Pre existing condition??

General Discussion
#1

So I know that Propecia caused my condition, but I must admit that most of the side effects I have now were there before just on a much smaller scale…

Insomnia
Had sleeping issues most of my life. Was prescribed ambien but only went through 1 perscription in a year. Now I have severe insomnia.

Depression
Once diagnosed with depression but never took meds. Nonetheless I was generally a very happy guy. Now very depressed.

Anxiety
Had some minor anxiety and worried about things more than I should. Now very anxious.

Muscle Wastage
I would have to work out 5 days a week to maintain the muscle I put on. I could bulk up VERY quickly but if I didn’t continue to go to the gym I would lose the muscle fast. Now I’ve lost all my muscle…

Sexual Problems
I will admit that for an extended period of time I experienced premature ejaculation. This was surprising considering I was a generally confident and suave guy. After a summer of working out, being very happy, and boosting my confidence, it was all gone and I could last for hours. After I first took propecia and stopped, I was back to where I was before. I didn’t think it was the Propecia but that I somehow lost my confindence or something…

I am raising these points to see if anyone else can relate. My thouht is that maybe myself and others had some other minor condition prior to taking Propecia which pused our bodies over the edge. Although I had these complaints before Propecia, they were VERY minor and rarely anything I worried about or sought help for. Any thoughts?

#2

even if it was like this,what does it chage to say yes !!!..anyway propecia (finasteride) is a drug hat distrupted our life and somebody (merck) told us it was safe and it is not … so now i m in this shit situation just thanks to merck and finasteride…if i had or not the root of this situation even before propecia i don t care because for sure if i didn t took it i would be fine ,sexy and horny like always in my life .

thanks

#3

If you know that Propecia caused your condition, why even bother posting this?

The vast majority of YOUNG men here (in fact, I’d bet 98%) had absolutely NO pre-existing conditions before Finasteride, were virile and perfectly healthy. They then took Finasteride and had their sexual, mental & physical health destroyed while on, and since quitting the drug.

The only common denominator amongst all of us on this site is that we took Finasteride. Finasteride is listed to have sexual and physical side effects (and unlisted mental ones via research we’ve uncovered). It doesn’t take a genius to put two and two together.

To look “elsewhere” for the source of our problems is a waste of time. Everyone here who has been affected by the drug knows that the drug itself is the culprit, because if we hadn’t taken it we’d all be perfectly fine, living our lives healthy and happy as can be, full of libido, lust and raging erections like we once were – BEFORE Finasteride.

If you want to believe we all had pre-existing conditions and blame that instead of the drug, I doubt you’ll get much support for your idea around here.

#4

I know that Propecia is the cause of my problems and without it I would never have these issues. I raised the point to figure out what happened to me. There is some reason why some men dont experience any side effects and others end up destroyed like me.

Like I said I was perfectly happy and healthy before Propecia but did have some of my current side effects on a much much smaller scale.

So say that because of Propecia I am now 5-ar defficent. Well perhaps I was a bit 5-ar difficent before and Propecia pushed me over the edge? I’m trying to figure out what is going on…

#5

Perhaps we share a common genetic predisposition to the drug/mechanism of 5AR2 inhibition which made us react in the way we did either while on, or after quitting.

Finasteride has already been found to affect men differently based on their Androgen Receptor CAG repeats, and scientists recommend 5AR2 Genotyping BEFORE starting therapy:

propeciahelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2242

propeciahelp.com/forum/viewt … genotyping

Or perhaps we shared similar hormone profiles and had lowish DHT to start with, had everyone taken a baseline for every known hormone to compare against.

We really have no idea and can only speculate without further tests and research done on us.

#6

correct e if I m wrong… by the 2 links Mew posted ,so we have in our hands half o the answer we need to understand what our problem is…a 5AR2 “mutation” gene and response at the receptors…am I wrong ???

#7

more i’d like to understand where do u Me take all these studies ,like always big compliments and thanks !!!