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Where are you from (country)?
Belgium -
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?
21 years, 1.80, 85 kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
yes, fitness -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Normal -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1 year and 3 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
20, june -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
21, august -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Propecia -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg every day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
At the end I noticed my libido was very low -
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
[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
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[x] 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)
[x] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[x] Increased hair loss
[x] Frequent urination
[x] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
Coming very quickly
white hairs growing everywhere
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
I’ve fasted for 7 days -
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 -
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
I made someprogression with fasting (especially mentally), but not remarkeble. In the near future I want to try out a long fast for about 21 days. -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
When I was 19 years old I noticed my hair falling out rapidly. After a while I wanted to do someting about it. So when I was 20 and a half years old I started taking propecia, in hope it would stop it. But in the time i took the drug my hair continued falling out, maybe slowed it a bit. Last summer I was sweating a lot, especially during the night. I woked up many nights covered in sweat, so I decided to stop taking propecia. After that, everything went downhill. And now im screwed. My hair is falling out like crazy but i don’'t mind anymore. My worst complaints at the moment are that i look like shit, my libido is almost zero, white hairs growing everywhere and my penis is not working correctly. I fasted for 7 days last week ( after 1 and half months off), and mentally i feel better now. But it’s not near as how i used to be. This is the worst period in my life and i haven’t cried once.