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Where are you from (country)?
Brazil -
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 and riscosdofinasterida.blogspot.com.br/
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What is your current age, height, weight?
30 - 1,79 - 81 kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
yes, run and fitness -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
rice, beans, meat, fruits, vegetables, vegetables -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
6 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
29 years -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
20/11/2011 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
I started having erection problems in late November
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Generic -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg/day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
December 2011 -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
erectile dysfunction, anxiety, loss of libido
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility (I have not done the tests)
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ x] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ x] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ x] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x ] Muscle Wastage
[ x] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ x] Prostate pain
[ x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ x] 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?
I started taking diclofenac, androsten 250mg, vitamin complex in the last week and started taking viagra -
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 have not done these tests, the urologist will pass next month -
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
yes -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
soon as I stopped taking finasteride felt very relieved thinking that the collateral would pass, went for 2 months or so but I started having problems with concentration and ancidade in three months, now after seven months away from this curse I’m in trouble libido , ED, anxiety and depression. I still have dreams and nocturnal and morning erections (80%)