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)?
USA
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?)
What is your current age, height, weight?
33 , 5’7 250lbs
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)? Gnc multivitamin with prostate health SP
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 320mg Took it about 2 weeks then read about side effects
What condition was being treated with the drug?
Sexual exhaustion/penis injury/prostate
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)? 2 weeks in 2010
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug? 25
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 25
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? Sexual sides & body
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
[X ] Loss of Morning Erections
[X ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] 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
[X ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[X ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[X ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[X ] Weight Gain
[X ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ x] Muscle Wastage
[X ] 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
[ ] 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? Hcg, clomid, arimidex, bio test cream made from yams on /off about 2 weeks
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?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I think my problem stem back from 2010 when I was masturbating with a condom and gripped the base to climax and felt a short pain next day I had a meet up with my out of state gf at the time & tried to have sex and it was hard to keep an erection thought it was from anxiety tried days later and still couldn’t penetrate and penis seem different in flaccid state. Went to gnc got multiman vitamins with saw palmetto in it. after she left town was nervous about my sexual health scheduled doctor appointment for hormone panel & went to urologist who all said that nothing was wrong with me. have ALL the symptoms of HF kept going to doctor about hormones with the same outcome. find out about sexual exhaustion, no fap, etc kept thinking my issue was because of low hormones. had hair analysis to say I was missing mineral and adrenals etc
fast forward to 2013 & 4k in debt got tired of going to doctors & looking at forum post with no hope. just said fuck it went on with life met my now current gf 2013 started sex back up 2015 and till 2018 . even when I tried to forget about hf I still had constant pelvic pain & my flaccid penis has steady been shrinking more. I have moved in with gf and never told her about this issue. she never seen pre hf flaccid to think over wise last time we had sex was last friday since I been avoiding the act and cannot get a erection as before even lookin at porn. the only reason I looked into hard flaccid again I was looking at adrenal fatigue info which lead me to nofap & updated links about people who cured HF
I been so many routes , sexual exhaustion, nofap over masturbation, hormone panels , propecia/fin even though I never took the stuff. naturopaths, nutritionist. 8 years im 33 now. Think im gonna tell my gf whats goin on with me because im all out of options. My current gf never saw my pre healthy flaccid so she thinks im just a grower.
here’s old labs from 2010-11 , I even had more test ran for hormones & minerals etc in 2014
Aug 2010
Total Testosterone
410 Range 300-1080
SHBG
20 Range 11-80
Testosterone Free
96 Range 47-244
Testosterone % Free
2.3 Range 1.6-2.9
TSH
0.63 Range 0.36-43.9Sept 2010
Estradiol 55pg (13-54)
FSH 3.5 (1.6-8.0)
LH 6.3 (1.5-9.3)
Free T3 1.27 (0.93-1.70)
TSH 0.67 (0.27-4.20)
Prolactin 5.2 (2.0-18.0)
Free Testosterone 117.2 pg (35.0-155.0)
% Free Testosterone 2.47 % (1.5-2.2)
total test 475 (250 - 1100)Nov 2010
Estradiol 67 (13-54)
FSH 3.4 (1.6-8.0)
LH 6.6 (1.5-9.3)
Free Testosterone 106.8 (35. - 155.0)
% Free Testosterone 2.15% (1.5-2.2)
total Testosterone 497 (250-1100)
Vitamin D 25h 33 (30-100)
magnesium 1.96 (1.6-2.2)
Cortisol am 20.11 (6.2-19.4)
DHEA Sulfate 293 (110-510)started bioidentical testosterone cream in Jan 2011 stopped after 3 weeks made shrinkage of penis/scrotum/and testicles worser.
FEb 2011
Testosterone total 322 (241-827)
Free Test 9.0 (6.0-27.0)
SHBG 16 ( 13-71)
Gonadortropin 5.0 (4.0-8.0)
PSA 0.5
Cortisol 5 (2-25)
FSH 6.9 (1.3-11.4)
Progesterone 0.5 (.15-1.15)
Prolactin 2.5 (3.0-30.0)
Free t4 1.26 (.73-1.95)
TSH 0.8 (.3-5.1)
Free t3 3.3 (2.3-4.2)
estradiol 22.1 (10 - 42)
estrone 10.7 (9-36)
total estrogens 32.8 (19-69)March 2011 Saliva Test
progesterone 89 (5-95pg/ml)
androstenedione 480 (151-350 pg /ml)
testosterone >200 (60-110 pg/ml)
dht >125 (22-72 pg/ml)
estrone 88 (30-58 pg/ml)
estradiol 7 (1-3pg/ml)
FSH >750 (<125 uiu/ml)
LH >250 (10-25 uiu/ml)
cortisol
6-8 am 10 (13-24)
11-1pm 11(5-10)
4-5pm 6 (3-8 )
10- midnight 3 (1-4)
dhea >25 (3-10 ng/nil)March 2011 bloodwork 300iu shot, then 200iu of hcg daily for about a week, 2 weeks later
total test 584April 2011 one 400mg shot of Test E
total t 1490 (250-1100)
free t 410 (35.0-155)
tsh 0.400 (0.340-4.820)May 2011
free t4 1.46 (0.73-1.95)
TSH 1.3 (0.3-5.1)
Estradiol 38 (<63)
FSH 6.2 (1.3-11.4)
LH 8.0 (1.2-7.8 )
prolactin 5.7 (3.0-30.0)
testoosterone 511 (241-827)
shbg 23 (13-71)
free t 13.0 (6.0- 27.0)
IGF-I 333 (116-358)
dhea 288 (240-549)
vitamin d3 93 (30-100)
psa 0.6 (<4.0)here are some out of range items
cholesterol 214 (<200)
LdL chol 153 (<100)
ratio LDL/HDL 3.72 (<3.55)blood count
rbc 6.52 (4.10-11.0)
hematocrit 51.8 (37-49)
MCV 79.4 (80–100)
MCH 25.9 (27-34)
neutrophils 38 (40-74)
lymphocytes 49 (19-48 )when my penis was semi still decent when I first started having problems.
my penis currently now seem like my testicles and penis are going inside my body on a daily basis
current flaccid penis december 2012
nov 2018 http://i66.tinypic.com/2hocsgo.jpg
