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Where are you from (country)?US
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
What is your current age, height, weight? 28, 6’, 180
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.)?half mg every other day for the first 3 months, half mg every day for three months then 1 mg daily for 23 days
What condition was being treated with the drug?
Mpb
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)? About 7 months
Date when you started the drug? December 2021
Date when you quit the drug?
June 18th 2022
Age when you quit?28
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
CT
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?the usual ball pain right after starting and then fatigue about halfway into my usage then the last month or so severe depression, panic attacks and insomnia
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? depression, brain fog
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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?none
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)?
None
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.Well, as my story says I took finasteride for about seven months, stopping about 3 and half months ago. The first side effects I got were the usual ball pain and maybe slight decrease in libido. Now having been off the drug for 3 and half months I’m kinda worried. The first month and a half off the drug I had severe insomnia, which has thankfully cleared up, and depression. For some reason the depression got worse on August sixth and really hasn’t gone back to baseline. But somewhere along the way the memory loss kicked in as well. I feel so hopeless being off the poison ad long as I have. The depression is so severe sometimes it’s hard to be conscious and full disclosure I have had clinical depression half my life so I know what the abyss is. This is something beyond my comprehension. It feels like it was engineered as a bioweapon in a lab to be unleashed on a unknowing popular with the intent of completely wiping them out. The weird thing is that a couple days ago I felt basically 100% mentally and t was great only to feel horrible the next day again. I don’t know how much longer I can do this, I’m not functional in the least bit. The panic attacks have also subsided, but that doesn’t mean a whole bunch when the depression is as severe as it is. I’m really wondering if finasteride is causing these new symptoms or if the depression is causing the fatigue and memory loss. I can live with everything besides the depression and on and off memory loss.
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