Propecia destroyed my life and I am considering suicide

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#11

Most users on this forum have heard of this guy at least at some point. He is a very toxic individual indeed. It’s hard to understand what motivates such disbelief and resentment in a person like that. However, spare yourself the energy. There’s little point in trying to talk to a person who does not want to listen. You could go into the comment section and hopefully convince one or two guys not to take finasteride but in the end you can’t warn people who don’t want to listen.

With more research and awareness on our side, we might be able to flag and report such Youtube channels in the future and get them shut down for dangerous advertisement of toxic medications.

#12

Please stop, just stop and take care of yourself. Your life is worth it! You are so young and your body can get back to normal in time. You have no any other than sexual sides. You are saying you get erections WHENEVER you only talk with girls. Do you know it’s actually a dream for the most guys here? Means your brain - penis connection works perfectly while for many here it’s lost and for severe PFS cases it’s completely lost. Take care, young man! Life is just in front of you.

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#13

Yes talking with girls make me erected. Not full erection but erection. I hope I can heal. Thanks…

#14

Hey buddy I was 18 when I got PFS. I am now about to be 34. Its been some tough years, but I have adjusted life and am very happy to be alive. I am married, 2 kids, and mostly healthy and athletic. You can always get a penile implant that will “restore” penis function. I have managed to get my cognitive, energy issues back for the most part. Shoot me a PM if you want to chat.

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#15

Hello. How about sexual side effects? Did you recover?

#16

moonman1 what do you mean by “penile implant”? Thanks

#17

@Lover.Of.God
you defenitly have to do a blood work
Your doctor have to take :
Testosteron
Free testosteron
SHBG
Estradiol
Prolaktin
FSH
LH
DHT

after that you will know more .

If your only other problem is a bad Erektion you can take 10 mg tadalafil that will work very well.

For depression try to meditate 10 min every day and take htp-5 every day before you go to bed and if you dont do sport than start with it, it helps to focus on other things it increases your testosteron and hgh levels and also will make you more happy and confident .

#18

C’mon man don’t give up. It doesn’t look like you were hit with the full mental sides, just sexual ones. It can be a lot worse, give it more time and keep trying to stay on a healthy routine. I know it sucks but people have recovered after years. Don’t lose hope, and your chances of recovery are higher since your only dealing with sexual sides.

Also you might want to look at pelvic floor dysfunction, a lot of your sides could be attributed to that. The dysfunction could have been triggered by propecia but it could become persistent depending on your daily habits.

#19

You feel you are suicidal because of fear, stress, anxiety you are currently feeling. you need to calm your self down. Then you can live happily with what you have left whether you will 100% recovered or not. With your current stress you don’t feel that. So do Wimhof breathing, Go in nature, Read Buddhism if you like and Multivitamin and Vitamin D also good from my experience.

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#21

Man I will never have a relationships I will never have fully sex. Those are makes me feel terrible. But I feel a little bit better now. I read bible.

#22

I lost my sexual ability due to PSSD around 20 yrs of age. Now I am 32. My penis is not sexual anymore. It’s very hard to achieve orgasm with my GF. I don’t dream any more and no sexual dreams nor morning erection. Any girl don’t attracted to me romantically. I was also suicidal. Once you understand things in life, our expectations and feelings will be changed then you understand high expectations cause this suffering. So hang on you will be OK…

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#23

Why is that happened to us? We didn’t deserve it. All I want was healthy hair but what happened…I can only accept…My life is not worth living anymore. I hope corona or cancer kills me.

#24

Hi there @Lover.Of.God

It’s understandable that you are feeling the way you are just now, but please take on board everything the guys on here have said to you. It is awful that this has happened to you but although it may feel it with your current mindset, it is absolutely NOT the end of the world for you. You are very young and have a long life ahead of you. You have been impacted to a degree but you haven’t been hit by the many many of the side effects that fundamentally disable many and still have some sexual function and desire which is a major plus. If you still have that desire, as others have said there are ways to improve sexual function for you, but if you put your sexual issues to one side for a minute I assume from what you have said that you would absolutely be in a position to desire to be intimate with a woman. Please don’t deny yourself this intimacy by catastrophising what could very well be a transitory thing in a very long life. Also, there will be women who want to get intimate with you no matter what. Don’t presume to deny a future partner your love for fear of this. Life is never perfect and everyone has insecurities about something of themselves. We sadly know the cause of this particular misfortune and with it the added pain of what we’ve lost and all of those what could have beens, but try not because of this to throw everything else out which you still have: a young life with many things right and working, or working to a degree that you can function satisfactorily enough for the moment. Think of the amazing strides that happened in the last year with the covid vaccines. Your hopefully long life time will offer I am absolutely sure amazing advances in so many areas. Again, don’t deny yourself being here for them. To take your life now would be a bit like William Shakespeare burning his complete works because he was unhappy with one single play. Hang in there. Your own play is just begun. You can’t begin to presume that this is irrevocable. Many already have seen improvement. You also can’t begin to presume how women will react to you. There will be more than one out there right this very moment who will love you no matter what. Stay for them too.

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#25

Thanks for your answer. But I think no woman accepts a man like me. It is better to accept this reality. I am not gonna kill myself but my life is terrible now and I can’t do anything about it…

#26

I understand where you are because I was there recently. All rationality goes out the window when you’re faced with these side effects and the sense of doom plagues your thoughts 24/7.
There’s a good chance you’ll recover with time so just old onto hope.
A recovery could come at anytime so try your best to stay strong for those who love you for now.

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#27

I will start to exercise and diet and some supplements. Wish me luck. Other religious members please pray for me I am praying for you…

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#28

Today I have talked with my urologist. He said finasteride can cause this permanent side effects. I am gonna kill myself I am %100 sure about that. I am only 20 years old virgin. I didn’t even kissed a girl. But this drug took all of my pleasure in my life. This is not a suicide this is a murder. Doctors who made propecia they killed me.

#29

I think you need some perspective. While I know you are having a bad time, there is no way of knowing that you are stuck with this and what you’re describing in those quotes sounds like a situation that many people here would consider enviable. People can see improvement after years.

This is not a reason to kill yourself.

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#30

I will never know what sex is. Because of this drug…

#31

One of us doesn’t understand percentages.

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