One year off Propecia sides effects come and go

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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug?23, Nov 2017

How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?23 Feb, 2018

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

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Sexual
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility

Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] 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
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

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Hello. Everyone… Took Propecia for 4 months. Stopped when came to know sides could be permanent… I started to feel the sexual sides after 2-3 weeks of stopping. Never had any sides apart from sexual side effects. It’s just some months and weeks are bad. Than sensitivity and erections become better for 20-25 days and again goes bad… Sensitivity was an issue after quitting for 3-4 months but has certainly improved… ED is highly variable and spontaneous erections are less. It is sometimes bad sometimes tolerable. Haven’t tried any specific treatment apart from some muca, tribulations and larginine capsules.

Ed has become a frustrating issue. Also sometimes penis feels light when erect. One thing I have noticed is that damage to penile tissue is not permanent because my sides come and go…

Please can someone suggest to solve ed and light penis… I have undergone testosterone and other test. Everything is normal

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