- How did you find this forum?
- What is your current age, height, weight?
24, 5’10”, 10 Stone
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
No, but will be again soon.
- What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Varied, i eat chicken and fish regularly, a odd take out time to time.
- Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss
- For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
6 weeks
- How old were you when you started Finasteride?
24
- How old were you when you quit?
24
- How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey
- What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
propecia
- What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg
- How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
4/5weeks
- What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
ED
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] 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)
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Non as of yet
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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.
I began using Propecia – Boots hair retention program in the UK beginning of December. I have been on it for 6 weeks, the first 4 weeks i was fine. I don’t think i was feeling any different.
I still get Morning Erections time to time, but i cant remember having one day after day, and this goes for Spontaneous Erections too! Things is i only get into these modes when i am very warm!
I am not the most needy person in the world, but i am still a boy and i like to have fun time to time!
For some reason using Propecia has increased my sex drive, i feel i am on over-drive. I can’t stop thinking about sex, and i tend to have to relieve myself before i exploded, but i am having slight trouble getting myself going. I thought it was just because i had not been with someone for awhile. I must point our clearly, i have ALWAYS had trouble getting aroused quickly. It takes me awhile to get going.
Now this is weird, i worried naturally about hair loss since i was 18. I used herbal remedy “Fabao 101D” This really helped at a younger age, during exams and school, to keep my hair thick. Ive been using it for awhile, it sends blood to your head and awakes your hair follicles. It’s a lotion / water solution that seriously rapidly grows your hair.
I noticed, because i had been pumping so much blood to my head that when i used to make out, or watch heated moments on tv, or mess around. It was getting difficult to get aroused, but nothing i was too worried about, i was still very much alive below.
As time went on it became difficult to use Fabao 101D, now i work full time etc.
I began Propecia. My hair after just 4 weeks has defiantly stopped falling out. But i what i can’t figure out is, i am absolutely fine mentally, i don’t get any pains i have read about etc on this site. I can hold an erection but it does not feel “solid”. It still gets to the full solid state, when in a very warm room, but softens up abit more quickly. Its also become harder to just get aroused when i need too.
I was fooling around with a girl, i was alittle nervous. Things got heated and i still felt nothing below. I think it also got to do with the temperature of the room i was in. I kept telling myself, wake up, WAKE UP! Trying to send signals from my brain to below.
Before i was on propecia, at the point of ejaculation, i was having issues generally i think. Like i couldn’t feel the orgasm. I gathered it was down to stress, or just busy life style. But now i am on propecia, i am feeling orgasm again?! And i honestly mean like everytime i go for it. Maybe not massively but much more so then before.
Now i need some guidance, because it seems like every doctor says “its all in your head” i think i have read that statement countlessly over this site.
I am lost, do i generally just have a low sex drive and i need more attention?.. or is it possible i am now facing propecia side effects? I feel like sometimes i have become lazy to get myself going, because it all seems routine, and think its come from not being so physically active either, via a recreational sport. I did everything, swimming, cross country, basketball, football … but even then i cant recall if i was fine below because at that age i never really got close enough to a girl.
I wish i could firstly get out of my head thoughts about Propecia and Fabio 101, just so i know i am not being paranoid. I feel alittle maybe its to do with my paranoia reflecting on my performance or it simply could be Propecia, visa versa. But i feel like i need to do some self tests, but not sure how to check how things are below etc. If things are not at there best, see a specialist, but who?! Or more should i say, what class of doctor? I am lost.