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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 PROPECIA SIDE EFFECTS
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What is your current age, height, weight? 46 160 5 `10
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? YES… STRENGH TRAINING
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? PALEO… WITH SEED LIKE GRAINS ADDED
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? HAIR
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 12 YEARS
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 34
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? NOV 25
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? TAPER
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? PROPCIA SOMETIMES GENERIC
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1MG
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? THEY SNUCK UP ON ME
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? NONE NOW
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[X] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[X ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[X] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[X] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[X ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[X ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] 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
[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
[X ] 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)
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
HERBS. TRAINING. ELECTICAL STIMULATION
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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)?
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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.
THE EFFECTS SLOWLY CAN CREAP UP ON A PERSON… AND… I’M THINKING WE CAN GET THEM TO SLOWLY GO AWAY… WITH TIME FOR MANY PEOPLE… SO LESS I’M THINKING… I FELT TERRIBLE ON THE DRUG AND JUST DIDN’T KNOW IT… DIDN’T REALIZE UNTIL I READ THIS SITE… I HAD MANY OF THE SYMPOMS THE DRUG IS CONNECTED WITH… I JUST THOUGHT I WAS GETING OLD… MEMORY… WEAK EFFECTION… THYROID GETTING TIRED… NOW I’M FEELING SO MUCH BETTER IN EVERY AREA… … I WANT TO HELP MY FELLOW MAN … FOR THE MEN WHO HAD THE FAST NEGETIVE EFFECTS I’M HOPING THAT SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE TRIED WILL WORK FOR THEM AS WELL… JUST MAYBE SLOWER… ANYWAY… ALL MY BEST… LET’S FIGURE THIS DARN THING OUT…