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Where are you from ? Australia
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How did you find this forum? Google search months ago
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What is your current age, height, weight? 22, roughly 6 ft 2, 75kg
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? Roughly 5 days per week, weightlifting and cardio
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? I have a mixed diet, lots of meat and protein, not so much vegetables and fruits, low sugar
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 10-12 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? I was about 20 years old, roughly March 2013
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? I was 21, roughly March 2014
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? Cold turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1.25mg per day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? I added up all the signs and symptoms roughly 8 months in
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? Loss of libido, weak erections, lack of motivation, increased anxiety, not sure if related but occasionally body flush
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[X] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] 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
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[X] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[X] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[X] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[X] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[X] 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)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? in my time since finishing I have gone from taking testosterone boosters that you get from supplement shops to going to a sports scientist and getting prescribed testocaps with HCG etc to also trying steroids also with proviron
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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)? Don’t have exact results with me but my testosterone was gradually dropping every 2-3 months I would get a blood test until it hit the level where I decided to go on testosterone
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? No
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Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
When I was 18, maybe 19 my hair line started receding almost out of nowhere and rapidly, I was always very conscious of it and one day I saw an ad on the TV for “innovative hair loss solutions”
Ended up paying them around $2000 and all I got out of it was a head laser and a letter saying see a doctor and get prescribed finasteride and minoxidil, after visiting 3 doctors one of them prescribed it to me at 1.25mg per day, which I would roughly bite 1/4 out of a 5mg pill
Did not notice any side effects at first, was still able to sleep with my girlfriend of the time, but then erections started to get weaker and one night after I had become single I picked a girl up from a nightclub, took her home, completely failed to perform, put it down to too much alcohol, after a few more times of this happening whilst sober aswell, I realised I had little to no mental desire to sleep with them, my libido was diminished, I realised the body rush I always used to get when around women was non existent
Went to the doctor numerous times and got blood tests to be told everything looked fine, upon looking closer I think the average scale of testosterone for young men was roughly between 6-32 and my levels were at 8, started to think maybe that was the answer to my problems, soon found out I was wrong, have been on and off synthetic testosterone with no improvement
I have some days slightly better then others, had a week previously where I thought maybe I was recovering before crashing again, and where I am as of now, no improvement since I have quit finasteride