- How did you find this forum?
- google search
- What is your current age, height, weight?
- 27 yrs old; 5-9; 175 lbs.
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
- For the past 2 weeks I have been doing heavy cardio workouts 4-6 days a wk. about 30 - 45 minutes in length.
- What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
- Fairly healthy, try to avoid fast food whenever possible.
- Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
- hair loss
- For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
- Approximately 1.5 years
- How old were you when you started Finasteride?
- 24
- How old were you when you quit?
- 26
- How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
- Cold turkey
- What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
- Finpecia, Other Generic
- What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
- 1 mg per day
- How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
- Approximately 1 year
- What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
- Lowered Libido
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[x] 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
[ ] 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
[x] Other (please explain)
- Spacy feeling that has lasted the last 3 months… Brain Fog???
- 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)?
- Had a blood test about a month ago… results were “low but w/in normal range”
- Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
- No
- Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
- Very little while on… noticed what seemed like a slight loss of libido nduring the first year of taking… After about a year in started noticing racing feeling immediately after taking and loss of morning erections, other erections not as hard… This has improved since stopping but not back to old self by any means.
After stopping… things began to get better as stated above… not sure if this is related but I have had a ‘spaced out’ feeling for the past couple of months… I have seen many posts on the forum related to “Brain Fog” … wondering if this is whats going on.