Have you become more resistant to getting sick (colds, flus) since quitting fin?

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#21

I dont know about boosting your imune system but ive become allergic or sensitive / intolerant to alot of stuff after i quit propecia.

Prolly has a connection with my low cortisol today. My immune system going beserk with nothing to controle it.

On propecia i got strechmarks on different places on my body wich could be signs of to much cortisol. Wonder if its not those damn adrenals after all :confused:

I still get sick tho When i do takes forever to get well or im not getting well enough to realise i beat the virus :smiley:

Dont think we have superhuman imune system. Certainly dont feel like it!

#22

The people who are saying it boosts immune function are not saying that propecia is a wonderful drug. I think we all know how awful the drug is.

I can see how propecia via increases in estrogen could protect you from getting a cold. Its clearly not everyone, but maybe some people. I havenā€™t had a flu or a cold since i quit propecia, and ive been exposed to it many times. I have wondered why i havenā€™t been sick for a long time. I used to get sick all the time while on propeciaā€¦

Remember that it is important to consider all effects propecia might have to increase our knowledge of what is going on.

#23

The immune system is also affected by Fin as are my side effects.

  1. If I keep a low profile, eat healthy, exercise, sleep, etc. I no longer get colds/flu.

  2. If I get worn down I get sick immediately.

  3. When I have a severe viral attack in my body, like Iā€™ve had several times include one in the liver, the recovery is marked with a total body and erection recovery. Literally back to 100% or close.

I wish this problem were simplerā€¦ :frowning:

#24

I think it could be linked to the fact that many of us probably now eat far more healthily than we once did. Thatā€™s definitely true for me. I know I get sick a lot less now, no doubt about it, and my recovery time from colds is incredibly fast. Itā€™s a definite post-fin change. I could be wrong, but I always attributed this to the fact that I now am far healthier than pre-fin, one of the sick positives of having taken this drug.

#25

I absolutely HATE this thread.

Do you really think you are FAR healthy then you were prefin? REALLY? Your sleep is perfect? You have a healthy raging libido? Erections all the time. Those are signs of a HEALTHY body and mind. YOU CANNOT BE FUCKED UP AND BE PERFECTLY HEALTHY. This state doesnā€™t exist. You are one or the other. This is like the fat girl saying, ā€œIā€™m perfectly healthy, besides the fact that Iā€™m 300lbs.ā€

OR, are you just saying youā€™re more healthy because of your lifestyle choices, and not because of taking this poison?

Excuse my rantā€¦

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#26

cdnuts,

I think most of the guys on this thread are just stating there may be some connection between the lack of colds and propecia use. I think the majority of us donā€™t think that this makes us healthier. I think there may be some connection here, but I definitely donā€™t think there is any overall health benifit caused from propecia.

I just got sick two weeks ago for the first time in about three years.

#27

well said, I too am fed up with this thread. if some body thiks propecia is a health tonic then keep taking it.

#28

I agree that anyone thinking that we got a stronger immune system from this stuff is still suffering an intense form of brain fog.

However there seems to be a correlation between lack of being sick and post-fin syndrome in many sufferers.

Perhaps we should look at the possibility of impaired immune system response?

#29

I suggest reviewing my earlier comments here:

propeciahelp.com/forum/viewt ā€¦ 0031#20031

I have to say though, I am considering locking this thread.

#30

Thanks Mew.

This is interesting to those of us who have had temporary recoveries after severe immune system responses. Maybe the body realizes itā€™s in deep trouble and just kicks out a bunch of hormones. I donā€™t understand enough to comment furtherā€¦

#31

I have been thinking about this stupid theory for the last 3 days I have been sick,how stupid was this thread.

#32

Worst thread ever.

#33

Thread locked.

#34

So I canā€™t find my other thread on it so iā€™m posting here. Iā€™ve had Post Aromatase Inhibitor Syndrome for a year and six months now.

Typically when I was normal, Iā€™d get 2-4 viruses colds etc a year. Just being in he same room of someone with it I would always contract it. Since this condition I have not had anything.

To further my point, 48 hours ago I hung out with a girl who was just beginning to experience symptoms of a upper respiratory infection. Judging by her symtoms is seems that she has a viral infection. She woke up yesterday feeling worse. And woke up today with a full blown sickness. If anyone knows anything about viral infections itā€™s that the prodromal phase is the most contagious. (Iā€™ve taken microbiology and Iā€™m a nurse so this is not something I made up) That is the stage she was in when we hung out.

Me? Iā€™m completely fine. No symptoms. I know for a fact that Iā€™d be sick but I am showing no symptoms at all. 18 months and not one cold yet? When I used to get up to 5 a year? Come on now.

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#35

Since my crash 3 years ago I had ONE single cold. That was 1 year ago when I accidentally injected 500mg T within one week. No change in symptoms.

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#36

Come back and tell us after all cdnutz is cured nowā€¦

#37

Iā€™ve got a really bad viral infection, with flu like symptoms. My horniness has taken a hit and I havenā€™t been getting many erections or having much sexual desire. I have been sweating a lot more and randomly Iā€™ve noticed that my sperm quality has improved. Iā€™d say it looks almost normal which has shocked me.

#38

i recently hooked up with a girl who was full blown sick, and was in very close contact with two people who were sick as well. i have yet to get sick. itā€™s like iā€™m literally trying and i cant

#39

I know what you mean I didnā€™t really get a flu or cold in 2016 or 2017, and I was starting to want to get sick with a cold or flu, but to be honest Iā€™m fed up of being ill now thatā€™s its happened.

#40

are you sure what you have is not bacterial? i can still get strep throat lol. but iā€™ve had nothing viral. i begin working in the hospital in 2 weeks so weā€™ll see if i acquire anything there