COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING INTO YOUR OWN POST, then answer the questions.
- Where are you from (country)?
Egypt - 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?)
www.google.com - What is your current age, height, weight?
30 years, 177 cm, 86 kg - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of exercise?
walking, jogging, and running - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
I am eating everything except high fats food - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
6 weeks - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
I was 30 years started it in 22/3/2012 - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
I was 30 years quitted it in 2/5/2012 - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
propecia - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg/day - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
after 3 or 4 weeks - 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
[x] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] 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
[ ] 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
[x] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] 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
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain)
Penile Tissue pain and feeling of sone inside my penis
Kidney stones
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
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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.
first of all sorry for my bad english cause of it’s not my native language
it was really a very bad experience that I wish I could get back in time for not to do it
I have started taking fin after a prescription from a doctor here in egypt and he told that
the medicine all side effects is reversible and he didn’t exactly told me or warned me about the real meaning of these side effects
and that there is a possibility that it won’t recover
and so I took the fin and I realized the side effects after 2 weeks and it was complete impotency
and strange pain but mild and bearable from time to time in my breasts, penis, and testicles
and I thought that it would be gone away after stopping fin but I have started to have unbearable
depression and I had stone in my kidney for about 3 times in about the 6th week so I stopped taking the fin and told my doctor and he also advised me to stop it and from that moment till
now still suffering pain in my testicles and penile tissue specially after ejaculation and I am suffering partial Loss of Libido, Sex Drive, and Erectile Dysfunction.
I hope someday I would back to before I took this cursed drug status