Just crashed, next step?

General Discussion
#1

Hi all

Was taking finasteride for almost two years and decided to spread out the dose due to a number of sides that started getting significantly worse in the last 3 or so months (loss of libido, watery semen, lack of morning/spotaneous erections). A week after I stopped taking fin regularly (cut down to 1.25mg every 2 or so days) I crashed. Woke up at two in the morning with a rubbery penis, unable to get an erection, unable to sleep, brain fog etc etc etc. Understandably I was pretty freaked out so the next day after work I went to an after hours clinic who basically told me to go to my GP the next day. Went to the GP who obv had no idea, gave me a prostate exam and said it was all fine and told me to just wait it out and that it was likely to get better.

Now my question is, what should I do now? GP suggested I come back in a week or so if the problem hadn’t cleared up, was going to do this and ask for a blood test? Also another problem with this whole thing is that I’m supposed to be moving to the UK (from NZ) in literally 3 weeks so I probably won’t be able to see any specialists in the meantime.

Anyone have any tips and has anyone naturally recovered from a crash in the following months? Bear in mind I have started taking vitamin d, fish oil and magnesium supplements.

Trying to stay positive.

Cheers

#2

Hi nohope

You will not know the true damage these pills have done to your body until a few weeks or months after stopping

Some people during the time of dtoppong report they’re body going into a crash phase like what happened to me and many other members on here which is when your side effects becone far worse for most.

Hopefully this will not be the case with you.
Best of luck.

#3

Blood tests are a start but one thing you will quickly become to realise is that there is no cure for our conditions and only time can be the best healer if your body can readjust naturally.

#4

Thanks for the reply tigershull, unfortunately I already crashed 4 days ago.

Had my first full day of work today. Brain fog was completely debilitating and I almost fell asleep at my chair at around 3.30. On the upside I did manage to gain a slight erection if I focused on sex enough, with no manual stimulation. So there’s that I guess?

#5

Hopefully your heading in the right direction

Mine got so bad I was unable to work at all

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