- Where are you from (country)?
Russia - 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 “propecia side effects” - What is your current age, height, weight?
28, 192cm, 80kg - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
no - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
meat eater - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
HL - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1 day - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
28, March 2012 - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
28, March 2012 - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Finasteride (generic) - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg only once - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
few hours - 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
[X] Loss of Morning Erections
[X] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[X] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[X] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[X] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[X] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] 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
[ ] 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?
tamoxifen, L-thyroxin, broccoli -
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.
One month ago, I took about 1 mg of finasteride (about one fifth of the 5-mg pill). A few hours later my penis has become numb. I could not achieve a full erection. Spontaneous erections are gone. I went to bed and fell asleep, but awoke in the night and felt a terrible panic attack. I did not sleep till morning. In the morning I discovered that my face (especially the upper lip) swollen. Fortunately, swelling had gone by the end of the day. The next day, I found that I almost did not have stubble on my upper lip (where there was swelling). I immediately started looking for information on the Internet. I took tamoxifen (10 to 30 mg daily) for 3 weeks to block estrogen and increase testosterone production. Besides, I was taking 50 mg of L-thyroxin every day to speed metabolism, because my TSH is a little high (but within the range). I also eat lots of broccoli. During this time I began to feel better mentally, my stubble on his upper lip began to grow a little better. I am sure that now I have high testosterone (I’m going to do a blood test at the end of next month, now I have no money), but I still do not have morning and spontaneous erections. My penis seems to have become smaller. I still can not achieve a full erection during masturbation, although my libido is normal. Fortunately, I have not had any pain in the testicles or watery ejaculate. But recently I noticed that during masturbation, I have a lot of grease (precum). Several years ago I suffered from prostatitis, but now I do not feel pain in the prostate. Before taking this pill my testosterone and dihydrotestosterone were high (T: 700-800 mg / dl, DHT was twice the upper limit of the range).
I am shocked. I do not believe that 1 mg of this stuff can lead to irreversible consequences. I want to kick in the balls who allowed the use of finasteride as a drug.
Please, somebody help me. I know that the half-life finasteride complexes with 5-alpha-reductase about 30 days. So, probably not enough time has passed. But I am very depressed.