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)? United States
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, searching symptoms
What is your current age, height, weight? 29, 5’8 150 pounds
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)? Did not use any drugs but have similar symptoms. Had an infection that caused all these symptoms
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? Never used drugs
What condition was being treated with the drug? N/A
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)? N/A
Date when you started the drug? Everything happened around 2019, 2020
Date when you quit the drug? N/A
Age when you quit? N/A
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? N/A
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects? N/A
What side effects did you experience that gave yet to resolve since discontinuation? N/A
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
[✓ ] 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
[ ] 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
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] 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? Have used cialis, l arginine, citrulline, alpha 1 blockers
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)? Normal blood
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.
So In July 2019 I was admitted to an institution that was supposed to help me with mental issues. It ended up being run by very messed up drug rehab people that basically tortured me. I believe I got an infection that basically caused all these issues that are very similar to pfs. My genitals changed completely. My penis has major shrinkage and now deal with severe Ed. I also have strange leg pain and believe is nerve damage. The worst part is that I had a good penis size but now it’s small.
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