New Member & Sleep issues

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#1

Hi,

I am truly clueless it seems bc have been on this FIN shi* for 5 or 6 yrs (lost count), have experienced most of the common problems posted on this site (btw am truly blown away having just begun to read up on side effects). Long story but I guess I would rather just not deal with the problem … anyway:

From everything I’ve read it seems I need to go off the FIN asap and see how it goes, odds are in several months things (ED-wise) will start to get better.

I have another question: I have also been experiencing sleep disorder, roughly correlated with start-up of FIN, coupled with strange changes in body temperature during sleeping, which seem to be possibly hormonal in nature (ie. cause). Several yrs ago I went to some sleep specialists in Canada and they told me sleep apnea was very unlikely, as I did not fit the profile well. So my question is, is this (sleep disorder) a plausible side-effect of FIN? It is truly awful - I am exhausted much of the time. On the weekends I can regain a clearer head to a degree, but on the weekdays I just push through and am semi-dysfunctional in the mornings. It used to be more managable (ie. could just suck it up and push though things with the help of some coffee) but is getting worse… don’t know if I can continue to fight it. I have an extremely tough job stress-wise, and basically to manage it with the exhaustion i’ve had to cut out other things in life to stay on top of it - anyway i could go on and on but not necessary here.

Many, many thanks

#2

You need to provide more details about your situation (age etc). Suggest copy and pasting the checklist at top of Member Stories section into your next reply to this thread.

You also didn’t describe what exactly your “sleep issues” entail, besides a change in body temperature (it’s normal for body temp to drop at night). Are you waking up in the middle of the night gasping for breath? When I was on the drug for 11 months, the last few months I’d find myself doing just that… likely due to elevated Testosterone AND Estrogen levels I was experiencing.

As for fatigue throughout the day – that’s a common complaint of Finasteride useage for many men, has to do with reduced DHT and rising Estrogen levels. Get your bloodwork done as outlined in the Hormones & Bloodtests section to see what’s going on before you come off the drug.