1 year after stopping finasteride continue with the syndrome

  1. Where are you from (country)?
    Brazil

  2. How did you find this forum (Google search – if so, what search terms? Via link from a forum or website – if so, what page? Other?)
    Learned from researching the Brazilian Forum Blog riscosdofinasterida.blogspot.com.br/

  3. What is your current age, height, weight?
    37 years old, 1.77 meters and 95 Pounds

  4. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
    No.

  5. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
    How healthy organic food.

  6. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
    Hair Loss

  7. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
    Made use for 5 years and 3 months

  8. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
    June of 2007

  9. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
    September of 2012

  10. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
    Taper off

  11. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
    I took and manipulated generic formula Merck.

  12. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
    1mg

  13. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
    In the fifth year of use

  14. What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
    Panic attacks, anxiety, depression, dizziness, severe fatigue, stomach problems, headaches, decrease in immune system and allergies.

Put an X beside all that apply:

Sexual
[X] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[X] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[X] Loss of Morning Erections
[X] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[X] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[X] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility

Mental
[X] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[X] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[X] Confusion
[X] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[X] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[X] Slurring of Speech
[X] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[X] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[X] Suicidal Thoughts

Physical
[X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[X] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[X] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[X] Muscle Wastage
[X] Muscle Weakness
[X] Joint Pain
[X] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes

Misc
[X] Prostate pain
[X] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[X] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[X] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[X] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
    Yet stopped the use of caffeine and fatty foods. For anxiety and panic did the use of anxiolytics and the stomach inhibitors of proton pump.

  2. If you have pre or post-Finasteride bloodtests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (pls post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
    Pre exams finasteride I do not own, have only after use.

  3. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
    The questionnaire is very thorough, I have nothing to add.

  4. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
    I started using Finasteride for hair loss, at the beginning I felt good about the drug fulfill its promise, after 04 years of use I started to feel the physical symptoms of the syndrome and psiclogicos pos finasteride. It started with headaches, dizziness, difficulty understanding what people were talking about participating in conversations, lack of concentration, decreased learning, panic attacks, depression, and decreased libido …

Are you feeling any improvements?