hey mate
i think a lot of the people on this forum have been in your position. Trust us when we say your mental state will improve and with it your perception of your symptoms. if you are able to get an erection you are already doing significantly better than a large portion of people on this forum. it’s also early days yet and this has a really good chance of fixing itself.
Mate - there was a period where I felt exactly the same as you but the depression you are feeling is as much an effect of the drug as the sexual side effects. This will almost certainly get better and you will return to a much more stable place where the other side effects aren’t so dire.
If you wanna chat PM me. This is a hell of an illness but rest assured within 12 months of going off the drug you will feel MUCH better about what’s happened. We are really all in this together and even though I’m just a dude on the internet I know what you’re going through, I believe this is due to finasteride (unlike most doctors you have likely spoken to) and I care that you’re in pain.
All you can do is work hard at keeping your shit together, focus on things that are important to you (or were important to you, and even if they aren’t now they will be again) and weather this shitstorm.
I can say that physically I’m probably 80% better at 9-10 months off. sex isn’t an issue and the mental side effects are increasingly fleeting. I’d say it seems like you’re progressing in a similar way to me.
stay strong bru.