Im 18 and got this. My advice, not endorsed by anyone else: stop finasteride and do the cdnuts protocol.
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What is cdnuts protocol? Can you share?
Hi man…can you share your email or something…i really need to talk to someone with a pfs. Its a huge shame to bring this issue to even family & friends. If you can consider it, thanks man
Better to post here, you’ll get more points of view and you may help the next person who needs help.
We have found that those who have a problem with 5ar inhibitors can often dramatically worsen with further exposure. I am confident in saying that you should avoid all 5ar inhibitors from this point forwards. This likely includes all hair loss treatments, our membership is made up of people brought here by that, or accutane or ssri anti depressants. These are all likely to be a problem for you, as well as some skin creams (look for “'azole” in the name as a general rule for what to avoid).
The vast majority of people improve with time. Don’t do anything rash in the next few months.
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Thank you. I use a shampoo with ketoconazole ingredient, should I stop using it? What should I do in these early stages, what about those hormone supplements?
Ketoconazole is a product that people have had problems with here. Search the forum and you will see that is the case.
To be honest, there are many plans, “protocols”, supplements and diets that people will promote. There’s not much evidence that any of them do much to help. It is my opinion that the best thing you can do is avoid anything that is a 5ar inhibitor.
Please ensure you report your reaction to your doctor, it may be important to you to have had this reaction logged in the future and helps get recognition for this problem which doctors are slowly seeing more of, awareness is building but it takes people coming forward to make a change.
Please also create a member story here, we ask this as a condition of membership here.
As I said earlier, recovery is possible and most people do recover, but you will need to give it some time.
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Thank you bro. How to create a member story? All I see is the New Topic button.
You’re welcome, this is a tough time. Be kind to yourself and let people know you’re struggling right now. People here are generally nice and supportive too.
New topic, and choose member story as the folder to make one.
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Lots of men are struggling nowadays especially in America where xenoestrogens are in the air. It will get better soon.
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I appreciate it, god bless you. You told me to report reaction to my doctor right? What kind of doctor is that? Dermatologist/pathologist/endrocrinologist or just basic doctors will do? Which one is the best in this area of male organs & hormone?
Just your family doctor. Your gp.
Also, do this:
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I have no problem reporting but I should wait at least 3 months right? & Can I masturbate or will it make symptoms worse?
Just report it.
Some people say that sexual activity affects their symptoms, can’t say for sure what will happen. Would suggest being cautious.
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Now I have insomnia for 2 days straight. I already felt something wrong since yesterday & I felt it today. Some people say symptoms like rubber penis & insomnia are permanent. This is crazy, how can I live without penis & sleep😰.
Please tell me, are they permanent? How many percent of people who recover this below 3 months?
No idea how many people get better, it’s one of the reasons we need to report it, I guess.
My insomnia was terrible for months, then just really bad. Now after 2 years, I can sleep reasonably most nights.
The symptoms you’re dealing with are common, many people have struggled and are struggling with them.
Im still tapering Finasteride once every 2 days. Maybe that’s why my penis is not rubbery today.
Later I plan to take once every 3 days, after that 4 days, until I eventually quit. What do you think about this? Are there any difference between quitting cold turkey or tapering it like this?
I think it’s a bad idea. Someone may have better information, but I think that the finasteride may be out of your system by the time you take a new dose, meaning that you aren’t actually tapering.
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I appreciate your support. This is the toughest time of my life & I’m not sure how I can face this. I really need to talk to you & other members here. Can you reply to my Member Story here & share my problems:
Very early stages mate. Try to be calm and lower your stress. Eat healthy, drink plenty of water and don’t catastrophize on what may or may not be. In theory what you’re experiencing at this moment in time could be a very normal reaction to your hormones rebalancing themselves. Give it a few months before you start asking for advice about protocols. Take it easy
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Man i really would not taper off like you are doing now. It is not called post finasteride syndrome for nothing. When i stopped i had the major crash. Your prostate litteraly shrinks from finasteride, so i do not know how healthy it is to have a prostate shrink and go back to normal size when finadteride is out of your system and then shrink again when taking it again etc. I do not know how much it matters anymore since you already have pfs. But still it would seems to me smarter to take a smaller dose eveyday. Or stop completely. Please do not take my answer as the truth, and make a thread asking for advice from others since you are still in a critical period. Maybe search this forum for answers too
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