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Where are you from (country)? USA
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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 search
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What is your current age, height, weight? 24, 5’5, 140
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? weight training 5x per week
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? meat eater
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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)? 4.5 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 24, 8/1/16
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 24, 12/15/16
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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? prescription bottle just says finasteride
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1mg every day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 4.5 months
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? loss of libido, ED, complete impotence
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[x] Complete Impotence
[ ] 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
[ ] 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? non yet
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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)? n/a
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? pleasr read my story.
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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 finasteride for hair loss on August 2016. I hadn’t experienced any symptoms until a few days ago (12/20/16). I got in my bed with this beautiful girl but was not able to get an erection on the first try. On the second try I got hard but nowhere near what I normally am (time and hardness). I tried again with the same girl on two occasions and failed to get hard at all. Before her, I had sex ~3 weeks ago, no signs of side effects, under the influence of alcohol and everything went smoothly.
I post because I am horribly worried these side effects will be permanent. Advice?