Hi everyone,
I’m just sending a post here to talk about how I got over Propecia, hoping that this will help others here.
I am 26 years old and I took Propecia for about 5 months. I was only taking between 0.25 and 0.5 mg each day. I had stopped loosing hair although it did not regrow. At first, I noticed I was way less horny than usually but since I was single, I said to myself it did not matter. Then, when I met a girl, I realize I was not able to get an erection. The most I could have is an erection that lasted about 30 seconds. That was horrible and that got me really scared.
After that, I immediately stopped Propecia. I was so scared of that drug, I could not take it anymore so I quitted cold turkey. I decided afterwards to go on a healthier lifestyle because I was afraid it would take long for my sex drive to come back. I started exercising more regularly (about 3 times a weeks doing bike or roller-skating) and eating more fruits and vegetable. I was still enjoying life by having beer and less healthy food once in a while. Well, it took about two to three weeks to get back to normal. I started to have sexual desire again, morning erections and all that stuff that seamed to have disappeared after Propecia.
Therefore, for all you guys here, don’t panic if this happens to you. I don’t know if having only taken smaller doses of Propecia helped me recover more quickly but I guess a 1 mg dose is too much.
My advice is that if you’re already taking the medication, quit it! (cold turkey or gradually, as you wish). Do some exercises, eat fruits and vegetables everyday and sleep well. But don’t get crazy over this. You can still eat meat and enjoy life. Being relaxed and happy will probably help too.
Well, I sincerely hope that everyone here manage to get over Propecia and can also inform others that this drug has some serious side effects for men!