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Where are you from (country)? - England
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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
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What is your current age, height, weight?
34, about 5 foot 8, 11 stones -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Not at the moment due to Back Pain - Did play football once a week and go to the gym -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Everything - Not particularly healthy but not always bad -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hairloss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
3 weeks -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
34 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
34 -
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 -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
1.5 weeks in -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Testicular pain and lower abdomen pain
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] 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
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[x] Prostate pain
[x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x] 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 -
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)?
Should be getting a blood test soon -
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
No -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug
I took propecia for 3 weeks and then quit due to achy balls. I took 1mg for about 14 days straight then stopped for 3 days, my balls still hurt but it was less pain so i gave it another go for 7 days and thats when they really hurt. Therefore i gave up. However its been over a month and i still have ball ache everyday and all the time. My lower abdomen is also sore like i have been doing sit ups
I went to see the GP she did not have a look and sent me for a ultrasound thinking it could be a varicocele. However the ultrasound showed it was not and no issues were found. I will be going back to my GP next week to ask for a blood test or a prostate check. Any advice from anyone on what i should be doing. Did anyone else have ball ache and then recover and how…thanks