limping along, but still persevering

  1. Where are you from (country)?
    US
  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?)
    from yahoo group
  3. What is your current age, height, weight?
    35, 6ft, 180
  4. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
    no
  5. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
    vegetarian
  6. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
    hair loss
  7. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
    3 weeks
  8. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
    23
  9. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
    23 (just three weeks)
  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?
    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?
    exactly three weeks
  14. What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
    ed, brain fog, lack of concentration, testicular pain, loss of libido
    Put an X beside all that apply:

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

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

[ x] Other (please explain)
tinitus

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
    tried zinc…that’s it. Tried healthy diet

  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)?
    none

  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.
    Long time lurker who used to post on the yahoo forum. I only took fin. for three weeks but the last day of the third week was the worst. Horrible ed, couldn’t focus, and I was tired all the time. I quit that day, cold turkey, but none of my symptoms have ever gotten better in the 7 years since. It’s a horrible life to be leading where you can’t even make love to the one you love. I’m gathering my medical records now to sue the shit out of Merck for doing this to me and men like us. I feel like part of my humanity has been ripped from me, and I fear the uknown side effects (long term) this drug has on us. this is a horrible experience that no one should have to go through every again. S

I am very sorry to hear we have a new member. Always hurts to see. But your thread title is very admirable. It takes a lot of courage to keep trudging forward, and I respect that. We must all do exactly that, and we cannot give up because this drug is still on the market. Please sign this petition and encourage anyone else you know who might want to do so.

change.org/petitions/take-pr … he-market#

Hang in there man. If you want to talk, I’m around.

-Ben

Friend propecia tomastes original. haora minimum demand of 500 million to Merck bastards.

Thanks Ben. Glad, but sad at the same time, that there are so many others out there that can relate.