impotent 30yo

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#1

  1. Where are you from (country)?
    Russia

  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?)
    Google

  3. What is your current age, height, weight?
    30yo, 175cm, 75 kg.

  4. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
    Yes, weights and some cardio.

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

  6. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
    hair loss

  7. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
    about 2 years

  8. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
    22

  9. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
    24

  10. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
    cold turkey

  11. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
    Finast (indian generic of proscar)

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

  13. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
    1 year after first dose.

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

Put an X beside all that apply:

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

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

Physical
[X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[X] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[X] 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
[X] 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?
    Clomid, Anastrozol, vitamins.

  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)?
    i did lots of tests after fin, everytime i got lowT results: about 290 ng, after clomid+anostrozol my T was around 900 ng, but it didt help with any symptoms.

  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.

Hi, i am in desperate situation now, pls help.
i used finasteride 2 years and it’s been almost 6 years ago.
i am basically impotent almost 6 months now - cant get hard even with porn and hand, i dont know what to do. I tried clomid+anastrozol 2 times, it rises my testosterone from 290 to 900 but didt do nothing with my potency. i don`t have any spontaous and morning erections.

pls help, any suggestions, i am close to suicide i ever been.

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impotent 30yo
#2

Just keep trying things. No one has a solid answer yet but we need to keep looking and also the PFS foundation are doing some research.

#3

you think that finasteride caused you impotency 6 years after you stopped using it?

#4

Hi there
I’ve private messaged you and replied to this post to get your attention.
I’m in a similar situation to you just wondering if you have managed to resolve things at all.

#5

Things that helped me, and I’ve tried a lot:

  • Asparagus diet (basically get as much protodiocsin as you can - get high quality Bulgarian tribulus but the asparagus seemed to work better for in high amounts - will make your penis fuller again like pre-fin)
  • Pelvic floor relaxation and exercise. This is going to sound weird but it WORKS. You NEED to stretch out your pelvic floor and press down on pressure points to allow the pelvic muscles to stop contracting and allow the pudendal nerve to stop being constricted/suppressed. This has helped me regain the penis-brain connection and has helped with my libido. Once my brain realizes my penis is there, it somehow wants to start using it…
  • Get your dopamine receptors up using L-Dopa or even Wellbutrin. This is critical to get your body interested in your penis and sex again.
  • Get on Cialis and Viagra, even if it doesn’t help. It will increase NO2 and promote erections.
  • DHEA - dont take for too long. Take vitamin E to keep your estrogen in check.
  • Take lots of Yohimbine HCI, this Alpha 2 blocker will help relax the pelvic floor while also raising energy levels - could lead to a bit of anxiety)
  • BCAA’s with Citruline and other amino acids, for some reason this really helps. I drink a BCAA drink every morning.
  • Deep Sleep - take a benzo or something to get serious real deep sleep.
  • Drink lots of pure pomegranate juice to get your body full of NO2.
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#6

That’s positive information thankyou
I was talking with another forum member earlier Ozeph mentioned all of these things and said that he has had very good results.
I’m Guinea pigging different things like alot of people here trying to help myself and others .
I’ve tried a few things already like testosterone injections didn’t seem to help so i then tried 10mg of dianabol everyday to raise DHT this didn’t help either.
Ive tried tamoxifen clomid and hcg still no improvements.
I’ve done all the multivitamin high dose vitamin D
cbd oil apple cider vinegar water melon grapefruit juice tribulis and high dose zinc
No improvements.
Viagra works for me but without it I barely get a soft on at best.
I’ve been to doctors had blood tests but he said all ok.
I may pop back and see if i can have a copy of the figures so i can see what my levels are and know for myself.

I know that I’m far from alone with this problem I understand how life changing and mentally tormenting it is I’ve lived this way for years i wouldn’t wish this situation on anyone I have an appointment at the hospital in march my hope is that they will be able to help and I can post some good News trust me I’m going to do my best with them we need to get this bottomed out although not life threatening it still has a major impact on life.

Until then I’m going to Guinea pig the hell out of things to see what helps.

#7

Is L dopa the same as Mucuna Pruriens Extract ?

#8

I’m actually not sure, I know there is a lot of L Dopa in Mucuna Pruriens

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#9

I always felt worse with MP extract. It contains some 5AR lowering stuff. For me only pure L Dopa had a positive effect.

#10

Do you guys have an amazon link for some good l-dopa?

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#11

Hi, i am in desperate situation, pls help.
I used finasteride for 2 years and it’s been almost 6 years ago.
i am basically impotent almost 6 months now, i dont know what to do. I tried clomid+anastrozol 2 times, it rise my testosterone from 290 to 900 but didt do nothing with my potency. i don`t have any spontaneous and morning erections.
pls help, any suggestions, i am close to suicide i ever be. 30yo.

#12

Hi,
I also tried clomid, 50 mg every day, and it helped. However, I had to wait for over a month for the drug to kick in. Before it did, I felt even worse. For how long have you been taking it (without break)?
Stay strong.