hey man, just go down the hair system route, im currently taking propecia and while i havent experience any "sides" it freaks me the fuck out, im taking the plunge and getting a system. honestly man your hair once it starts going downhill, it doesnt get better, thats a sad fact of life, all propecia and rogaine really do is prevent the inevitable. get the system, feel good about your hair, move on with life focus on the bigger things my friend