34 Year Old Took Finasteride 2 Years

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#10

No new symptoms so far, the ED seems to be getting worse after temporarily getting better last week. No other mental symptoms, beside the extreme depression and anxiety.

I’ve been researching about post-surgery prostate cancer patients, since my main problem is loss of girth and volume in my penis leading to ED and painful ejaculations.

They recommend to use the penis as best you can to get blood flow going. I’d say get the flood going as best you can but do not ejaculate. I regret ejaculating when i had an erection, it has made things worse.

Good luck bro.

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#11

Today is a dark day for me. At least yesterday i was able to get an erection, not full but at least decent. Today i can only get a chubby and i have developed a pretty extreme penis curvature. It’s now curving a lot to the left, i used to have a straight penis just a few days ago. Even after stopping this fucking poison is still eating me from the inside.

I’m desperately waiting for blood test results because TRT/DHT is my only hope. I’m also messaging my urologist but i know there’s nothing he can do.

I’ll just have to accept the fact that i’ll need a fucking penis implant to ever have sex again. Fuck i want to die.

#12

Ok my doctor just prescribed me viagra. Reading this overview of penile therapy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2531200/

Using viagra plus a pump can help. But i’ve also heard that viagra/cialis may make the problem worse. Any thoughts from anyone?

#13

Fuck my life I had a chance to make a recovery too but I fucked it up. My wife told me to not have sex she told me to not touch it. She told me to stop watching porn. But I didn’t listen.

I could have lived with a rock hard erection or even a decent one. But now I’m stuck with a soft curve erection for my life. Why didn’t I listen. Fuck my life.

#14

I masturbated and came three times yesterday and now my dick just got worse and worse. I got cocky thinking I was good. God sure is laughing up there huh

#15

Hi friend I am 35 years old I am married and I have a 3 year old boy.
I have had spf for 10 months.
I had shrinkage now it’s gone. I have had very strong joint pains now they are rare I have had insomnia now gone. What I have now is still muscle pain ringing in the ears and very low libido. I have not taken anything except magnesium or a little vitamin D in small doses a few times a week. I use cialis. I advise you since you are moved and in my opinion it is even worse to have this disease and be married to help you with cialis to have sex and try to stay as calm and possible. Consider that I can’t train because training makes me worse, causing a lot of pain to my body and that my nerves in the ass are very messed up.You can live like this waiting for it to improve but life is no longer the same as before. Waiting for someone to understand something, I wish you well. And a tip don’t be obsessive here on the forum. Bear in mind that mentally despite the fog, I sometimes feel lucid as this morning. When I read about people married to children I see my story. Now I am in a phase that I would like a second child and I hope that God will help me to have him always if finasteride has not also damaged my sperm.

#16

Thanks,

I have stopped taking zinc and magnesium. Things seems to have gotten worse after i took it, and my penis blood flow is now non-existent. It actually hurts when i try to get an erection and the blood is stuck at the base of my penis. My endo has prescribed me vitamin d.

I’m trying to just accept this new fact of life, i was feeling great just a few weeks ago. Thankfully i have two kids and they’re the reason i haven’t killed myself.

I agree, though, id rather be single and alone then have to go through with this with my wife. Thanks for the encouraging words friend.

On an update:

  • Still pain at base of the penis, numbness, lack of erection
  • My DHT was at 44 ng/dl, free t was at 76.8 pg/mL and total t was 517 ng/dL

These seem to be within normal, healthy range. I did take the blood test 3 weeks after my last fin dosage.

It seems the only permanent damage from the fin was to my penis. I hope and pray to god that with another nofap phase i can get a rock hard erection again. But im not very hopeful and just expect the worse at this point.

Lol, ill just end up getting a penis implant for 30k or something. I dont know just trying to find some sort of light.

Going to get the vitamin d supplements and keep reporting my story.

Thanks.

#17

Ok so i’m also thinking i have sustained a penis injury, and that’s been the source of my symptoms. I’m fucking mad as hell at my doctors because i’ve literally told them my symptoms but they just ignored me or told me it was in my head or prescribed viagra.

