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Where are you from (country)? Australia
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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?) Google search & other forums
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What is your current age, height, weight? 21, 6ft, 145lbs
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? Not really
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Nowadays, mainly fast food
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Hairloss which rogaine alone could not stop
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 27 days. I bought a pack of 28 pills propecia. Took everything but the last pill.
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 21
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 21
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? Cold Turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Propecia
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 mg daily
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? Within just days. I’d say probably 5 days or so.
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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
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x] 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
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x] 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? None whatsoever
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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. I wish I’d had blood work done prior.
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride? Not that I can think of.
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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 a fit, healthy, athletics and handsome young man prior to propecia. After using it, not only did my genitals become obsolete, but I lost a LOT of muscle mass, strength and stamina, and that weight was replaced with increased body fat. I also developed a minor case of gyno and softening of the nipples. I now no longer feel emotions like I used to. I am entirely passive, no drive or aggression.