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Where are you from (country)?
United Kingdom -
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 search -
What is your current age, height, weight?
36 year, 5’9, 11stone 5.4pounds -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
I walk a lot of a day, during work. -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
I don’t really eat that healthy. I am a bit of a pie and chips man. -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
28months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
34 years old August 2008 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
36 years old December 2010 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
I went to half a tablet for a month then stopped -
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 -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
a little over a year -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
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
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[x] 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
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
I have also noticed that I look older now and that I have lines at the side of my mouth.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
None, I only stopped taking the drug just over a month. -
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)?
No -
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.
I started taking the drug at the first signs of hair loss. And everything was well
About a year in I noticed that I don’t get morning erections any more and less interest in sex.
This happened during the winter of 2009 and it was one of the coldest in history. So I didn’t panic and decided to wait a while. It’s said on the leaflet that some men have a loss of Libido but that most it returns for most men who continue using it and for all men who stop.
So I continued using the pills
After about 12 months I decided to stop because I still had not returned to normal.
I went down to 1/2 tablet a day for a few weeks and then stopped on Xmas eve 2010.
About 2 weeks after stopping I was all man again… but over the last week it’s started to fade again.
well it has been a long time… Ok so I basically have been doing school and began a fitness plan which includes cardio and circuit training and some free weights. One very important thing I feel was key in making this situation improve has been including mens (and womens…yea I know;) ) multivitamins, training supplements and individual vitamins like A, B Complex, C, D, E & K plus a few minerals and omega 3 fish oil and and totally revamping my diet. Ok, now if your still reading, understand I’m not a doc, I’m just another person that made a choice to give this a try. Keep in mind that I used it for about 10 years along with female hormones (estrogen and progesterone etc.)