- Where are you from (country)?
US–Los Angeles - 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?)
FInasteride side effects, google - What is your current age, height, weight?
34, 6’, 175 - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Yes, daily, cardio and weights - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mostly vegetarian - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
3 years +/- - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
31, not exactly sure - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
34, 10-4-2012 - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold Turkey - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Proscar - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
5 mg, quartered - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
off and on throughout - What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Loss of libido, weak erects, lack of sexual interest
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ x] Complete Impotence
[ x] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[x ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[x ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ x] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[x ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[x ] 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
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] 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?
Starting the Master Cleanse today (10-8-2012) going to try to do 20 days. -
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)?
No blood work as of yet, uninsured -
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
I hate big pharm! -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I recently became involved with a very attractive woman, I’ve had some good sex with her, but lately I had some serious erection issues. The day I read about this syndrome I stopped getting erections. I stopped taking Fin that day, 5 days later I got a weak morning erection. I tried to masterbate this morning, but did’t ejaculate. I’m minimally aroused, which I guess is better than no arousal at all. I’m starting a 20 day Master Cleanse fast today, I want to rid my body of this chemical and hopefully get my body back to pre-fin days. Good luck to you all my brothers.
