) 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 SEARCH UNDER PROPECIA EFFECTS
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What is your current age, height, weight? 21 5,8 175
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? 5 DAYS CARDIO
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? FAST FOOD AND HEALTHY
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? HAIR LOSE
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 3 MONTHS
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 19
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 19
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? COLD TURKEY
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? GENERIC
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 MG
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 1 1/2 YEARS AFTER TAKING FINASTERIDE
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? MY CHESTS HAS ENLARGED I HAVE HAD SHRINKAGE AND MY SPERM COMES OUT WATERY
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
[X ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[X ] Watery Ejaculate
[ X] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ X] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ X] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ X] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ X] Confusion
[ X] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ X] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[X ] Slurring of Speech
[ X] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ X] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ X] Testicular Pain
[ X] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[X ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[X ] Weight Gain
[ X] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ X] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[X ] 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? NONE
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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)? I HAD TESTOSTERONE TEST DONE ALSO FSH LH LEVELS I HAD TWO TWST DONE THE FIRST ONE MY TESTOSTERONE CAME OUT LOW THE SECOND TEST THEY SAID I WAS NORMAL
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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 FINASTERIDE ABOUT THE SUMMER OF 2010 FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND UNTIL MAY 2012 I STARTED TO SEE THAT MY CHEST WAS GETTING BIGGER AND THAT I WAS HAVING ED PROBLEMS ITS BEEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS SINCE I CRASHED. I CAN GET ERECTIONS WITHOUT TOUCHING MYSELF BUT I HAVE LOST SENSITIVITY AND MY BODY HAS LOST A LOT OF MUSCLE MASS AND I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP SINCE