I agree he should maintain physical activity and a proper diet and such.
Diet can definitely affect how you feel – if you eat McD’s all day you will generally feel like crap compared to if you were to eat lean meats, fresh fruits and lots of veggies.
But who has the time or will to walk 5-6 hours per day?? Great if he does! But come on dude… life, friends, work, family, eating… I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation. Maybe get in 5-6 on a weekend or once or twice a week in the evening but I seriously doubt 5-6 hours EVERYDAY, lol… I don’t think you’ll find anyone besides yourself who claims to be able/are willing to attempt that.
… NOW with that said, onto the following bit you mention:
… I’m sorry, but I completely disagree with you here and this is just bad advice for us Fin sufferers.
ESPECIALLY since some SSRIs are notorious for causing sexual dysfunction, brain fog, genital numbness, loss of libido, inability to orgasm etc – WHICH DOES NOT HELP WITH “FLOW”, as you put it – but causes symptoms which are, funnily enough, similar to Finasteride (check the “Links” section for a link to SSRI side effects websites/forum).
There has even been cross-talk over the years between members of the Yahoo SSRI and Finasteride Side Effects group discussing the similarities, as if there is a common mechanism at work that causes the problems in both groups (ie, neurotransmitters).
PERSONALLY, I DO NOT ADVISE ANYONE TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS TO RECOVER FROM FINASTERIDE SIDE EFFECTS. The less drugs you can keep out of your system, the better… and Boston, PLEASE STOP advocating people just start popping things like Antidepressants, Valium and such as if they are candy to relieve their “symptoms” – all of these drugs can have significant side effects, and in some cases guys may end up worse off than they started.
Finasteride-induced depression, while on the drug, is a real side effect (there are studies on this site about it), but after quitting it goes away within a short time frame. This guy is just down about his situation, but advocating jumping on another med, especially an antidepressant, to relieve his worry is a totally ridiculous idea in my opinion – especially when trying to recover from a drug like Finasteride, since an AD may give similar adverse sexual/mental effects.