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Where are you from (country)? America
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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?) yes google, countless google searches would lead to the same forum
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What is your current age, height, weight? 22 6’4" 175 lbs
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? yes, strength training
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? meat, lots of meat. high-caloric intake
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 14 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 21
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 22
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? cold
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? 1/4 tab proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1.25 mg/day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 1 day
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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
[x] 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
[ ] 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
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[x] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[x] 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? Korean Ginseng I’ve had the most success with by far. Also weight training in conjunction with creatine supplement has helped. I also regularly take L-carnitine, vit D3, vit K2, vit E, and safed musli.
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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)? no blood tests
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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. Starting out, I immediatly noticed pain in the wrist, pectorals, and testicle. I’m ashamed to say I continued the drug, recalling that most of the side effects were supposed to subside after a couple of weeks. Over the course of the next several months, my sex drive gradually deteriorated to the point where a had no spontaneous erections, morning erections, no libido at all. I finally called it quits in march, when I was unable to achieve an erection even with porn and manual stimulation. Since progress has been slow, but I like to think that I’ve made some. I believe tissue damage is at least half of my problem, and I plan to consult a urologist in the near future. In the meantime I am grateful for this forum and plan to take advantage of all it has to offer.