Hi to everybody, this is my first post here. I started taking finasteride on the 7 of January 2009. I almost immediately noticed the famous sex sides. I could get aroused when i’m in bed with the girl, but it was almost impossible to keep the erection. So, because those sympthoms didn’t go away, after a month and some days, on the 16 of February i stopped with that. So, today it’s a week i’m off from Finasteride. Things are becoming better, when i’m alone in the morning i can get strong erections, but with the girl still i have difficulties maintaining it. Also, i still don’t have morning erections which i used to have very often before taking fina. My question is simple: since i took fina only for a month and some days, i should be quite confident that everything is going to solve in a couple of weeks or so right? Are there cases of people who took fina for a month or so and then had troubles removing the sides? Thank you. Here’s my story:
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How did you find this forum? google
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What is your current age, height, weight? 22,5’6",63 kilograms (i don’t know how much it is in libers)
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? 2-3 times a week i use to exercise for about 2 hours.
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? almost everything trying to vary a little.
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 1 month and 10 days
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How old were you when you started Finasteride? 22
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How old were you when you quit? 22
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? i simply stopped taking it
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 mg a day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? noticed them immediately after taking it, i kept on going for a month. Since they didn’t disappear at all, i simply quit.
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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
[ ] Complete Impotence
[X] Loss of Morning Erections
[X] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[X] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] 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
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] 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
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] 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)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? none yet
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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? i’m out of that shit since 16 February 2009.
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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.
I started taking propecia on 7 January 2009, because of the hair loss. I almost immediately noted the side effects. I have a girl since 1 year and some months, and i never ever had a problem
with her. Since January i failed almost always…so, because the sides didn’t go away after a month of taking propecia, i stopped with that. It’s a week now that i’m off, this seems to be a little better but
i still don’t have morning erections which i used to have very usually.