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How did you find this forum? internet
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What is your current age, height, weight? 45, 172, 59
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? walking running when i have strenght
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? veg, meat, fruits, no fast food
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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)? 02/05/2009
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How old were you when you started Finasteride? 36
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How old were you when you quit? 45
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? cold turkey after tachycardia crisis
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1mg
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? after 8 years or before
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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
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[x ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[x ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[x ] Confusion
[x ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[x] Slurring of Speech
[x ] 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)
[ x] Muscle Wastage
[ x] Muscle Weakness
[ x] Joint Pain
[ x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[x ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[x] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[x ] Increased hair loss
[x ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain) Tachycardia weight loss
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? nothing
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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)? prolactine 31.8 ncg/l
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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.
During Finasteride, you think that weakness, sexual problems are normal causing by life and stress… But when you stop, sides effects are worst and then you realise what the drug did… Now i need a cure to rest cause i can’t live that way… please help givin’me a good scientist in France that know the problem and can give me things to recover…
Thank you for your cooperation. We hope that you will find the answers you are looking for here. If you are considering taking Finasteride in any form, please visit the following sites:
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We hope you will reconsider your decision to use this drug, especially for cosmetic (hairloss) purposes.