Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)? US
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?) from Reddit
What is your current age, height, weight? 165 5’9
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)? Dutasteride .5mg twice a week for 4 months plus topical .05 % Fin/Minox
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
What condition was being treated with the drug? Hair loss
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)? 10 Months Fin topical 4 month dutasteride 2x a week
Date when you started the drug? 9/22
Date when you quit the drug? 9/223
Age when you quit? 52
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? cold turkey
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects? 10 months
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? ED, Impotence
Check the boxes that apply. You can save your post first, then interactively check/uncheck the boxes by clicking on them. If your symptoms change, please update your list.
Sexual
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] 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
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ x] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? Just tried Maca to no effect and tribulus to no effect. Maybe not enough of dosages
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Used topical fin/minox .05% for 10 months. Dutasteride .5mgs 2x a week for 4 months too. After 10 months saw no hair thinning improvement and upped topical .1%. Immediately started having some sexual sides. Stopped drugs week later. Had ED for a week and then had orgasm and tried .05% fin again one last time. Next two weeks had difficulty getting erections and orgasm. Week later no ability to get erection without Viagra. No morning woods, nocturnal. Month later, Morning wood is back and nocturnal off and on. Still cannot get erection without viagra. Been a month and a week since I stopped everything. Scared, depressed and trying to find hope.
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