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#1

Hi Everybody,

first of all, sorry for my english…I’m italian and I’m not fluent in english.

I’m 35 years hold and I took Propecia for 10 years and I never had any particular problem (just watery sperm).

Two weeks ago I quit Propecia due to the fact that I didn’t have time to go to buy it.
But after one week I start to feel light pain in my prostate and urethra…so I suspect that it’s related to Propecia, and after reading this forum, I’m sure it is.

I stopped Propecia and now I’m here in order to understand what I have to do.

I thank you all, for your support and I’ll report here my experience.

  1. Where are you from (country)? Italy

  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?) Thanks to an italian forum

  3. What is your current age, height, weight? 35; 1,80; 78 kg

  4. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? running and swimming

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

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

  7. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 10 years

  8. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? I was 25, I started in september 2001

  9. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 35; I quit on 28.10.2011

  10. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? I can’t understand…

  11. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Propecia

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

  13. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? wastery sperm after some months, pain in my prostate and urethra after one week that I quit.

  14. What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? pain in my prostate and uethra

Put an X beside all that apply:

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

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

Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ x] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes

Misc
[x ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x ] 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? none

  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 dont’ have

  3. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? no

  4. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug. look up

#2

I am still amazed when someone turns up having taken finasteride for over 5 years with no real problems and yet when they quit, side effects occur.

Cicciuz, how severe would you say your condition is? at two weeks off the drug there is every chance that you will recover in good time. Some guys on here ‘crashed’ after drinking a lot of alcohol, some ‘crashed’ after very frequent masturbation so it’s probably a good idea to avoid both of those. Aside from that, book an appointment with your GP, try to get some exercise and eat healthily and see how things develop.

Hopefully you will be OK in good time.

#3

Hi Bluecloud87, thank you for your suggest and support.

During these last two days, the situation seems to be better, it’s no more a real pain but just a nuisance.
But I really have the sensation that I have to pay attention otherwise it could become worse easily (I think you are right, I have to avoid alcol and stress in general).

Anyway, I book a visit with my urologist.

Thank you again, I’ll write when I have the results.

ciao.