My Story after propecia

Member Stories
#1
  1. Where are you from (country)?
    –USA
  2. 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 Search
  3. What is your current age, height, weight?
    –29 years, 5’.11’’, 180 lbs
  4. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
    –Yes. Walking/Running and weights
  5. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
    –Meat Eater
  6. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
    –Hair Loss
  7. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
    –30 days
  8. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
    –29 and started on Jan 7th, 2012
  9. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
    –29 and ended on Feb 6th, 2012
  10. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
    –Prescription was done
  11. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
    –Propercia
  12. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
    –1mg/day
  13. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
    Yes
  14. What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
    Sexual desire and ED
    Put an X beside all that apply:

Sexual
[X] 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
[X] 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
[X] Depression / Melancholy

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
[ ] 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)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
    – Indian Ayurveda treatment – Vazikarana

  2. 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)?

  3. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?

  4. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
    I always have only sexual side effects like low libido, ED problems because of this I am depressed as I will be getting married in couple of months. So today I got call from doctor and he says my T level excellent. I don’t know what exactly causing the problem. I am not fatty and my weight is as per the height.

#2

Hi All,

What do you guys advice me regarding marriage? Should I get married?

I really want to lead normal life like others I am 30 now no enjoyment till now I am sick of this life feel like to kill my self.

#3

If you have a loving, supporting wife who understands your situation and wants to stick by you, I see no reason why you would not want to get married if you also love her. Hopefully over time your situation will improve and it is probably better to have someone you care for and vice versa than not, especially from a mental health POV.

Marriage is about far more than just sex and women in general want more out of relationships and marriage than sex, so do not despair. Despite any issues you may be facing it is better to face them with the support of a loved one.

#4

Hi Mew,

Thanks for your reply.

My problem here is I am a typical Indian guy and my marriage is going to be arranged marriage not a love marriage. I did not even talk to her and we only talk more deep after our engagement only and I don’t think most of the girls will accept this situation.

I think I should not get married and stay like this for time I guess. I hopeless and planning to kill my self because my parents are crying for marriage finally we found a girl who is best fit in family but now everything screwed. Things are moving very fast and I donno how to stop them and I am not sure what happens now if I tell the truth to my parents. I am sick of my situation now and I am on work visa here if my company finds that I am depressed I will have to leave country immediately.

Thanks,

#5

Well that might be a problem. Anyway you can just avoid the whole arranged marriage thing and try to find someone who loves you for who you are? Sometimes customs are important but this is America and would you rather break a custom and be happy and live or kill yourself because of an unhappy marriage due to customs from a culture, no offense, but a culture you are not really a part of anymore.

** I assume you are in the USA because of your profile.

#6

I’m so sorry for your story.

I know it’s terribly difficult, but I think you should tell your fiance what is happening. I know this is an arranged marriage situation, but hopefully you have some access to her? I think she needs to make an informed decision, and she might choose to move forward with you anyway- particularly if it is at all possible for you to have sex, with Viagra or whatever. I do think that if you marry her without telling her, she would have very easy grounds for divorce or annullment and then your secrets would come out anyway, but in a much more public way. You could avoid the whole thing by talking to her now.

Good luck. I really feel for you.

#7

Hi Guys,

My current situation

  1. I have erections in the night time and some time mornings.
  2. My testicles are shrunken in the morning time and evening time they are fine what could be the reason?
  3. No other sides as of now touch wood.

Is there anyone in this situation? Please help

Thanks,

#8

My advice to fin users, please don’t get married, if married to don’t have kids. Marriage and family is a big responsibility. I have been crying for months in my basement hiding from my kids. It gives very bad impression to your kids but when estrogen is high you can not control your emotions, your personality becomes very weak. you can not cope with your own problems how would you pay attention to your kids?
Although this is my own advice but situation depends upon person to person.