I recently quit fin cold turkey. Panicking. Crying for help

General Discussion
#1

Hi all,
I am new to the forum. I am 28 year old healthy male. I have been on propecia for 3 years, mostly on and off. While taking propecia, apart from burning sensation in my penis, I didn’t noticed any major symptoms. There are days where I quit fin cold turkey for a month and then I started taking back (mostly due to no stock). During that period, i never really considered about the symptoms or quitting effects due to lack of knowledge. So, I went back again on fin, and guess i was doing alright. Recently I decided to quit propecia, after experiencing a erectile dysfunction (just before penetration) and premature ejaculation ( due to performance anxiety I guess, not sure) . Then, I made a big mistake of quitting fin again cold turkey. I was fine for first 15 -20 days, cause I never thought about the quitting effect of fin. I 've been without fin for about 30 days now.

Last night, after going through forum, I really started panicking and crying. I couldn’t sleep whole night. My penis has shrunk a lot. Having ED. Tried masturbating this morning, and failed miserably. Didn’t get hard at all. Having that old burning sensation in my penis. Frequent urination. But, a day before last night, I didn’t think anything about the fin, and I actually had nocturnal and morning erection. I am literally crying now for help.

Could someone please explain, what is crashing in terms of quitting fin. Am i experiencing the crash now?

Since, I am new to the forum, could anyone answer my questions…Please.

  1. Should I start taking fin back after 30 days of quitting, and ween off slowly as explained in several other posts. If so, how to do it.
  2. Or should I stay focussed and positive and let the body recover from the hormonal changes itself
  3. Or, should I start taking fin back for another year and then ween slowly.

I am determined to stay positive. But, I really couldn’t focus on anything. At this age, it is really painful to have these symptoms. Respected members, could you please help me with these questions.

#2

It is very early. Just relax, the symptoms in most cases resolve for people . I personally advise you to stay away from the drug. Stay calm and try not to think about it. Do not go near any other hormone altering medications.
Get on with yiur normal routine and let your body return to homeostasis.

#3

@mamoo,

     Thanks for your immediate response.  Though, I really don't want to take Fin again, a small part of me insisting in taking back considering the side effects I am having now.

However, I am staying calm and positive. I will never ever go back with Fin again. Would you suggest me to take the blood tests ?

Thanks again.

I’m still wondering why I kept on taking this med, though I didn’t see any improvement with my hair.

#4

You took it same reason as all of us. You never associated a danger with a drug used for a non medical issue, and your doctor told you that under the rare event you have any sides, you’d go back to normal once you stopped. It’s heartbreaking for all of us, but you recently stopped so good chance you will recover.

#5

I would suggest that you focus on other things in your life. In a lot of cases the symptoms will resolve naturally in the early stages ao don’t interfere with the process by adding potentially harmful substances/medications. It us up to yourself if you wish to get blood tests at this stage.
Take care of yourself,
Dave