How to safely quit?

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#1

  1. Where are you from (country)? Philippines

  2. 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?) About.com

  3. What is your current age, height, weight? -39, 5’10", 205lbs

  4. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of - no

  5. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? - mostly meat. Fast-food sometimes.

  6. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? -was losing hair on top. My dad was like that.

  7. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? -about 5yrs now.

  8. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? -about 34

  9. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? -haven’t quit yet

  10. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? -that’s what I want to find out. How should I quit.

  11. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? -proscar cut into 4pcs, everyday

  12. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? -1.25mg per day

  13. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? -almost immediately

  14. What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? -N.A.

Put an X beside all that apply:

Sexual
[ x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility

Mental
[ x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy

Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ x] Weight Gain
[ x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[x ] Muscle Weakness
[ x] 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
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? -N.A.

  2. 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.

  3. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?

  4. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.

#2

emanzano,

Get off of the drug asap. You should ween off of it to potentially avoid a crash of your endocrine system. Cut the pills up and slowly take less over several weeks. The moderator of this forum may ask you to leave until you have done so. This forum is for men who have quit finasteride, but have persistant side effects.

Also get a blood test done as soon as possible and include as many hormones as possible.

good luck!

#3

Thank you Sir. I’ll definitely ween off of it instead of quitting cold turkey.

And mods, pls don’t cut me off. I’m quitting 100%. I just wanted to know how.