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Where are you from (country)? US
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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?) Used Google-- Looking for finasteride side effects
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What is your current age, height, weight? 49, 6’, 210
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? yes, both strength and cardio training
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? omnivorous- no special tilt
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? hair loss (with minor thought that it might be preventative to enlarged prostate, if/as that became a more likely issue)
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 20 years
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 29
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 49 (Dec 2016)
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? So far, have just quit cold
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? Quartered 5mg tablets, as best I could
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 5-10 years ago, noticed reduced “output”
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? Reduced output, weight gain, feeling of general tiredness
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[x ] Reduced Ejaculate
[x ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] 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
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[x ] 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
[x ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)