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#1

If people want we can use this thread to compare symptoms. Here is what I suggest for guidelines but am open for suggestions.

1)Be careful not to blame everything on Propecia as that will only hurt our cause and progress.

  1. Keep it brief. Use words like severe, moderate, and mild to describe the symptoms.

  2. State your age and date you started and stopped Propecia.

  3. Briefly include treatment tried and success. But do not go into detail here.

  4. Brief Synopsis of Blood Test

  5. Do not converse back and forth on this thread. Use a different thread for that.

#2

Grail’s Log

   Started Propecia----  7/06 @ age 44

   Stopped Propecia----   9/06

   Symptoms:  Severe ED, low libido, and short term memory.                                         Moderate depression, inability to concentrate, vision problems.

    Treatments: Medical--- none yet.
                        Non-medical- Outdoor running ( has helped moderately)

    Synopsis of Blood Test---   Low T, DHT,and DHEA
                                           Low normal Free T, SHGB, LH, FSH, Estradiol
                                           High normal TSH, and Albumin.
#3

Brainfogged’s log

Started Propecia---- age 20

Stopped Propecia---- age 23

Symptoms: constantly tongue-tied, anxiety, headaches when very anxious or wearing glasses, shaky and sweaty hands, dry eyes, vision problems (specifically having trouble tracking words when I read), libido loss after quitting, memory loss, never wanting to call friends or go out, pseudotumor (increased intracranial pressure revealed from spinal tap), lethargy, thoughts of homosexuality (just kidding), acne on back (has dissapated since quitting), loss of adipose tissue around eyes, ringing in ears (can’t hear at bars and really noticeable at night)

Blood Results:
High: Cortisol, AST (liver), Estrogens
Low-normal: Testosterone (free and total), LH, FSH, DHT
High-normal: Albumin, Creatinine

Medicine: None

Amino Acids: Tyrosine, Theanine, Phenylalanine, Glutamine, Carnitine, GABA, Whey Protein after working out

Vitamins: Centrum Daily Vitamin, C, E, B, Mg, Zn, Ca

Also: Milk Thistle, Grape Seed Extract, Omega 3 fatty acids, Ginseng

Exercise: Biking or Running (aerobic), Lifting heavy weights, looking

Diet: things with low glycemic index (no bread of any kind), veggies, meat, nuts, no alcohol or caffeine

Spiritual: praying to Jesus every day for help

Progress Report:
Feeling slightly better overall since quitting, might be placebo

#4

You might find the hypogonadal checklist helpful for comparing symptoms and the extent/severity of symptoms. It also offers a single score at the end that can give an idea as to how significnatly you might be affected. Also as it is something set in stone you can compare how you are today with last month and have an idea of how you are affected over time. it was created by a top andrologist and if the problems are related to hypogonadism is very helpful.

Just an idea.

It is on page two or three of the main forum I think.