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Where are you from (country)?
Poland , but living in the UK -
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?)
I heard about this forum from researching about propecia. -
What is your current age, height, weight?
Age 32
Height 187 cm
Weight 112 kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
3 - 4 times a week . Boxing weight lifting , swimming, running. -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
11 days -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
32 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
32 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Finaster (finasteridium) -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
aprox 1 mg every day (5 mg pill crushed into 5 pieces ) -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
after a week use I have seen penis shrinkage. -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Erectile dysfunction , emotional bluntness , zero libido, stumbling over words
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ x] Complete Impotence
[x ] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[x ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ x] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[x] Confusion
[x ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[x ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[x ] Slurring of Speech
[ x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[x ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[x ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x ] Testicular Pain
[x ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[x ] Joint Pain
[x ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
Right after quitting i became ill and developed bad sinusitis , Doctors didnt know what was wrong with me . gave me antibiotics but still up to now
I have bad sinusitis and dont have sense of smell for almost 3 months now
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Tried clomid 100 mg one day and 50 mg next day. I got bad panick attacks second day and one eye view was very blurry , some floaters started to show . -
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?
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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.
Stupid enough I knew about propeciahelp and even thought I took my chances and said to myself if the sides become to much i will stop and eventually get back to normal. this was my worst decision in my life. I wish i never had tried this terrible drug.
I made worst decision in my life and tried propecia for 11 days . After first week I started to feel as my penis was numb and disconnected from brain. I continued for 4 more days and seeing I started slurring and stumbling over word I understand that this is not a drug for me .
Unfortunatelly it was to late for me i had total ED . When kissing my girlfriend i stopped having erections. She was opposing this from the start but I told her that only 2 % of men get any sides . I wish i knew better.
I decided to quit on the 11 day although I felt like sexual zombie allready at that time .
After quitting next day came back from work and started to kiss my girlfiend and penis became semi hard . I masturbated few times and after 3 weeks of very small to none libido. Crash . My penis start shrinking and had total impotence (ed ) I cant get it up even with stimulation .
Im affraid I am having PFS as read lots of atricles and everything applies to me … I have no possibility to get erection and nothing arouses me.
I cut drinking and smoking . Im trying to start living healthy life style, maybe that would help.
I know im in early stages but it been almost three months from taking drug and things get worse.
My penis is so small that Im scared of It.
My purpose is to relate my story.
My question is what I should be doing except training which I allready stated that I do 3 - 4 times in a week.
Is there anything that helps , any supllements you could order or Vitamines ?
Should I try to masturbate or leave it for a while and try to not think about sex (which will not be that hard)
I must say that my panick attack also coming from the fact that I might be impotent for the rest of my life . The worst thing that tells me that was that I had brief period of improvment and then crash…
From all the people here I didnt see much of recovery stories.
Should I start using armidex ? I dont have my estrogen values but here is the list of the ones I made in the improvement time . I will post soon and keep you updated.
WhaT SCARES ME THE MOST IS NOT THE ED which is quite scarry but the penile shrinkage .
If i dont masturbate and not get the penis to have some blood in it will I damage it even more?
God bless You all .
I did this to myself thinking that sides wont catch up with me but the did very quick .
)) I have allready ordered it but i think i will throw it out… although someone here claimed it helped his erection quality …