My Persistent Symptoms from Finasteride (Propecia)

[bostonusa2009]

Larry,

I have to agree that pretty much everything that I tried that brought me positive results faded. Some things provided a week of normalcy in some regards and others just days. For me, it really adds to the likelyhood that our problem is something more complicated than a hormone imbalance.

Hang in there man. There are some positive things developing such as Irwig’s 2nd study, the class suit and the continued Media attention we seem to be getting. I believe we will beat this thing. Try to stay positive.

[Luckfax]

@larryh

I just wanted to write one last note. I completed a PCT off HRT about a month and a half ago and felt better for a little while. As in all the other cases it didn’t last more than a month or so and I crashed again. It seems that whatever I try, I have some short term success, but that fades back into total ED about a month later.

I have gone back to see an AA doctor that is associated with Dr. Crisler here in Florida and got back on HRT (briefly). I had some great success at first (just like the last time) but have now crashed back into total ED again this week. I have discovered to my horror that my medical insurance is denying all my medical and lab claims over the last 6 months and I am now the proud owner of thousands of dollars in bills that will take me years to pay off. I have thrown everything I had at this financially, physically, and emotionally. I have come to the basic conclusion that this is going to be a lifelong condition. I feel like an old man in his 90s… remembering his long lost days of hot women and great sex; but for me it seems that that is exactly what it will be … a memory.

What is left for me is one word - Acceptance. I have to finally accept the fact that there is nothing I can do about this. I have never given up on anything in my life until now. Maybe there will be a cure for us someday, and I hope for you much younger sufferers that that is the case. I also hope that I can meet a woman that will accept me as I am, with my disability, and I can have some resemblance of a happy life with her. Finally, I hope that Merck has to pay dearly for what they have done to us with their poison. However, as I said before, no amount of money can bring back the one thing in life that I enjoyed the most… sex!

I will drop in now and then to see what the latest news is, but I don’t see any point in continuing to post as it is just too depressing for me. Thank you for listening to me over the months. I wish you all the very best and hope that one day we will all overcome!

I enjoyed reading your posts larryh, you had a bit of humour about this situation. The fact you weren’t really devastated physically and mentally by this, but still can’t get out of the hole, says it all about the complexity of the problem. At least you got laid for 30 odd years.