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Where are you from (country)? Italy
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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?) Google
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What is your current age, height, weight? 25 years old, 175 cm, 67 kg
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? I stopped gym recently
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Mediterran diet
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? BPH
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 2 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? i started takinf saw palmetto in january 2013
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? i stopped in march 2013
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? cold turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Serenoa Repens (Saw Palmetto)
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 320 mg daily
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? during the treatment i was fine (sky high libido) everything started 1 and 1/2 month after discontinuation
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Sexual
[X] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[X] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[X] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] 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
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[X] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[X] 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
[X] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[X] Sleep problems (waking up 3 or 4 times per night)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? Only natural supplements: Fish Oil, vit b, zinc 15 mg daily, magnesium 300 mg daily, Goji Berries 10 gr daily, Melatonin 3 mg before bed, Delorazepam every night before bed
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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)? My total testosterone dropped from 9.6 ng (2.5-9.2 range) to 7.5 and returned a month later to 10.60
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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.
I, i’m Manny from Italy, this year my life dramatically changed!
In january an urologist find a BPH and prescribed me a treatment with Serenoa Repens (Saw Palmetto) 320 mg daily plus cortisone (Topster).
During the treatment i was feeling great! Sky high libido, no erection problems at all, more intense orgasm, and no uriation problems, in march i’ve discontinued the cure (cold turkey) and then, 3 weeks later after a blood test i’ve started taking testosterone, because my free t was low, 2 weeks after this treatment something changed down here, i’ve lost sensibility in my penis, after some week i’ve developed ED and the numbness get worse, my muscles started twitching, and my sleep was a mess (waking up every night 3 or 4 times)
Blood tests before treatment
Total T 9.4 ng (2.6-9.2)
Free T 14 ng (5-44)
Prolactin 13 (<13)
Blood tests after treatment (april)
Total t 7.5 ng (2.6-9.2)
Free t 13 ng
Prolactin 25
Estradiol 27 (10-45)
Cortisol in range (cant’ remember valor)
Blood tests in august
Testosterone 10.60
Free T 37
Prolactin 14
Estradiol 40
I’m waiting for 3 adiol g, SHBG and DHT results right now
Today most of the symptoms has improved, with cialis 5 mg i can have sex 4 time in a day, numbness has improved a bit but it’s still here and sex is 40% of what it was before… Muscle twitches has also improved a lot, they were everywhere in my body before, now i have them only in my lower legs, sleep is much better, i can sleep all night without constantly waking up, now i have always morning wood, shrinkrage is still here, i’ve lost girth but my penis is 1 cm longer in erection (what a strange thing) and it look very different now when flaccid compared to before…