My experience: how many time to side effects loss?

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#1

Hello guys,
I am very sad to see that so many people have experencied the same problems that I had with Finasteride, but at the same time I’m feeling better because I’m not alone :unamused:
I just want to post my experience… It’s 15 days now since I stopped taking the drug (taken for “only” 2 month and 1/2) and I’ve gained some funcionality down there, but it is not like before… When I will return “normal”? I think many of you have the same question in the head…
There is someone here that after few weeks or months is returned completely normal?

  1. How did you find this forum?

By Google!

  1. What is your current age, height, weight?

23, 172 cm, 65 kg

  1. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?

Yes, I swim regurarly three days a week

  1. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?

Mediterranean diet (I’m Italian)!

  1. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?

Hair loss

  1. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?

18 weeks (2 months and an half)

  1. How old were you when you started Finasteride?

23

  1. How old were you when you quit?

23

  1. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?

Cold turkey

  1. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?

Propecia

  1. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?

1 mg/day

  1. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?

After 2 months

  1. 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
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections -> don’t know this, because I’m sleeping!
[ ] Watery Ejaculate -> solved after 2 weeks
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm -> solved after 2 weeks
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility -> don’t know!

Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] 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
[ ] 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
[ ] 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)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?

None

  1. 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)?

I’ve never done blood tests

  1. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?

  2. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.

For question 16 and 17 see on the top of the post.

#2

I’m in the same boat. There is still some functionality, but not the same.

I do recommend you try some supplements. Yohimbine, Zinc, L-Arginine, L-Carnitine, Horny Goat Weed, Long Jack, Maca… to name a few have helped myself and others on the board.

There are plenty of people who return to normal after 2 weeks to a month, but then a handful of us who take even longer. What does even longer mean? It’s not a fixed definition. For some it’s 3-6 months, others it’s 2-3 years. Some… it’s been 5 years and still not fully recovered.

I think it hits us 20 year olds hardest (I’m 21), but we there is always hope and always a cure. You gotta be proactive in trying new things.

Start with those supplements, see what ya’ think.

I wish you the best, and welcome to the forums!