) How did you find this forum?
- What is your current age, height, weight?
24,6’1,240
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
No I cant really right now I have anxiety attacks all the time
- What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
I eat once a day Im not hungry anymore.
- Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss
- For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1 year and 4 months
- How old were you when you started Finasteride?
23
- How old were you when you quit?
24
- How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Im quitting right now
- What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Procar 5 mg split in 4
- What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1.25
- How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Slowly creeped up on me. This last 2 months my mind has gone crazy I don’t know what to do.
- What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
My mind id numb. I cry for no reason. I have erectile disfunction and have no desire to be around anyone especially women. Daily anxiety attacks to where I went to the emergency room because I thought I was having a heart attack. Shallow breathing and mental FOG. Much worse then Depression
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[X ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ X] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ???] Complete Impotence
[ X ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ X] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ X] Watery Ejaculate
[ X] Reduced Ejaculate
[X ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ???] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ X] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[X ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[X ] Confusion
[ X] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[X ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[X ] Slurring of Speech
[X ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ X] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ???] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ???] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ???] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ X] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[X ] Weight Gain
[Slowly getting there ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ X] Muscle Wastage
[ X] Muscle Weakness
[ X] Joint Pain
[X ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[X ] Prostate pain
[ X] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ X] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ X] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[No] Increased hair loss
[ No] Frequent urination
[Possibly] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Nothing yet im new to this please help me im open ears!
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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.
Been on this drug for 1 year and 3 months…
I cant even put into words how sick I feel inside right now. Im too mentally weak to gather the thoughts it would take to describe the pain im feeling right now in my brain. I rather be completely bald then go through this.
Someone please lead me into the right direction with recovery and stuff. I made this quick decision to have a hair transplant but I haven’t done it yet because I want to stop this drug and see how much hair I loose. I think maybe im acting wayyyyy too emotional about my hair loss because this drug is making me feel like a woman would. I need to man up but I don’t feel like a man anymore. If you have any questions I will tell you everything. I feel so effected by the drug like nothing else in my life. I dont know who I am anymore.
Im a former Marine and did 2 tours in Iraq. I suffer from PTSD and other things but I have never had such low self esteem and mental anguish that I have had in the last year or so. Its slowly getting worse and it feels like my mind is bending and my brain is screaming at me to stop taking this drug. I was having sex with this girl and finally decided to stop because I didn’t even feel like having sex with her anymore. I don’t feel the same drive I had before. Ive lost my edge big time. Ive lost everything.