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Where are you from (country)? Norway
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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?) I googled propecia penis and came straight to this site! lol
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What is your current age, height, weight? 26 1.88/6"2 93kg/210 pounds
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? I’ve been bodybuilding since i was 20. 3-6 times a week.
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? I have a good diet consisting of a little bit of everything.
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Cause my hair was falling out real fast!
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 16 months.
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? i started just after turning 24 so that would be march 2007
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? i quit in the late summer/early fall of 2008 when my dick started shrinking! lol. August/september 08
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? Cold turkey baby! But then all the side effects disapeared after about a month and my hair started falling out again so i started on fin again thinking i could do 6 months on, one month of and get away with it that way… big mistake! I had to quit again when there was no semen comming out when i orgasmed, didn’t recover the second time and have been of the pill for a full year now!
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? First 6 months regular 1mg/day Propecia, last 12 months generic finasterid 1,25 mg/day.
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? I allready answered that question
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? Exactly one year
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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
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] 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
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[x] 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
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[x] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain) My voice is higher than it used to be pluss i feel more feminin in general.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? I stopped drinking coffe and alkohol(what’s the point of drinking when you have a tiny limp dick anyway)
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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)? I haven’t had any yet.
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? Yes… IT SUCKS! It ate my soul, stole my passion for… everything. I can’t sleep at night more than 10 minutes at a time without waking up, never get that deep sleep anymore. The last year i feel and look like i’ve aged 10 years, i’ve gotten sunken eyes with dark dry skin under and also a lot of wrinkles that poped out allmost over night! Talk about weapon of mass destruction. I also think my brain has stopped producin endorfins cause i used to feel so good after a heavy weight lifting session cause of all the endorfins beeing pumped out but since i had my sytem crash on fin that feeling is gone and it is now pure willpower alone keeping me hittin the weights.
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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, english is not my first language so please be understanding when it comes to my grammar. I don’t have the energy or care to perform spellcheck.
Secondly i want to tell Mew that i love you! You are so great for putting this site together and everything. If i ever get rich, i’ll get you something special…
ok
Well, i started using the poison after researching alot and everything was fine the first year, morning wood, ejaculated atleast 2-3 times a day cause i was so horny and had almost a constant boner(specialy after training). I actualy had to take brakes from work to wack of in the bathroom that’s how horny i was. Weight training doesn’t do anything for my libido anymore. I can go for weeks now whitout getting horny or even getting a booner. I have to “force” myself to masturbate once in a while just for healt reasons, and even then my penis which has gone from a beautiful fair sized pack of meat to a pathetic shriwled little piece of shit, needs constant attention or it goes limp again. My erections can hardly qualify as erctions… more like half erctions. I can’t imagine penitrating any pussy with this shriwled old sausage. As a matter of fact i haven’t sleept with a woman for over a year!! I’m depressed most of the time, no energy blablabla you know the drill. I had to quit my job when i got the brainfog a year ago. I couldn’t even talk! Couldn’t find the words… just stood there mumbling. so i’ve been unemplyed ever since. and to think that i, who was going to become a stand up comedian(and a very sucsesful one i might ad) lost all my powers… i always had the funny comments and quick replies, all of a sudden i’m a fuckin zombie and shit! A impotent one at that! lol!!! It’s been a year since i quit fin and the brainfog has kind of disapered but i don’t feel as quick as i used to and what’s worse is that my penis and balls seem to be shrinking still! Getting smaller week by week. I’ve stopped caring and kind of accepted things as they are, what else can you do right? I have never told anybody this before because people are assholes and wouldn’t understand, as a matter of fact people would probably make fun of me. so you guys reading this are the only ones who know. I’m now unemployed and living alone. I’ve alienated myself from my friends because all they want to do is party and fuck girls, everytime i see them i get the question, “how long has it been since you’ve gotten laid?” I can’t deal with it. So i play ALOT of videogames and also i smoke weed sometimes on weekends(it actually makes me happy) it’s the only thing that makes me smile seeing as my brain doesn’t bother making endorfins for me anymore. Anyway the reason i’m taking the time to register and tell my story is cause i’m seeing a hormone specialist on monday the 14th september. Do you guys have any advice of what i should say? It’s my first time going so i have no clue. Anyways, thanks again Mew for taking the time to make this site, you’re helping alot of people! And to all my fin brothers hang in there. I’m sure if we get to be many enough some corporate whore somewhere will find it financialy advisable to come up with a cure for us. Stay strong!
btw please excuse my bad grammar.
isnt propecia fun folks, luckily i have recovered from almost everything i still get crazy deperessed out of nowhere, my junk is returning to its former glory.but i amstill losing hair like crazy its been 9 months 3more to go they say? hopefully it will stop after 12months or im gonna be one ugly fat headed bald fucker:( oh well theres always fat chicks. i go jogging about 5miles aday 5 times a week. i think that has been a huge regenerating factor it helped me mentally and physically look and feel better and probably help get this poison out of my blood and fat cells . I smoked weed for years after a while i think it just made me more depressed so i recommend quiting for your mental health and just get addicted to jogging man does it make a diference. I WAS ALSO WANTING TO START OR HAVE SOMEONE START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT > lets get these fuckers by the balls just like the got us!!! U CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN