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How did you find this forum?
Google -
What is your current age, height, weight?
32, 6ft -200lbs -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Thorn ACL followed by surgery = not much physical activity -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
meat,carbs,fruits &vegetables occasional fast food -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1year 4months -
How old were you when you started Finasteride?
30 -
How old were you when you quit?
32 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey -
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.)?
1mg/day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
11-12 months -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Put an X beside all that apply:
ONLY Testicular pain WHILE ON!
All others after I STOPPED!
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
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ X] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ X] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ X] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[X ] 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 -
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 blood test yet. -
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.
[b]I started on propecia because of my hair loss, a battle that’s been going on for more then 9 years.After many products :minox,revivogen and many others that I’ve tried, I was loosing the fight.
So I surrendered to Propecia after visiting Rahal Hair Transplant in Ottawa,Canada(could’nt afford it!)so we discussed my other option Dr Rahal assured my worries that the effects of propecia if any would go away after stopping usage. Desperate I took the plunge!
I experienced absolutely no side effects for 11-12 months then I felt little testicular pain,very mild so I continued. My hair was getting a lot better!
I stopped because my wife and I want to have a child and recommendation by a doctor was to get off it for better chances to conceive. That was over 3 moths ago (late September’08)
The side effects (all the Xs above) didn’t start right away but about 5-6 weeks ago.[/b]
Questions:
-Is this common to get side effects after stoppage?
-Are they going to get worse?
-Should I jump to tribulus or any other herbal sup.?
Now I’m loosing my mind and my hair!
Please help!