Hi everyone I am a new user and just joined. First I want to thank everyone for there input on everything on this site. I’m 22 and I started taking propecia a year ago for 2 weeks. The first week I took 1 mg every day and started having e d problems so i cut back to a half a pill for the other week with no improvements. I quit taking it and started taking 450 mg of saw palmetto up until 3 weeks ago when I found this site and read about that. I could see a noticable differance when I first quit but haven’t progressed anymore. I haven’t had any blood work done but have an appt with dr shippen in dec. He is going to send me the information on which tests I need to get done.
Welcome to the forum.
Pls keep us posted on your appointment and test results.
In the meantime, consider copy/pasting and answering questions per the list here as part of your story:
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How did you find this forum? Yahoo
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What is your current age, height, weight? 22, 160 lbs, 5"11
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? About 2 to 3 times a week. Weight lifting.
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Everything
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Hiar loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 2 weeks
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How old were you when you started Finasteride? 21
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How old were you when you quit? 21
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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? propecia
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1 mg a day for 1 week, and 1/2 mg for 1 week.
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? 3 or 4 days
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? No erections
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
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[x] 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
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] 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?
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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)?
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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.