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#1

Dear All,

I am now 27 years old and have been using this poison since about 8 years (to be honest I’m not eve sure when I’ve started it. Fast forward to 30 days ago where I was unable to have an erection without using my hand when with my girlfriend. I made the connection 23 days ago where I stopped taking the pills.

Since I am a firm believer that internet contains way more complete information that doctors provide. I found this site and started reading as much as I could. To be honest, on the contrary of most people, I’m not the type to freak out, and always try to stay rational. So even now that I know there is this possibility of a crash, I’m staying (almost) calm, that’s just how I am or rather wha I learnt to be over years.

Well anyway here’s my question. I was supposed to be back to my full erection after between 15-22 days and then there would be or not be the crash. So being back to normal after 15 days would not be especially a good nor a bad news. However it’s now day 23 and I’m still not at my full erection level and still have trouble to get an erection although it’s better than day 7 and 14.
How can I not be either back at my normal level or in the middle of a crash ?

Thank you for having taken the time to read me.

#2

Hi all,

Just to update, I really thought it would be kind of a binary situation where I would either be cured or experience a crash after 25 days. However I’m at day 26 and I still did not experience either.

What’s weird is that I have a tiny penis when not in erection, and I need 1-2 mns of masturbation while watching porn to get it hard. However when it’s hard, it’s ROCK hard. It’s actually harder than it has ever been. Which is different than what I’ve read so far where people would also have difficulty having it hard, but the erection would not be at 100%.

Did anyone else experience this ?

Thank you

#3

Hi All,

So here I am, but I feel my case is a bit different than most in here

I had a “semi”-recovery after I have stopped Propecia, it improved for first 3 weeks then it stagnated. No crash, no improvement. I was waiting for either of these to happen.

Facts:

  • I cannot have any kind of erection (even 10%) without using my hand
  • If I use my hand and watch porn, I can get a 90% hard erection in 2 mns
  • Very light testicle pain
  • Watery ejaculation but quantity didn’t lower compared to before

So it feels my penis doesn’t work properly but still better than what I’ve read here.
Am I not supposed to crash or improve at some time ? Can I stay in this condition without ever crashing ?

Thank you for your time
E.

#4

Based on my experience you shouldn’t masturbate or have sex too much… Because i crashed after 3 or 4 masturbations in couple of hours while i was in that ‘neither here nor there’ period. I guess it has something to do with dopamine receptors, because finasteride lowers it etc. Also, maybe good thing would be to get tribestan which should be able to increase 5ar enzyme.

#5

Well I hadn’t masturbated nor drank alcohol in the 3 first weeks following the last pill I had taken.
Have masturbated once every two day since then. I’m in my 6th week, and still no crash nor any improvement …

Thought I’d be settled after 2-4 weeks, but I’m inbetween. Still have hope since no crash, but at the same time I feel like my penis is disconnected from my body.

#6

Your experience seems similar to mine, I never had a terrible crash like some have experienced but while taking propecia all of a sudden i lost my libido completely, along with ed, difficulty maintaining an erection unless constantly stimulated. I’m 4 years down the road and still have the same problem. No libido and ed. I can still have sex most of the time but erections aren’t 100%. I’ve had periods of slight recovery and a couple days i felt back to normal but it never lasts. Still about the same as when it first started.

I was able to completely recover my libido when i took Maca, however it literally lasted maybe a week and the pills now have no effect. That was the best week i’ve had since takin fin, i forgot what it was like to have a sex drive… and i’m 24 years old.

#7

Hi Beck,

Thank you for your answer.

I have a few questions if you don’t mind.

a) Did you get your Testosterone/DHT levels tested ? If yes are you in the range or not ?
b) Do you use any Cialis to have sex ?
c) Can you get an erection without using your hand to masturbate ?

As for me, for once I was able to get a 50% erection without using my hand (with my hand I can reach 85% i’d say) and my ejaculation is tiny bit less watery. So this was rather positive, but my testicle pain has increased by quite a lot and i now have saggy balls almost all the time.

#8

Hi!

I’m like you, I didn’t have a crash!

I’ve suffered gyno from Propecia and it stably improved from the moment I quit taking it, staying roughly at the point it was 4-6 weeks post propecia stop. Gyno stayed with me.

I have suffered anxiety at that point but I always thought it was related to the fact i got gyno and not to propecia. Anxiety has stayed with me.

1 years after stopping I faced an incredible anxiety before bed, due to 3 days my neighbours woke me up in a row, with loud noises. I couldn’t sleep for more than 4 hours in a row and my heart would beat out of my chest whenever i went to bed. I couldn’t put alarm clocks in the morning anymore because it would give me anxiety and i wouldnt rest properly. Insomnia has stayed with me.

I hadn’t ever had sexual relationships pre-fin, so it’s hard to judge if the reason why I feel not so much while using a condomn and sometimes going limp, is because of the use of propecia or not…

On the other hand, except since one year, my libido has been very good . But it has steadly been decreasing and somewhere, one year ago, it kind of disappeared. ED has stayed with me…

Propecia? I dont know…but i’m going to write this to all my country’s media newspapers. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else!