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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: PFS -
What is your current age, height, weight?
21 years old, 90kg, 167cm -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Not really, just walk a little everyday -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mostly meat, rice, beans, salad. -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
4 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
20 years old, about january 2015 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
20 years old, april 2015 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
My last pill tablet ended then I didn’t bought anymore, I was not sure if it would help me with the hair loss. -
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.)?
1mg/day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Just recently I noticed it when I tried to have sex for the first time and couldn’t get hard, first I thought it was “porn induced erectile dysfunction”(check yourbrainonporn.com), but now reading about PFS i’m confused and very paranoid/depressed about it. -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[x] Complete Impotence
[Less ] Loss of Morning Erections
[Less] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[Less] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[x] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] 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)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
I’m not sure if it is porn induced erectile dysfunction or really PFS, i’ll try to stop with the masturbation/porn to see if I get better, I don’t even know about PFs treatments. -
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 don’t -
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.
Copy pasting for the “Reason” field on registration:
Its almost one year since I stopped using finasteride, I never paid attention to any hormonal issues and masturbated pretty regularly with porn(about 1~2 times a day), don’t remember if I could easily get an erection or not, but I remember I did before taking finasteride. Two months ago(end of february 2016) I tried to have sex for the first time and couldn’t get hard and realized my libido was low, only masturbating I could get an erection, but I lose it quickly. Now i’m pretty paranoid about it, first I thought it was consequence of my heavy porn use, that I couldn’t get hard without masturbating to porn, but reading about PFS killed me inside.