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Where are you from (country)?
Brasil -
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?)
Hairloss forums like HLH and TBT -
What is your current age, height, weight?
40 years old, 1,81 m and 77 Kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
3 x week / Bike
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
I alternate organic food with meat -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
To treat mpb -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
Finasteride: 17 years / dutasteride: 3 years -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
23 years old -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
40 years old. Quit 3 months ago. -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
taper off -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Propecia and generic -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
began with 1mg daily and jumped to 5mg then cut back to 2,5 mg. Avodart staterd wth 0,5 mg daily then went to 0,5mg x week -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
maybe 7 years ago, but only confirmed last year -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Depression, decreased libido and lack of spontaneous erections
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ X] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[X ] Loss of Morning Erections
[X ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[X ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ X] Watery Ejaculate
[X ] 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
[X ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ X] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
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
[X ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[X ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[X ] 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?
Started Rhodiola Rosea but discontinued -
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)?
Low 3 adiol G -
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.
Started finasteride 17 years ago to treat mpb. three years ago i introduced dutasteride. Only now i made the correlation between these drugs and my emotional symptoms. Also, i am very worried to try a baby since i don’t now how much impregnated my body is. I really need some serious advice about what to do.