Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)?
Germany/Poland
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?)
google
What is your current age, height, weight?
29
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
finasteride
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
JUST ONE FKIN DOSE 0,25MG
What condition was being treated with the drug?
hairloss
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
ONE DOSE
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug?
29
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
29
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
Took one around 13 o clock. Fapped at around 18 o clock without problems, due to the scaring of people I was like, ah gonna try again at 21 o clock. And I CANT
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Check the boxes that apply. You can save your post first, then interactively check/uncheck the boxes by clicking on them. If your symptoms change, please update your list.
Sexual
[*] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x ] Erectile Dysfunction
[*] Complete Impotence
[*] Loss of Morning Erections
[*] 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)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Omfg finally
god dammit I was pro fin up to now, read all the studies and stories and finally bit the bullet to take it.
Took it at 13 o clock and felt happy doing something finally against my hairloss. I was trying to abstain from porn but at around 18 o clock I was like, meh gonna try. No problems there, took me slightly longer to ejaculate but kinda was like Woa this is actually good.
Tried again at 21 and I cant get hard, not even aroused. NOT AT ALL
Please guys I’m really trembling and shaking and don’t know what the fuck should I do.
EDIT: Update of symptoms I had after crash
I think I should update this whole thing finally,
4 hours after the ED notice+ next day symptoms
- EXTREME heartrace for 5hours at night
- 30min sleep for full night due to
- having to pee every 20minutes
- extreme vidid imagination instantly upon clothing my eyes
- total body shakiness
Next day: - complete apathy to everything, I couldn’t recognize myself in a mirror, it was as staring at a stranger, looking at my hands was completely like through a screen of a video game, Not able to receive any pleasure from anything
- parents felt like objects, 0 human connection
- erotic material literally put me off, couldn’t watch it and didn’t make a difference reading an article or looking at fav pornstars
- head with extreme pressure (had to yawn every 2-3minutes as flying in an airplane)
- backheadpain
- full dry mouth, 0 salviaproduction for first day
- had to drink because of this 24/7
- and had to pee every 10-30min for full day
- stools were almost comming through as if I would’ve lost feeling in my bottomside muscles
- complete numbness of bottomside, no connection brain/dick and absolutely no feel
- shrinkage of genitals to half usual flaccid state, very warm
- burning sensation in penis
- hearing felt distant
- no pain otherwise, no soreness, no backpain, skin felt completely numb to scratches
- ballache especially right testicle
- sweating through almost whole first night
- strong breast tenderness
- next days upon waking extreme headache, worst pain I’ve felt in my life