Hello, I am 37 years old and took propecia (1mg finasteride from July 1999 to december 2006). I stopped taking it because of the adverse effects and after finding this forum. Since then I have been reading your opinions and comments and I finally decided to write my experience. Sorry for my English as I am not English speaker.
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How did you find this forum?
looking for secondary side effects of finasteride -
What is your current age, height, weight?
37, 177cm, 57kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
I used to do a lot of sport like cycling, trekking and jogging -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mostly organic healthy -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
7 years and a half -
How old were you when you started Finasteride?
27 years old -
How old were you when you quit?
35 years old -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Propecia -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg every day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Since the second year -
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
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[xx ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ xx] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ x] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ x] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ x] Weight Gain
[ x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ xx] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ xx] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ xx] Lowered body temperature
[ x] Other (please explain)
Osteoporosis???
- What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your
side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
TRT, Reandron for the secondary hypogonadism
15) 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)?
After leaving the drug I found the testosterone and DHEA at the bottom. Below the minimum range for my age.
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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.
I began felling muscle weakness and persistent fatigue while doing exercise. Pain in my legs and confusion and braing fog. difficult to concentrate and lost of libido.
When I started taking it, I noticed watery semen and lost mornig erections but It didn’t matter because hair lost was more important than that. How stupid I was.
I finally decided to quit after finding this forum. I was the best decision of my life. Unfortunatly my libido became worst but my life probably improved. Now I am diagnosed of osteoporosis and I find it very difficult that the doctors believe the drug could made me this damage.
