Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)?
Germany
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?)
Google
What is your current age, height, weight?
24 170 cm 64 kg
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
Finasterid
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
0.5 mg for 4 days
What condition was being treated with the drug?
Hairlos
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
4 days
Date when you started the drug?
08.02.23
Date when you quit the drug?
12.02.23
Age when you quit?
24
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
After 1 day
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
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Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] 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
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[X ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ X] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes -> especially dry eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ Maybe ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Take Omega and evening primrose oil
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
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Hello, I also took finasteride because of hair loss. In the end, my plan was that I would try it out first if I got side effects, then first see how quickly they go and then start again, because then I can be sure that these side effects will go away again. That’s what I thought.
In the end I noticed a loss of libido on the 2nd day of taking it, my ejaculate was completely liquid, I had excruciating pain in my left testicle and i felt a kind of sickness so I was very weak and in the afternoon there was a headache and strong brain fog so bad that I was completely sick suit me .
On the 4th day there was also a kind of flickering in the right eye, which is why I stopped taking it.
To distract myself from the testicle pain, I taking Ibuprofen after 3 days. After about 2 weeks all side effects were gone, the brain fog and headaches were gone, the flickering eyes were gone after 1 day. Overall I would say everything was the same as before. Only a dull funny feeling in the left testicle remained, but I didn’t think about it any further. After about 2 1/2 weeks, I got dry eyes from time to time, which manifested themselves 3 weeks after stopping. I still have these dry eyes and the dull, numb feeling sometimes in the left testicle and also pain in the left testicle after orgasm.
My question would be whether it is at all possible that my eye problems have something to do with Fin, since I didn’t get dry eyes under Fin myself, but only after weaned them Off .
My pre blood Test j have linked as Picture under This Text . Thanks for any advice and Help .
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