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How did you find this forum?
Google search -
What is your current age, height, weight?
25, 6 feet, 160lbs -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Yes, martial arts -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mixed low sugar/low fat -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
2-3 years -
How old were you when you started Finasteride?
22 -
How old were you when you quit?
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Currently reducing to quit -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Proscar -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1.25 mg a day (currently taking .625 every 2 days) -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
1.5-2 years -
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
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] 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
[ ] Depression / Melancholy
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
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[x] 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)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
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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)?
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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 started taking proscar more than 2 years ago. I was concerned with side effects from the beginning and asked 3 doctors if this had any side effects and the answer was no. I can’t tell when Gynecomastia started as at that time I had a lot of extra weight.
About 4 month ago I started having signs of prostatitis and went to see a doctor. The first thing I told the doctor was that I was taking proscar for hairloss and once again this new doctor ensured me that proscar had nothing to do with it. After doing multiple infection tests and finding no signs of infection, I was given 4 weeks worth of this nasty antibiotic and wasn’t allowed to go under the sun while taking them(a waste of my nice summer). Since then the prostatitis has been getting better and worse again. during the past 6 month or so I’ve lost about 40 lbs and now I can see the Gynecomastia standing out. I have almost no belly fat but man boobs are still not gone.
I’ve been suspicious of this drug from the very beginning and a few recent readings have confirmed this. I mean I have prostatitis running in my family but I’m definetly way too young to have it naturally. One thing I wonder about is, why I had now symptoms at all for the first year and a half. Also no libido or erection problems.
Regardless, I’m going to stay off of it for the next 6 month and see if any of these will improve and if so I would stay off of it forever. Meanwhile I have a lot of reading to do on this site.
Another questions I have is whether or not the prostatitis is going to get worse before it gets better after I quit. There are certain food that has worked magic in my case (broccoli, fu ling tea, and sea cucumber)
Cheers,