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How did you find this forum? Searching Internet for propecia problems
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What is your current age, height, weight? 27/194cm/102kgs
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? Weights several days a weeek
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? A bit of everything
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
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How old were you when you started Finasteride? 22 i think
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How old were you when you quit? this time for good 27
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? 27
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Propecia, Proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 2-3 weeks
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
ED and very slight gynecomastia
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
[x] 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
[x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] 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)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? The drug was quickly dissmissed as the cause by lots of gp’s i visited but through this time i have had blood tests,ultra sounds, injections to induce erections, viagra etc, overnight monitoring
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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 was first prescribed the drug around 22 i think i felt i went almost overnight from more having erections at 100% to not being able to get past about 70% the doctor said to lower the dose, no improvement . If i recall right i then went off the drug and nothing changed ( im also a type 1 diabetic ) so my gp was almost certain this was to blame i had numerous tests everything came back fine my blood test at the time she said was fine (Testosterone was in the higher range) i dont know what that may mean now. I have been off and on the drug over the years at time when i was more concerd about hair loss, things have improved slighty but at no means to where im happy