COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING INTO YOUR OWN POST, then answer the questions.
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Where are you from Sweden
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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?)
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current age 33, height 176, weight 76 kg
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? … Im a pro muay thai boxer jogging 10-15 k a day + 7 hours of boxing training every day except sunday.
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? …i eat very healthy
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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) …8 years on off
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride around 25
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 33 … i quit 3 days ago.
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? …havent decided yet but i think im going cold turkey.
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? …generic and proscar.
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.) 1-125mg / day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 8 years
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Its too early to tell but what i did experience and made me quit is X’ed out below:
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[x ] Confusion
[x ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[x ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ x] Suicidal Thoughts
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
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] 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? …none
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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)? …no
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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…it comes here:
i have always been very physical active dude been a pro muay thai boxer for many years.
I started to notice my hair loss in my late 20ties mostly in the frontal area i have always had high temples. I have taken fin for 8 years now on off with no sides to report of, a little pain in the testicles at times but nothing major i took 1-1,25mg daily (it did help my hair look fuller and kept the shedding off a bit), im 33 …
- Til recently i got back on 2 months ago (Before i went back on i was off for about 2-3 months) and this time i got bad sides from it, brain fog - loss of memory , dizziness, fatigue, depression (really bad suicidal thoughts) and anxiety all there, no problems with sex drive or erections thanks to the higher spirits !
i didnt knew it could be the proscar since i didnt really had any sides before for so many years
I did stop taking fin only 3 days ago.
Too soon to tell if anything is getting better i hope i recover fast, hoping i dont suffer from any post permanent fin sides “endo crash” etc - im a little paranoid about it but time will tell- fingers crossed.
Could anyone tell me if it is best for me to do a cold turkey or slowly tab down i have not taken any tabs for 3 days now im just a bit worried about a crash thats all.
Thanks for reading.