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)?
Turkey
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 r/accutanedamage subreddit
What is your current age, height, weight?
5’11, 21,163 lbs
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
Concerta(Methylphenidate)
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
72 mg
What condition was being treated with the drug?
A dopaminergic stimulant used to treat Adhd
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
8 Months
Date when you started the drug?
12/01/2021
Date when you quit the drug?
26/08/2021
Age when you quit?
20
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
when i took the first dose i noticed that my hair was falling out and didn’t look like it used to (pfs victims know that their hair looks drier and lifeless) but i noticed symptoms like erectile dysfunction after 4 months
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
nothing
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Sexual
[+] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[+] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[+] Loss of Morning Erections
[+] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[+] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[+] Watery Ejaculate
[+] Reduced Ejaculate
[+] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[+] 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
[+] 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
[+] 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
[+] 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?
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.
My English is not very good, I can fully understand what I read, but I cannot convey my thoughts as I want while I am writing, I know what the problem is and what the treatment is, I will try to explain. The problem is that our dopamine receptors are desensitised… I’ve been reading the forums for 18 hours a day for 3 weeks and I’m sure that this is the problem, stop all trt and similar nonsense. The interesting thing is, Merck knows that this is the problem, they talked about it at a congress held in Korea in 2019 Dopamine Receptor. If you notice, I got this poison because of a dopaminergic drug… all those who try dopaminergic things on the site say they are worse and they will (like l-tyrosine wellbutrin). what we need to do is not to increase dopamine, but to increase dopamine receptors and re-sensitize them, those who try things like exercise, fasting, sunlight, say that they are good, that’s why those who use xyrem ketamine say they get better. All we need to do in the forum is to stop all the other nonsense and discuss how to restore our dopamine receptors. .
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is there another place where I can reach him? or can the mods give me his e-mail?