- Where are you from (country)?
UK
- 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 search about propecia side effects.
- What is your current age, height, weight?
24, don’t know weight or height.
- Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
i lift weights and do light cardio.
- What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
meat eater.
- Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss
- For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1 year
- How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
22
- How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
23
- How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey
- What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
brand name propecia
- What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg
- How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
i think i noticed it about 6-7 months in but i thought it was all in my head. it really started to hit me a year in and that’s why i decided to stop it.
- What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] 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
[ ] 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?
i started lifting weights to try to boost testsoterone and i’m trying to eat healthier.
- If you have pre or post-Finasteride bloodtests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (pls post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
i recently got a blood test but need to wait a week to see my results.
- Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
no.
- Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
i started taking the drug in late may of 2015 because i noticed my hair was starting to thin. the first side effect i noticed was watery semen but this went away after a few weeks. things were ok but i noticed my libido was a little bit lower about 6-7 months in but i thought it was in my head and kept taking the drug. it wasn’t until about a year when the side effects became unberable and i decided to stop taking it. i noticed my libido was extremely low, i had zero interest in sex and orgasms weren’t as pleasurable. i can still get erections but it always requires stimulation. it has now been 7 weeks since i quit and things have not improved at all.