COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING INTO YOUR OWN POST, then answer the questions.
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Where are you from (country)? United States
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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 Search
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What is your current age, height, weight? 31,5’10 185
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? Yes, heavy weights to boost T - 4 to 5 Days a week
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Fairly Healthy
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 9 months
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 23 July 2006
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 24 March 2007
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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.)?
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
The side effects were very subtle at first - I did notice probably 3 weeks in my arousal would disappate if I wanted it too when normally, once up, I wouldn’t be able to get it down for a long time especially with a hot chick laying in my bed next to me. -
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
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ x] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ x] 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
[ x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ x] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[x ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[x ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ x] Weight Gain
[ x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ x] Muscle Wastage
[ x] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ x] 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? No treatments up until recently, - following CDnuts, I’ve tried some DHT Cycles and made some very positive gains but still far from what I was Pre Fin
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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)? N/A
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
It crept up on my - but the changes were very slow, I had rock hard morning erections all the way up to maybe the 6 month of use but after that it started to dissappear. I wasn’t really aware of it until it went away entirely. -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I took 1 mg for the first month but felt like it did nothing so stupidly, I took 2 mg, - 1 in the morning and the 2nd at night. By month 6, I was farting a lot and had to use Tombs and my morning wood was weakening. By month 9 my semen came out hard, like jelly that has been out in the sun and yellow. It hurt when I ejaculated. It was at that very moment, I realized I screwed myself up. I quit cold turkey. That is when the panic sent in on the reality of what I had done to myself. Its pretty emotional when I think about it now. Its been 8 years and I am still suffering - luckily enough, time allowed me to heal somewhat - I always thought with time my body would heal but now I realize if I am ever going to get back to %100, I will need to take a more active approach in recalabrating my endocrine system.
Thank you for this website!