Anxiety, tension pain, racing heart, the lot

Symptoms Physical
#1

Hi all,

So I started taking propecia at the ripe old age of 24 in 2009 as I couldn’t hack going bald at such a young age. Apart from mam boobs and a sore testicle, the drug worked amazing and I had all my confidence back. I stopped taking it at the end of 2011 just as the moobs got too much, I had absolutely no problem coming off the drug and everything appeared normal.

I soon lost pretty much all the hair that I regret, and when me and my fiancé got engaged I thought I would start again in June 2014, so I would try and get some hair back for the wedding. In around May this year I started to get killer headaches, I thought nothing of it so I just started taking painkillers, yet this wouldn’t ease the pain. I decided it must have been propecia so I stopped in mid July. Since then life has been unbearable. About 2 weeks of coming off the drug the headaches which I now know are tension pain, got worse. And then the worst anxiety attacks, had to leave work twice early as I just couldn’t sit still or concentrate. I’ve been on the sick now for 2 weeks and whilst when I sit in the house I feel okay, if I go outside the anxiety strikes again. I’ve been doing 4 mile runs to try and exercise and sweat the anxiety away, I spoke to the clinic I got the pill from and they said it will take a while to leave the system. I don’t understand how I didn’t get this the first time I took propecia.

Can anyone offer any advice?

#2

Hi all,

New member here. Here’s my story. I first took propecia when I was 24 from April 2009 to December 2011, it did wonders for my hair and for my self confidence and didn’t really have any side effects apart from gyno but it was fine. I weened myself off because the gyno got too much and I didn’t want to be bound to a pill for the rest of my life. Over the next 6 months all the hair that had re grown sharp fell out, and I decided to shave my head. Confidence was shattered but at least I hadn’t crashed or anything like that.

I made the decision after speaking to the belgravia centre in London to start the propecia again in June 2014, and again no real side effects whilst on the drug until around may 2015, when I started getting the worst tension pain in my back neck and head, and started to feel a little bit anxious about everyday life. I made the decision on July 23rd 2015 to quit cold turkey as the pain and anxiety wasn’t going anywhere.

In the 5 weeks since quitting life has been a nightmare. The anxiety, tension pain has got so much worse to the point I’m on the sick from work as I had 2 panic attacks there in the same week. This has been coupled with the worst insomnia going, it feels like I’m totally helpless and I cannot leave the house as I’m that scared of another attack. Also I can feel a lack of desire for sex and ED which I never had when I was on the drug so why is this starting now?

I really am in a terrible state , 5 weeks since I quit when first time I never had any issues. Can anyone advise?

#3

An update from last week guys,

So after 5 and a half weeks since quitting things have just nose dived. Sure, while I was on the drug I didn’t have 100% sex drive but could still achieve a decent erection, now I just feel no connection between my brain and my penis, no desire for sex.

When the anxiety and panic attacks started in my first crash just about 2 weeks after quitting, I was still able to achieve but this just suddenly stopped last week. With the anxiety and panic attacks and insomnia (averaging about 3 hours sleep per night if that), could this be the root cause rather than fun itself.

Going to try to go back to work this week after 3 weeks off to see if getting back in a routine will help me. Currently awaiting bloods for testosterone so will see what that brings.

Any advice would be great

#4

hey, how are you now ?

my story is similar at yours, infact i m on antidepressant (venlaflaxina 75 mg) since august: the panic attacks were making me crazy.

From there i m trying to find something throught blood tests (i m wainting for the last responses) : i m going to try some hormone anyway, maybe it helps a bit with libido.

I noticed (read my story) everytime i work out i had a bit improvments, it seems that make my “hormone X” comes back (and libido too , of course) .

Does it happen to you too ?