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#1

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum.

First of all, I am sorry ‘reason’. I told you I would stay away, but I can’t take the panic attacks and depression. I am freaking out and I can’t stop thinking about how this is going to end my life.

I have a couple questions that maybe some of you can help with. First of all, I only took propecia 21 times, but I am experiencing the same terrible sexual side effects (very low libido, ED, panic attacks, depression, etc.). Basically, I took the drug about 5 times, then forgot to take it on vacation and stopped for about 5 days, then I took it again when I got home for a total of 21 pills. I noticed the side effects setting in as I was taking it, but didn’t realize it was the propecia until I guess it was too late. Anyway, at the time I quit, I was very tired all the time and had a lack of interest in sex. However, I could still have sex. However, since coming off the drug, my libido has dropped even more (maybe because I have been researching on the internet and and sooooo worried) and there is a much less sensation in my penis.

Question: I have been off the drug for 3 weeks now, and have seen no significant improvement. Is there any sense is going back on a very low dose of the drug to see if my body goes back to normal?? I am wondering if I should have weened myself from it instead of just quitting cold.

Question 2: If question 1 is just absurd as it sounds, then are there any suggestions? Should I just wait it out as reason has prescribed? (I have a lot of confidence in his advise btw) If so, were there any from the old site that recovered in this manner. I guess I want to know when I should become more proactive, if necessary. I am freaking out so much that I am about to set up a meeting with Dr. Crisler.

Any advice is welcome. Thank you very much.

#2

Get bloodtests as recommended in the FAQ on this site.

Some guys can take a few months for function to return. Don’t panic dude… if after 3 months, then look at seeing Crisler, but its still early in the game.

Getting bloodtests should be the first step to see whats going on.

#3

I haven’t been able to find anything other than heresay stating that one should ween themselves off propecia. Anybody have any ideas on this? I guess it’s probably too late anyways since I have been off the drug now for as long as I was on it (3 weeks). Just can’t get over wondering if I should go on a lower dose for a little while to try fix things. Again, any ideas?

#4

I dont know, thats up to you but honestly if you know something is bad for you, why would you take more of it?

It’s doing its damage when its in your system, better to not take it at all… I understand your point of wanting to get back on so you can then ween off, 3 weeks is starting to get up there though… really it comes down to your personal choice if you want to risk more.

#5

Thanks Mew,

I agree that I really don’t want to put this stuff back into my body, but there seems to be one thing that is similar with everyone on this site. That is that everyone quit when they started having symptoms. I wonder if our bodies were in the midst of working around the lowered DHT, and we somehow interrupted the process. Then instead of getting itself back to normal, it just got even more screwed up.

I say this because I feel like I’ve gotten worse since I got off the drug. Does anyone know what chain reaction an overload of DHT in the hormone system would cause?