Does anybody have any hope of recovery anymore?

General Discussion
#1

Everyone on here seems to be having extremely negative experiences, I can’t remember the last time I saw something positive crop up, apart from the increasing media coverage of PFS this year. Does anybody believe that a natural recovery is possible anymore? where do we all stand on this?

Personally, I have lost a lot of hope compared to say 6 months ago. After being off Finasteride for a year now, I just think that if these problems could fix themselves, I would have seen improvement by now. But instead I have only been teased by short recoveries, and then just returned to the same terrible state.

#2

I think natural recovery is possible in some cases, but I don’t think its possible for all of us. I do think there is definitely a way to “fix” us even it involved supplementing with 5-AR-2 or 3-Adiol-G for the rest of our lives. If Merck would admit to there being a problem with their drug and brought some of us in for testing my guess is they could figure out what exactly is wrong, how it happened and how to fix us in a relatively short amount of time.

But of course they would have to give a $%^& first.

#3

Yes, I just had a full recovery with a new treatment based off of recent research. You can read about it here: Dolichol deprivation theory.

#4

There are episodes of almost 90% functionality, but they are always just that - episodes. This is so insidious because the finish line is in sight, but it 's effectively impossible to get there.

#5

No its n

Muscleman has had a full recovery from using herbal treatment (unani medicine) and fixing his liver and general good living. Many guys have recovered in time.

There IS hope.

#6

That user did not take Finasteride and there has been controversy behind his story (ie, 5ar inhibiting herbs), not to mention the “recovery methods” he promotes.

#7

Sorry, i didn’t realise.

I still remain confident of a slow recovery and most on here should too.

#8

I have been bombarding my liver with supplements for years, and, that has allowed me to function; however, whenever I stop I have zero energy. My bloodwork is now excellent, and, I want to be cured now. Sure, we all must hang onto to hope for the future: but POTENTIAL resolvement of issues in the future is just not good enough.

#9

At this time, a full recovery (i.e. pre-fin state) is not something I envision.

Fin has done some damage to my system / parts. It’s undeniable.

However, there are a number of things I’d like to try before I wave the white towel.

I still want a thorough imaging of my prostate, seminal vesicles and balls for defects.

Also, there are some pharmaceuticals out there (e.g. dostinex) that I’d still like to try.

Because I just turned 40 a mth ago, I’m finding doctors pointing to my age and stating “you’re not 20 years old anymore” and that I have to learn to accept a “new normal”. The fact that things went downhill for me “overnight” indicates that this is not normal age-related change, but rather something more sinister (i.e. pfs). So I suppose if they ever figure out this sinister cause, there might be hope for a full recovery, but I’m not holding my breath.