My erection problems didnt start inmediatly.
Definitely, the origin of all my problems was the fact that I havent had a serious relationship until I was 28 (9 years taking the drug), so with my one, two nights, or 3 weeks relationships I wasnt able to realise that I had a problem. Masturbation is not a problem, I can do it 3 times per day, but not getting a 100% erections. It is quite different from having to have regular sexual relationships with a sexually “active” woman. In this situation, I have problems as I can not have a 100% erection. Penetration is possible, but as the penis is not as hard as it should be, she really doesnt feel what she should be feeling because the penis, not being hard enought, does not do enough pressure.
And the rest of my symptons, I thought they were normal, that it was my personality, I just never imagined that they could be related to the drug (depression, not feeling connected to people, slurring words…).
I started taking the pill in september 1999. In 2003 I can remember spending summer in some kind of camp, where we shared room, were there was no privacy, so that I coud not masturbate. I can remember having continuous erections, even having night pollutions. So I can say that 4 years after taking the pill I had no ED or loss of libido.
In 2008 I had several sexual relationships with a girl, and I had problems to ejaculate. By the same time, I had started to feel a total disconnection between my brain and my penis, as if it was dead meat. Then I remembered my derm telling me, in 1999, that Finasteride could have libido side effects. But as I have always desired women and I have always been horny I just thought my libido wasnt affected. I never knew about blocking the conversion of Testosterone to DHT, I never knew about the physiological changes. I started looking for information in the internet and I found this fórum. I started a serious relationship and my problems to ejaculate continued so I decided to give up. There is where I had palpitation and sleeping problems. I made a big mistake and started to take the pill again but not dayly. Finaly, by may or june of 2009 I gave it up defintively, and this second time I didnt have any heart or sleeping problem.
Sincé I gave up my problems to ejaculate disappeared, no more watery sperm, not slurring words so much, etc… everything got better.I have never had loss of libido, even now, I truly desire women.
The fact is that I took the pill since I was 21 until I was 31. For me, its realy hard to remember how I was before, its hard to determinate what was caused by Finasteride or not, but I think that if I had and have the same symptons than everyone here, they must have been caused by Finasteride.
Im really in love with this woman, this week Im going to the specialist to see if he can help me. I want to check my hormones, what I have never done.
If I loose her because sexual problems, I ll be able to say that this fucking drug ruined my life.
I feel like going to the derm who prescribed me finasteride for 10 years and have a chat with her.
Ill post my hormone test here when I have it.