) Where are you from (country)?
israel
- 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?
28, 5`8 , 180lbs
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
yes, weights
- What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
low meat
- Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss
- For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1 year
- How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
25
- How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
26
- How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
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.)?
1mg/day
- How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
3 months
- 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
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[x] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[x] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[x] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] 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
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[x] Muscle Weakness
[x] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[x] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[x] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
- 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.
Hello, my name is tal i’m from israel, i will tell my story here maybe it will help to relieve some of the distress i’m in… fin destroyed my life too…
3 years ago i’ve started to take Propecia 1mg after my dermatolog offered it and told me its a great drug… after 3 months of fin ive started to feel an insane drop of libido…, i was a healthy hornet dog pre fin, i used to masturbate 2-3 times a day at least (even my friends thought i’m them most sexual person they have ever seen)… i remember after 3 months i went with my friends to the beach and all the girls didn’t do anything to me, it was looking at trees or rocks… i remember laughing with my friends cuz i always thought if i stopped everything will be normal… after 6 months i remember i drove with my girlfriend next to me and told her i dunno what is happening but its began to be hard for me to remember simple words and sometimes i couldn’t complete a sentence… i didn’t even refer it to fin then… after that the urination problems began and i remember pee dropping out of my penis after taking a leek , I’ve noticed an insane thickening of my chest hair like i became a 10 yr old boy again…
i still managed to have sex and my libido was 6\10
the first 2 weeks after i stopped fin i was ok and then ive noticed and insane drop in libido and penis sensation, then i went to a trip with my buddies to centeral america, we’ve been partying all night long and there where gorgeous european girls there and i really didnt care for them at all, libido was 0/10 penis sensation was 10%, i was off! i didnt even masturbate once in the whole 2 months trip! that was insane, i also noticed that its like hard for my body to push the seamen out, its like i felt it inside my belly before ejaculation…
today im 2 years off… i still have a really low libido like 2-3/10 and penis sensation is 40%
sometimes i find myself not masturbating for 2-3 weeks even… and when i do i force it and i need to rub my penis really hard, porno doesnt do anything anymore…i got rid of the brain fog but i still have a low urine stream ,i have testicles pain from time to time and the orgasms sucks its like 3/10, also the seamen goes out a lot before i orgasm…
i think fin also contributed my lower back si joint problem due to weakness in the pelvic floor muscles i think i fucked up this joint and now i have hyper mobile si joint …
i havnt worked in a year now, im lying in bed in agony trying to solve these problems