My Finasteride History

NG_F
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:36:00 +0000

worried:

Have you seen NO improvements in libido after 7 years of discontinuation? I used propecia for 3 years, and had a sudden onset of sexual side effects which have worsened even a year after stopping the drug.

Did your side effects worsen after stopping the drug?

Sorry I actually gave you a bum steer.I have been fully off for 12 weeks.Before that I was taking a single 1mg pill every 6 weeks,for 3 years to preserve my insanity as probably dht was through the roof and caused excessive cns stimulation,anxiety and sleep problems.When I found this forum I decided to quit for good,no matter what!

Libido is still in the dumps as well as erectile equality probably because of high dht,testosterone and estradiol which can all supress the testicles,HPTA and cause excessive norepinephrine as well as decrease the neurosteroids in the brain.

I was taking trt(testosterone cypionate)120mgs/wk for 4 years.I have reduced to 50mgs/wk to lower my estradiol and dht and testosterone(free and total).My shbg is low.So my free will always be parallel with total T.

I will minimize exogenous T while taking agressive HCG therapy to kick start any natural T production and add arimidex if needed.

I believe if most of us do the appropriate blood tests and balance our natural hormones so that our pituitary glands are not out of whack,then we can achieve huge progression in recovery.