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Where are you from (country)? Canada
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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?) google
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What is your current age, height, weight? age 22, height 5’10, weight 160
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? no
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 5 - 6 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 20
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 21
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? cold turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1.25mg daily
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 5 months
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? ED, thinning pubic hair
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain) My pubic hair is thinning, almost gone. I have muscle twitches all over my body
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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, I took 1.25mg proscar for about 5 months. I quit the drug as i thought my erections weren’t as hard. After quitting the drug, everything went back to normal. It has now been a year since i quit finasteride. Everything was fine untill about two months ago. My erections are harder to maintain and weaker, i have digestion problems, I just noticed a few weeks ago my pubic hair is thinning. Its almost gone which is really freaking me out. Im starting to get extremely depressed. I have strange muscle twitches. If anyone would like to comment/help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks