- Where are you from (country)?
Italy - 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 - What is your current age, height, weight?
40, 5.10 67 kg - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Gym twice a week - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
I have started a Paleoish diet, I didn’t follow any diet before - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
less than 1 month - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
35 - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
35 - 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.)?
1 mg/day - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
20 days - What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Decreased sensitivity
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x ] 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
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[x ] 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
[x] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] 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
[x] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[X] Other (please explain)
Sometimes odd feelings in my penis, legs
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
None -
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?
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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.
When I was 20 days into the drug I started to experience decreased sensitivity in the penis, I quit cold turkey (I actually switched to 1mg every second day for less than a week), after that things went back to 90% but after a few weeks I had decreased sensitivity/weak orgasms again. I never thought Fin could have caused it because it was sold as a safe medicine. Things didn’t change much during the next 4 years, I think my symptoms were not as severe, i could still get an erection and had no other sides.
In august 2014 the situations got worse, one day I felt pain in my penis, no connection between brain and penis. I also experienced tingling/burning feelings in my legs/feet and extreme fatigue. I panicked and went to see a few doctors but I was told it was psychological. I finally linked my symptoms to Fin, did my research and found this website. Since then I have contacted the doctors in Milan and I will participate in the clinical study next year. My symptoms have improved a little since August, I am not as tired in the evening as I was only 1 month ago. Sometimes I am physically fine but then all the sudden I have this strange tingling feeling in body (I would call it pain but it is bearable). Possibly my symptoms got worse 4 years after Fin because my diet then was very poor, mostly carbs, protein, not much vitamins. I have turned to a Paleoish diet 2 weeks ago. I have spoken on the phone to one of the doctors in Milan and they said that they can’t guarantee that they will find a cure in a year but we shouldn’t lose hope either. I am reading through this forum for tips for a recovery
Good luck to everyone.