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  1. Where are you from (country)?
    China

  2. 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

  1. What is your current age, height, weight?

30years old, 175cm, 60kg

  1. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?

yes, gym once a week

  1. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?

meat eater

  1. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?

hair loss

  1. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?

4 years

  1. How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?

26 years old

  1. How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?

30 years old, 2012.02.18

  1. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?

cold turkey

  1. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?

Finpecia

  1. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?

1mg

  1. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?

not noticeable, very minor though

  1. 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
[x ] 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
[ ] 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
[x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy

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
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?

no, I am back on Fin a week ago, and this happened yesterday

  1. 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)?

havnt done it yet

  1. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?

  2. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.

I was on Finpecia 1m(generic finasteride ) for 4 years, and had no sideaffects even there was, it was not noticeable to me.

I recently come off the drug along with minoxidil about 8 weeks ago(this is due to trying a different treatment, which was useless ) and noticeable hair loss happened again to me, so i decided to go back to the drug, and I’m back on the Finpecia for a week, I just read all the sides from this forum and got scared, and very stressful, the next morning i lost my morning erection, and also could not get en erection for the whole day, I’m 30 years old, this has never happen to, even when I’m was on finpecia for the last 4 years or more.

I read the posts here, some of users only experiencing sides after stopping taking the drug about 7-8 weeks, in my case, I stopped finpecia on the 18/Feb/2012, and i come back on the drug on 14/April, the first week i do not notice any difference on my sex drive and erection, only until i read the posts here, and got really worried, then the next day, it happen to me!, i am not sure if sides is due to me coming off the drug for 7-8weeks, or because I’m back on the drug again and needs adjustments(i had no problem when i first used it back more than 3 years ago), so i shouldn’t be in that 2% experiencing sides from the drug. OR this is completely my head is doing the trick, because i worried so much, and have not been able to sleep, and it only happen to me when i realized the serious sides from taking this drug?

any one can shed some light place, because I’m really scared!