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Where are you from (country)? USA
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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 -> propecia side effects
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What is your current age, height, weight? 21, 6.1 feet, ~210 pounds
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? nope. very sedentary lifestyle
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? somewhat healthy…
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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)? 3 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 21
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 21
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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? finasteride
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 mg/day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? not sure…
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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
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] 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
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[X] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[X] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[X] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[X] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[X] Lowered body temperature
[X] Other (please explain)
EXTREMELY high blood pressure…
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
exercise, better diet, a bunch of vitamins/supplements
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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)?
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
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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.
took finasteride for three months. VERY gradually it has made me more irritated and tired during those months and I’m not sure but I think it also caused me to have a lower body temperature(I’m not sure what was the temperature BEFORE I started taking finasteride though).
Decided to stop taking it for a few weeks just to see what would happen…
During the first few days I was extremely tired and depressed and my blood pressure has skyrocketed to dangerous levels(180/100).
It has been almost a week and I’m not as tired or depressed but my blood pressure has remained very high.
^ I’m not sure if any of this was caused DIRECTLY by finasteride as high blood pressure is not even listed as a side effect… I’m getting a thyroids test next week and until then I’ll start exercising and hope that it will all go away…