Not able to calm my mind

Symptoms Neurological
#21

I quitted in 2004 not sure about the month though.
I went through hard times at my job, at the end of 2003 I started to feel bad mentally, it was the first time I felt anxiety in my life. I was 29 years old by then.

Right now to lower Prolactine I’m taking Dostinex, I thought I was improving a little bit but after the fainting last friday and the alertness state that I’m having since then I’ll have to wait for my next blood test and visit to my endo to have a new picture of the situation.

I didn’t think by then that this could be related to Propecia. In 2006 I had to take Motivan (Paroxetine - SSRI). I have to say it helped, but my libido got even worst.

Right now I’m trying to eat naturally as much Omega3 as possible, any recomendation appreciated.

#22

Dang so 4 years laster you still are suffering from symptoms… what are the symptoms that still persist?

#23

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#24

My libido went off little by little almost without noticing it, I always thought it was related to my job, and so was my constant state of tiredness. I couldn’t keep my friends pace at all. I went out with girls and on the first night I would be very aroused because of the new situation but after several days I would loose my interest in having sex, or going out. Some might think this could be normal, but no, it wasn’t at all like before taking Propecia. After that came the ED. Which improved slowly to a good situation right now. As I didn’t connect this situation to Propecia to 4 years later after I quitted now I see there was sides I suffered and I didn’t noticed them to be anormal (watery semen, etc).
Right now I could say I’m improving my libido but anxiety is kicking back again so I can not enjoy it. I am in a continuous state of fear lately. I’m studying my 4th and a half year of Law School in Spain now while I work (only 7 hours a day) my wife says I always get nervous before the exams (february). Maybe that doesn’t help my anxiety.

So these are the symptoms that are still present

Sexual
[X] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive (Lately has improved, I’m starting to get delighted again with sex - such a wonderful feeling)
[X] Erectile Dysfunction (not as before but much improvement, I can get an erection even watching porn staff and even thinking about (very few times though). Some years ago I would think to myself: …why do you feel atracted to that woman if you could not do anything with her. Lately I’m feeling more confident.
[?] Loss of Morning Erections (improving slowly)
[?] Loss of Spontaneous Erections (improving slowly)
[?] Loss of Nocturnal Erections (improving slowly)
[] Watery Ejaculate (not anymore)
Mental
[x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat (somehow I started to loose interest for things).
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks (yesterday I had to leave a Cafeteria for some minutes because I thought I was going to faint).

Physical
I would say that my testicles are bigger (fatter), softer than before.

I think Dostinex is making my feelings sharper (the good and the bad ones), but it’s too soon to say something about it. I love to feel my libido improving a tiny bit, when you actually picture in you mind how you would love to be having sex with someone. (I even see now women more attractive than before - it happened to me with a cashier girl in the supermarket) : )
If I could only get rid of this anxiety without taking more pills…

#25

Thanks for the reply… good luck with everything. Seems you are improving which is good. Most of my symptoms are just mental, my sex drive came back shortly after I stopped Propecia. I also get the tiredness every now and again which makes my mental state worse. Cant think when Im so tired. Its been 6 months being off and I try to stay positive with the mental sides going away but its hard. I’ve had anxiety before Propecia so I can deal with that side. Just want to balance out my clear thinking which I feel has to do with the fatigue coming and going.

Thanks again.

#26

This started for me after I quit the drug in Sept 2007, it is all down to Anxiety created by the hormonal imbalance created by the fin and then (in my case) the sudden stopping of it. I had two panic attacks, feeling anxious and dizzy all day and knackered every night and of course I couldn’t sleep cos my mind was soooo active! Now 15 months later I would say I am almost feeling 100%…roll on this time next year!

Downside is my hair looks shit…but who cares I feel better.

#27

Thanks for the response… Im at the 6.5 month mark and its just a real slow progress I think for me.