Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)?
México
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?)
From Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation Facebook
What is your current age, height, weight?
27 years, 162m, 62kg
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
finasteride Pilovait
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg, 5 pills in 10 days
What condition was being treated with the drug?
Male pattern baldness
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
10 days
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug?
27
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
27
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
third day of use
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
I have low libido, low ejaculation, I struggle to maintain an erection, I have a lot of fatigue, I do not have an orgasm
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Sexual
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[x ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[x ] Reduced Ejaculate
[x ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x ] 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
[x ] 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
[ x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Any yet
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I took five pills of finasteride along to ten days, from February 18 to February 27 at the recommendation of a baldness specialist, from the second pill I felt a tremendous fatigue and from the third day I experienced a reduction of energy when ejaculating, As the days went by I was noticing reduction in the amount of semen ejaculated. I do not know if I suggested to find this kind of forums and information but I still considered continuing to take it for a longer time until again with information about post finasteride symdrome and decided to stop the consumption of finasteride completely. At this moment I feel the libido low, the penis dead, and the last ejaculation was very scarce of semen and the penis half erection. I do not even get gans to masturbate.
I’m really worried when I read that a lot peaople don’t recover anymore. Is there any possibility of regaining the sexual state prior to finasteride?
Would it be better to go with the endocrinologist?
I saw that someone said had success he consumed a product called Alpha Viril that contains thestosterone, will it help?
Is it possible to inject dihydrothestosterone again?