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Where are you from (country)?USA
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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 -
What is your current age, height, weight?
31, 5’6 175lbs (very muscular and lean) -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Exercise six days a week, weight lifting high intensity cardio -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Generally I am low carb -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
about 2.5 years -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
28 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
30 1/1/16 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold Turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Dutas -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
.5 mg daily -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Not until I switched brands -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Lessened random erections, a couple ED incidents
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
[ ] 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
[ ] 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
[ ] 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
[ ] 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?
Nothing official. I sometimes use a “performance enhancer” pill in the bedroom Rhino brand -
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 took dutas for almost two years without incident, it reduced the amount of my random erections but that wasn’t a big deal because I had to constantly hide them. I lost my job and I ran out but when I was working again, I ordered a slightly different version of dutas. I didn’t notice anything immediately until I went to Vegas, Drank all night and had an ED incident. It was horrifying. Ever since them I started to pay attention and realized I would have nearly zero random erections throughout the day and rarely do I wake up with an erection. I got into a relationship and was able to perform okay, but I definitely didn’t feel like myself. I just felt slightly depressed and I was really worried that the ED would come back. I got off of it about two months later. I know some of you guys might be pissed because generally I don’t have performance issues, but I still need some help.
I I have only had two ED incidents since the first and thats spread out over a year and some change, however it scares me and makes me think this will only get worse as I age and at 31 I shouldn’t be dealing with this yet. Of the three total two nights I had lots of alcohol, the third however I was sober and couldn’t get it up. While I didn’t have any during these particular incidents I have been using Rhino performance enhancing pills (my friends call them boner pills) and they work really really well. I feel like my old self and generally the effects last for about three days. Problem is they’re expensive and usually I have a headache the next day. But I go back to getting random erections I wake up with them it makes me feel good, but I’d like to not have to rely on them. I can’t really exercise any more than I do and I eat as well as one can (i’m a fit dude with pretty low body fat).
Any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Obviously can’t talk about this with anyone else so I feel good to share it here.