Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)?
Ger
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?)
Google
What is your current age, height, weight?
186, 78kg, 24y
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
fin
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg/day and then 1mg every other day
What condition was being treated with the drug?
hairloss
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
2.
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug?
22
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
25
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
slightly tapered off.
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
I dont knw
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Check the boxes that apply. You can save your post first, then interactively check/uncheck the boxes by clicking on them. If your symptoms change, please update your list.
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] 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
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] 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?
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
I wonder if my antibiotic treatment somewhat cured my side effet during the treatment. Because when I went off my side effets appeared again.
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Started drug on 2016/januar. I think I have slowly delveloped side effets while being on the drug but didnt notice it because my I was still sexual functional. Then this summer I decrease the dose from 1mg/day to 1mg/eod. Late september I went off the drug, after 5 days I experienced a really strange condition, it felt like my body was completly flooded with androgens, my sex drive was beyond anything, my ejaculate volume increased, potency, increased sebum. It was severe and even more because I noticed now the difference. Then I did something really stupid and took 1mg/eod to see if this condition will subside, because I was taking antibiotics the same time as I went off Fin and I wanted to know if they caused this. Interstingly at first it made no difference, but after 2 weeks I crashed. No libido, I wasnt even able to ejaculate lol and my orgasm duration was like 1 second.
Now Iam roughly 4 weeks off and condition is still shit and weird. Some things got better some didnt. My potence is quite good sometimes, and I get spontaneous erections and morning wood. My orgasm duration increased and its somewhat okay now.
Libido and gential numbness is still a great problem. Its very weird because stimulating my penis feels really numb but I can still get a decent orgasm.
