets with seven tablets in each of them. I had a HT last December and my plastic surgeon wrote out the precription for me, as he does every two months. So it might be the case that you will need to see a plastic surgeon to get the drug. Pm me if you need more info. |
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mrroboto
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:17 am Post subject: |
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| so does it grow back, or just stop changing? |
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JackSarang
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Propecia has mixed results and only a small fraction of individuals experience significant regrowth. For most, it simply slows the progression. It also has serious side-effects in large numbers of men, the most severe being erectile dysfunction and decreased (significantly) libido.
The cheapest way to acquire Propecia (Finasteride) in Korea is to order it online through a whole-sale company.
A very cheap one that ships to Korea is www.medicinedrugstore.com. |
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Kalhoun
Joined: 30 May 2003
Location: Land of the midnight noise!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:44 am Post subject: |
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| JackSarang wrote: |
Propecia has mixed results and only a small fraction of individuals experience significant regrowth. For most, it simply slows the progression. It also has serious side-effects in large numbers of men, the most severe being erectile dysfunction and decreased (significantly) libido.
The cheapest way to acquire Propecia (Finasteride) in Korea is to order it online through a whole-sale company.
A very cheap one that ships to Korea is www.medicinedrugstore.com. |
I think that the side effects are usually minor in small numbers of men. It can also be harmful to both kidney & livers. Yes, it does somewhat shrink your prostate gland, but that's not usually a bad thing, really.
I would go for proscar since it's cheaper. A doctor can write out a prescription. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Is it that important? Maybe you should let nature take its course. I'm not trying to be negative by the way. |
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The Hierophant
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| Is it that important? |
Yes, I'd say it is, especially if you're in your early/mid twenties. I'm nearly 25 and thinning a bit at the corners of my brow line. I've already received pitying comments from friends who have seen recent photos I've emailed them (the friends who arn't going bald themselves that is  ). It's humiliating and incredibly frustrating. It's especially disheartening to feel powerless to stop the balding process. At least if you're overweight you can diet/excercise. Balding is a slow, permanent humiliation. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| The Hierophant wrote: |
| Balding is a slow, permanent humiliation. |
It's like every day of your life being a bad hair day, each day slightly worse than the one before. |
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The Hierophant
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| The Hierophant wrote: |
| Balding is a slow, permanent humiliation. |
It's like every day of your life being a bad hair day, each day slightly worse than the one before. |
Haha. Unfortunately, that's a good way of putting it  |
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