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Where are you from (country)? UK
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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?) Avodart symptoms
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What is your current age, height, weight? 57/1.85m/99kg
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? no
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Meat eater
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? BPH
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 8 weeks
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 57/Oct 27 2012
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 57/Dec 21 2012
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? Cold turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Avodart
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? .5mg/day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 3 weeks
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? Sharp stabbing chest pain on upper left side
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
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x ] 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
[ x] 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
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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)? n/a
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? no
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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. Hard to think clearly, sleep a lot, everything is an effort.