I was not. I got a job before I even knew what was wrong with me. I knew something was off cause my brain wasn’t working. I’ve been working in IT for 2 years now, and there were times when I felt really stupid/retarded in front of others, I couldn’t think laterally or come to conclusions quickly or overview the situation nearly as fast as others. It’s a very scary feeling when you know you have the intelligence but it just isn’t usable anymore.
I’m talking in the past tense but this has only gotten marginally better. Brain fog is still quite a problem for me, and I think my IQ or at least my general ability to think quickly and clearly in different directions, has gone down at least 20-30% since using Finasteride. I can only hope that I can return to the general level of awareness and mental presence that I once had.
Mental consequences (and personality changes, lack of confidence) have been my biggest obstacle for work, physically I am capable of doing everything needed incl. traveling.
I have gone into overtime trying different therapies, because being in the company for 2 years, I will soon no longer be a junior, and more and more responsibilities are being tacked on to me, at which point I simply can’t afford to be dealing with brain fog, anxiety, and other bullsh** that has been plaguing me the past 3 years. Hopefully I can reach the next step of recovery to be able to cope with all that awaits, since I’d hate to have to abandon my job or pass up on a promotion because of PFS.