COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING INTO YOUR OWN POST, then answer the questions.
- Where are you from (country)?
UK - 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?
36, 6ft2, 16st - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Yes weights and football - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mixed fairly healthy - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
BPH - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
6 months - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
36 - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
36 - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
proscar - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1.25mg day - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
2 months - What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
impotence, significant penis and testicle shrinkage
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[x ] Complete Impotence
[x ] Loss of Morning Erections
[x ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[x ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ x] 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
[x ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
x[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[x ] 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?
viagra (not much use) -
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?
Yes the results of taking this drug were significant penis and testicle shrinkage, impotence and almost numbess below. Some feeling of loss of worth and less career motivation. -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Since ive stopped taking the drug my erectilce dysfunction has progressed into impotence, progressing further into problems ejaculating. Combined with significant penis atrophy.