BEFORE POSTING IN THE MEMBERS STORY SECTION, PLEASE COPY/PASTE THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS/PROFILE TEMPLATE INTO YOUR POST.
This is so that we can more easily track our symptoms and hopefully find patterns in our syndrome. This will also help others understand your background, and help us try to determine what are the most commonly experienced side effects after discontinuation of Finasteride.
COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING INTO YOUR OWN POST, then answer the questions.
- Where are you from (country)?
USA - 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?
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- 150
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Regularly lift weights - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Change my diet to more healthy one I avoid sugar and fast food - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hairlos hairline - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
35 days or so - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
22 - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
22 - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey lol? - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
propecia - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Days - 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
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive x
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erectionsx
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erectionsx
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections x
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate x
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat x
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating x
[ ] Confusionx
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness x
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thoughtx
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacencyxxxxxx
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholyxxxxxxxxx
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 Wastagex
[ ] Muscle Weaknessx
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyesx
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustionx
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination x
[ ] 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?
change diet -
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)?
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
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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.
Hello I’m just here to give my 2 cents on this hell of a drug .
I’m 22 and I have oily skin had very high libido and had terrible acne. 3 months ago I took propecia to prevent hairloss, hairline issue. Was prescribed propecia really fast, a no brainier for the doc.
Anyways, 2 months ago I took propecia for 1 month, was taking saw palmetto and beta sitosterol too , I know was stupid.
Results less oily skin less acne / side effects , tired lazy, muscle loss, low low low libido, very pmsy mood swings, tired face and well it’s hard to mention this but suicidel thoughts, and I am a very strong person.
I stop taking propecia because I was reading in forums specially here about the side effect never going away even after taking the med!
Called my doc office and was told that the effects eventually go away etc.
But I decided to stop.
I stop about a month in.
well I remember I use to use herbalife products few years agoAnd felt good taking them ( by no means am i selling anything****** this is FYI)
I’m using rogaine and saving money for hair transplant on temples. Sticking to topical stuff only for now on.
it’s been few weeks and I feeling good.
My libido is way better I’m working out.n getting there.
This is what I took and still use
Herbalife shake (allergen free version)3/day,
Vitamins
And this herb pill it comes with
And nightworks* this brought my morning woods few days after , read the ingredients do your research.
Creatine powder mix for my workouts
I also take (not from herba
Iife)
Probiotics get a high quality brand
Around 80 billion bacterias thingies n? Through out the day with meals and am and pm. (we have trillion of theses guys in our bodies)
I drink plenty of water With aloe
Avoid sugar , google sugar you’ll be surprise . I use truvia.
Avoid unhealthy fast food, stop giving crap to your body!
Avoid milk all this ehormones will mess u up more, I do have my cup of milk a day but that’s about it. But avoid it until you Feel better.
I conclud with that our body has its own defenses and we need to take care of it inside****** help, feed nourish our own body defenses and avoid drugs , doctor are bamboozled with their md studies!
My libido is better and well I’m working out and I’m just glad I’m passed that hell of experience-
Til date I feel better like said working out has helped a lot, my sperm count/amount? is not like before , then again also my oily skin is not as bad anymore. Acne is light now.
Please if you decide to use what I use le time know I would love to know ifit works for you ! And that me tyoing this at 338am will nt be in vain.
Sorry for my spelling my english in not 100% good and well I’m tired. Any question let me know and avoid saw palmetto too it mimics propecia And beta sitosterol to my understanding.
God bless
Alberto.