- Where are you from (country)?
Germany
- 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?)
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What is your current age, height, weight?
19 years, 175 cm, 70 kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
I’ve been exercising unregularly 1-2 times a week till a knee problem 4 weeks ago. -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
mix between healthy and fast-food. -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
almost 2 years -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
17 years, 3 months -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
19 years, 2 months -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
taper off, I reduced my dose from 1/3mg every day to one tablet every week, every 2 weeks and then discontinued with treatment. -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Propecia -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1,5 year 1 mg.
2 months 0,5 mg
3 months 1/3 mg -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Cannot really say, I think after 8 months the first side effects ( weaker errections / reduced sperm) appeared. -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
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
[ X] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ X] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ X] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ X] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ X] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ X] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Nothing special, some supplements like 100mg Zinc, Vitamin D3, Muira Puama. - 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)?
I’ve mad pre and post Fin blood test :
Conclusion :
my Oestrogen decreased by 50 %.
my Testo decreased by 10 %
my Androstendion decreased by 30 %
my DHEA’S decreased by 34 %
my SHBG increased by 21 %
my 17-OH-Progesteron increased by 28 %
my FAI ( Free Androgen Index) decreased from 85 to 63. which means 26 %.
- Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
I dream less times.
- Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I’d really like you all to give me advice what to do. I’ve been to two different doctors, which don’t take me serious.
I just made a plan , which whill start mid of june to recover 
for about 6-8 weeks)
3 times lifting heavy weights a week.
2 times sprinting ( HIT)
3 times swimming.
Supplements :
L-Carnitine
L-Arginine + Pycnogenol.
2,5mg Cialis ed.
Yohimbine HCL
Noopept & Choline.
Zink
Omega 3 fats.
Archaidon acid
alpha lipon acid.
To raise my tseto/estro levels :
Either :
HcG:
first 16 days - 2.500iu eod
Clomid:
50mg ed for 45 days
Tamoxifen :
20mg ed for 45 days.
DHEA’s : supplementation.
Or ( the less medical way 
DAA
Tribulus
Creatin
I’d really like to hear your opinions.