Jesus Christ, it seems that my penis bent after i masturbated during the healing process. Just a thought, but i’m bugging the hell out of my urologist. My appointment with him is not for two weeks, but what a joke of a system we have. These doctors don’t even spend 2 seconds thinking about you or your problems.

#18

That’s right. To doctors, we’re just another patient that’s getting them 1 step closer to their 27th Rolex. Most doctors don’t give 2 shits about their patients.

Also, try to cut down on masturbation.

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#19

It’s too early to say whether you have PFS but just as a word of caution, a few members here have reported worsening their condition using vitamin D supplementation, particularly at higher doses. Just thought I’d make you aware of that as you might not have known.

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#20

is vitamin b12 a supplement you would recommend?

#21

No

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#22

Thanks Tzinkman. I will not take any more supplements. I believe I sustained a penis injury perhaps when stretching my dick.

Was able to get an appointment with my urologist tomorrow. Tried to stretch my penis today, but it hurt so i’m applying ice. I’m not sure what i have is PFS but will keep everyone posted.

#23

Ok so it does look like I don’t have classical PFS. Everything was just a simple penis injury that caused all the issues. It was a small tear in my penis shaft which made my erection go away acutely, caused discomfort, and ED for a few days.

My urologist gave me some meds:

  • Meloxicam (Inflammation)
  • Pentoxifylline (Stop plaque build-up, curvature of penis)
  • Tadalafil (Cialis, to get blood down there to help healing)
  • L-Citrulline (powder, every morning)

I believe i had other symptoms regarding my abrupt stopping of finasteride, my body’s testosterone/dht were being normalized. I feel like a man and i think the stronger erections and size re-gain helped my get and aggravate my penis injury.

This was a very small injury that caused all these issues, it didn’t even hurt but it ‘felt funny down there.’

Hopefully other people have the same issue i did: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/sexual-health/expert-answers/penis-fracture/faq-20058154

Best of luck to everyone, i’ll lurk around and answer any questions but it seems i’ve been very lucky.

Thanks.

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#24

At this point i have to decide if i want to go back on fin. After seeing how better my erections are, reading how it reduces penis size, etc i’m scared. But my hair is still nice. I have little time to make this decision but im heavily leaning toward no.

I have pretty high DHT levels and MPB.

I’ll probably just save for hair transplant.

#25

Ok just saw an old picture of my penis before finasteride fully erect and there is significant shrinkage. I must have lost at least half an inch in thickness and length. Fucking horrible i never noticed it before.

Fuck this fucking drug forever. Gonna try to get the length/girth back as much as i can with a pump and never touch this fucking evil drug.

#26

Extremely lucky…

Best of luck to you too!

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#27

Don’t even flirt with that idea of finasteride, chuck it all in the bin, don’t leave that possibility open!

Take it from me I stupidly left those leftover pills in my dresser for years after my first experience with finasteride, I randomly took a single pill years later for no real reason which has rendered me impotent in my 20s. Similar stories are way too commonplace on this forum to be a coincidence.

No amount of hair is worth a chance of ending up with PFS. Everything is good until suddenly its not, be careful with your choices.

*edit Im glad your feeling better, good luck

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#28

good to hear luis. dont touch the poison again and focus on recovery of your little guy :wink:

#29

Ok just some updates.

I’ve been taking the medications my urologist prescribed to me for my Peyronie’s disease, which is in the acute phase. I have constant pain and inflammation of my penis but am able to get erections but i’m leaving my penis alone to let it heal.

I may also have another hormone related issue. For about a month now, ever since stopping fin, i’ve been having diarrhea, cramps, etc.

I went to get a full abdominal ultrasound and the only thing they found is a small calcification on my lower left abdomen. Still waiting for advice from that doctor on that.

Today i’m taking a stool test, that’ll take a couple of weeks to come back with results. I’m going to be changing my doctor since i don’t think he’s very competent and going to look for a GI specialist for my gut issues.

I wonder if the gut/diarrhea issues are related to finasteride. I will keep this thread updated when i get some more results.