My story finasteride, need help

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#1

Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.

Where are you from (country)? Spain

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

What is your current age, height, weight? 19

What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
Finasteride

What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 mg day

What condition was being treated with the drug?
Less depresion les anhedonia les insomnii

For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
2 months

How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug? 19

How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 19

How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?

How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects? Six weeks

What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?

Check the boxes that apply. You can save your post first, then interactively check/uncheck the boxes by clicking on them. If your symptoms change, please update your list.

Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ X] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility

Mental
[X ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] 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
[ ] 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
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?

If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?

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

Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.

I have erectyle disfunction?
#2

Without brain fog, I believe your other problems will disappear within two years.

#3

You see improvements in anhedonia in other people?

#4

I remember MoonMan is OK.

#5

Hi @Jodido , welcome to the forum! How long have you been off the drug?

Can you tell us more about what is happening? It looks like you left a couple of questions blank.

#6

I take it for 2 months, i only have anhedonia now i don’t make treatment

#7

Stop finas 6 months ago, i read that mental sides like anhedonia usually goles away in months or few years, is true?

#8

As it’s still early days since the onset of your symptoms, there’s plenty of room for improvement wrt your current state. Many patients see improvements within the first year-18 months.

The key is not to mess around with self experimentation using copious amounts of vitamin supplements, pharmaceutical drugs and pseudo science protocols involving extreme diets and fasting regimens. Just a good diet, sleep and exercise if you can will give you the best opportunity of improvement.

In the meantime, please get involved with our community projects, the first port of call being our survey.

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#9

my penis gets erect and rígid just by watching porn or thinking about sex but i need to wiggle it to get it fully rigid, i can have sex/masturbation 6 times a day 7 days a week, and maybe after the fourth orgasm un day maybe i hard to get erect without manual contact
I don’t have morning erections but neither did I before finasteride
And yes, I have spontaneous erections if a girl tells me something a little spicy, even if it’s minimal
I don’t know if I have a bad libido
When I see a hot girl on instagram I feel like masturbating and I’ve had wet dreams and sometimes I look at the girls’ asses or I think how I would like to fuck this one.
my ejaculation is equal in quantity ns if it is equal in thickness and my ejaculation is as pleasant as ever

I have read people who say they have a 50% erection and I don’t know what that is or others who say they have sex with erectile dysfunction and then I don’t know if I have it or not, I just notice that until there is no contact it is hard without wilting but until I touch it, it doesn’t happen that it gets even maw hard

#10

Can you get 100% hard and maintain erection for a longer time?

#11

Yes, i think

#12

In my opinion from what I read you don’t have ED. Maybe try to masturbate less to get even better than you are now. You are fine.

#13

But in this forum people say that have erectyle disfunction and can have sex, how is it posible?

#14

I can have sex too but it is much harder than in the past. I need more time and be really calm. When I am stressed nothing works. Not even with viagra. Before PFS I could have erections no matter if I was stressed, depressed or exhausted. I could masturbate every day with a hard erection and maintain it without even touching.

#15

You can have a erection hard?

#16

Yes, but not that often and long like before pfs.

#17

You was worse initially?

#18

It fluctuated. First months really good and after 1 year remained on a bad level.

#19

Have you had gunshots while having sex?

#20

My friend what is that supposed to mean?