Where are you from (country)? Netherlands
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How did you find this forum? Google search
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What is your current age, height, weight? 26, 6’10, 187 Lbs.
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? Cardio every day.
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? meat eater
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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)? 1 day.
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 26, 2 januari 2015
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 26, 2 januari 2015
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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? Proscar
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? between 0.625mg and 1mg (5mg pill cut in 8)
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? I took it before bed and was impotent the next morning (no libido, erectile disfunction)
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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 (never had them before either)
[X] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] 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
[X] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] 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
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[X] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[X] Dehydrated thanks to frequent urination
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? Aside from eating as health as possible and reducing stress.
- Stopped drinking alcohol, coffee and light drinks.
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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.
First of all I am sorry that I am telling my story this soon but the anxiety and panic attacks have made it unable for me to think about anything else.
I took about 1mg of a proscar tab on friday the 2nd of december 2015 and experienced a complete loss of libido and ED the next day. The ED turned into complete impotence the day after quitting.
Next to that my heart-rate is out of control and it feels like I am constantly doing high intensity exercise, because of this I have great difficulty falling asleep and wake up a lot in panic attacks.
What I fear most of all is the possibility of a crash because I do not want to know how serious the issues can become if they are already this bad