- Where are you from (country)?
Croatia - 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?)
Google search - post finasteride syndrome - What is your current age, height, weight?
27, 187 cm, 93 kg - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
No, not at all. - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Vegetarian - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
I thought I will remove desire for women by taking it. - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
2 days (2 pills 5 mg) - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
12.11.2016. - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
13.11.2016. - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Proscar - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
5 mg day/2 days - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Next day, immediately - 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
[X ] 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
[X ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[X ] 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 ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[X ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[X ] 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, still hoping it will go away with time. -
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 was in psychiatric hospital for month. Was on lot of benzodiazepines and ED started back than when I was hospitalised. But I have seen some improvement and then when I took these 2 pills it all collapsed
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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 do have complete impotence no matter what I see or any other stimuli. Sometimes I get morning etection, sometimes I get spontaneous erections. But it’s rarely. The Finasteride I took had been expired by 2 years when I took it. Maybe it has something to do with my condition? I just want to get back to old myself. I am suicidal.