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Where are you from (country)? UK
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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?) Baldtruthtalk and hairlosstalk basically ridiculed it and it’s where i first heard of propeciahelp. Also when googling propecia
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What is your current age, height, weight? 22, 5’11, 11 stone
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of exercise? Not at the moment, however usually an active gym user
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? healthy diet with occasional junk
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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)? 1 week
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 22 YO, March 18th 2014
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 22 YO, March 25th 2014
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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? Propecia
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 0.25mg every 3-5 days
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? first day of use
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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
[X] Loss of Morning Erections
[X] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[X] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] 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
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[X] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[X] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[X] 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
[ ] Other (please explain)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? None
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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.
I was experiencing some loss of hair, nothing too bad but enough to worry me. I read lots on propecia and was very worried to take it however several GP’s told me it would be fine and people on here said those with sides are experiencing psychological problems. Stupid me wanting to not lose my hair i chose to believe this. However trying to be safe i thought i would follow a regime of 0.25 propecia every tuesday and Saturday. Believing such a low dose twice a week would probably not do the maximum for my hair but would allow me to not have side effects. On the first day i had brain fog upon waking (I took the pill in the evening) and also discovered i had watery ejaculate. It worried me but i had read on the ejaculate and passed the brain fog as me being tired. After the second dose 4 days later i no longer had the problems i had suffered at first such as aching of groin/testicles and watery ejaculate however i was convinced my erections were not as hard. After taking the third dose i am 100% sure my erection is now softer and my penis seems to curve to the left, however it has always had some kind of curvature and i may be freaking myself out but it does look strange in the mirror. I do wake up with morning erections sometimes though they don’t seem too strong either
My main problem is difficulty getting an erection(needs to be physical stimulation), the fact it is not hard when i do (it reaches the normal size but is just not hard enough for sexual intercourse) and also that it is hard to keep an erection and it usually doesn’t stay hard for long. Am i screwed for the rest of my life having only taken 0.75mg of propecia for 1 week? Im so mad at myself but considering i took the last pill on tuesday (5 days ago) and have seen no positive impact I’m pretty pessimistic.
If it does somehow return to normal baseline levels is there any way to avoid a crash afterwards? should i masterbate to get increased blood flow? Or not touch my penis to not induce and chemical activity?. I’m only 22 I’m so stupid for doing this to myself. Another annoying thing is that i seemed to immediately stop shedding when i started propecia. I am shedding once again now (maybe thats a good sign?) but its like I’ve started losing my hair which caused me enough problems and now i’ve gone and messed up my Penis. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you for reading