- Where are you from (country)?
New Zealand
- 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?
33, 179cm, 81kg
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Bodybuilding 4-5 days a week
- What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
meat eater/organic healthy
- Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
finasteride
- For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
4 yrs
- How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
29
- How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
33
- 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.)?
1mg
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? a couple of weeks
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
anxiety, low libido, mood swings, stuttering, cfs, brain fog and depression.
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
[ ] 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
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[x] Weight Gain
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain) Staring spells( i haven’t read that anyone on here has this but maybe it’s more common but no one has mentioned it yet.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? I’ve been eating healthy, exercising, taking vitamins/minerals/herbs and going to try Epiandro which increases DHT levels which i have ordered from Iherb which i should receive in about a week.
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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’m going next week for a full blood examination and once i get my results i’ll put it up on the Hormones and results section.
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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.
All i can say that for the last few years it has been the most depressing time of my life with all the anxiety, rocky relationship with my g/f, crappy sex life, CFS, insomnia, constipation, stomach pains etc. I have to say though one thing that upsets me quite as bad as the side effects is when certain people that your supposed to trust tell you that it’s all in your head. It makes you feel as if you have no voice and people don’t believe you and that’s what saddens and depresses me the most. I’m so thrilled i have found this Forum. These are people i can relate to and i feel on here i will have a voice where i can find comfort and learn from people on here in order to recover from propecia. I also would like to thank the organisers of Propeciahelp.com for making all this possible.