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Where are you from (country)? greece
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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? 38 1.82 95
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? no exrecise
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? i try to eat healthy but not something special
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? hairloss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 4 years
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 28 sometime in 2008
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? sometime in 2012
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? tapper off
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? all except fincar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 mg/day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? after 3 years of use
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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
[ ] 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
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
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
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
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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)? i dont have
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? no
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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 was using finasteride from 2008 to 2012, for 3 years the only side effect i had was loss of morning erections but when i wanted to have sex i could easily perfom with no any problem. After the 3rd year i notice softer erection and loss of libido. I stopped the drug few months later. 3 Years after i quited the drug i still suffer from ed and loss of libido.
One good thing is that last year i have started to have morning erections not very stong but at least is a good sign.
I have tryed the spinach diet maybe it has to do with that i m not sure. I only tried the spinach for about 25 days.
I will have hormone tests again soon but from what i remember when i had the last tests while on finasteride they looked normal.
THE REASON THAT I MADE THIS POST IS BECAUSE I WANT TO ASK ABOUT DR GEORGIADIS IN GREECE.
I visited him today and he told me that i have prostatitis, and thats the reason of my problems.
I have seen one post here from claro that he had visited him, Dr Georgiadis told me he had 14 people from abroad visiting him and did his therapy. Does anyone knows what happened with his therapy??