What would all of you rank your quality of life at the moment? And what is your worst side effects?
Mine would be a 3-4/10
Worst side effects are brain fog and now muscle wastage.
same I would say 3-4 out of 10,zero libido worst side…
6.0
Worst symptom : fatigue
2nd worst: joint pain
Quality of life I’ll go with 1 out of 10. Only because I still have my fiancé with me and my parents.
If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here. Every day I have to fight the urge not to kill myself and there’s been times when I’ve been very close. 9 weeks off propecia after a year on it. I was totally oblivious to what this drug has done to me. I’d say the worst side has to be the crippling insomnia I haven’t slept since I crashed about 6 weeks ago. I’ve been awake for 6 weeks. 2nd worst is the horrific anxiety and depression caused by the drug plummeting my testosterone levels to those of a 90 year old man.
The belgravia centre in London are scum of the earth. When I first agreed to take on the medication , no mention of any side effects, when I found out about this I called and they said I was a liar. They have no interest at all in the health of young men. All they are bothered about is making ££££££&££££££. At this stage I am that desperate for sleep if gladly swap for ED. How this drug can be marketed to millions of men who believe that this is a safe way of gaining your hair back and your youth is unbelievable, sure people document sexual sides but for me it’s the mental sides which are the worst by far.
We will see how much longer I can take this if it wasn’t for my parents and fiancé i would be dead and that’s a certainty.
Paul
6/10
Worst symptom – No emotions/anhedonia
2nd worst – Throat tightness
Always happy to hear from you MC. You’ve helped me through the tough times–although there are many more to go through, I think. Sorry to hear about the throat tightness. I read about you getting that symptom. There’s gotta be something out there to help that…
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I’m right where you are, man. Keep fighting. We have to have hope.
1/10 definitely. I went from completely happy and cheery to feeling miserable 24/7 since crashing last December. Fuck this drug. Im only 21 too… these were supposed to be the best years of my life.
Worst sides?
It’s like I don’t experience anything in the same way that I used to. Like the part of my brain that is responsible for pleasurable sensations has been shut off completely. I don’t think about sex anymore ever. I don’t have any confidence in myself… My hands are dry and they hurt all the time, especially in the mornings.
0/10
your worst side?
Can I ask if anyone on here has the most crippling insomnia after their crash? This song with the anxiety is the worst side for me worse than any sexual sides. To shit yourself every time you leave the house, pure panic attacks, this is a lad who travelled the world for 18 months, has travelled all over the world now he can’t even leave his house to go to the local shops. Yet belgravia say “there’s no way this can be finasteride it’s all in your head” yeah it’s all in my head I’ve got the testosterone levels of an 80 year old man. How this can be sold/prescribed is beyond criminal
Have Belgravia written to you or e-mailed you saying this in black and white, or did they say this to you in person, or over the 'phone? If you haven’t already, I’d speak to them again and record the conversation.
All on the phone unfortunately. They are a disgraceful company with nothing but utter contempt for their clients, they are nothing but customers who bring in sales for their company, hair loss advisors are nothing but hard sales agents telling you what you want to hear they are scum absolute scum
5 out of 10. Worst sides no sex drive and ED. Coming up on my 9 yr anniversary of my initial crash. Have gotten over most sides except those 2. If I could just get my mojo back I’d be almost normal again.
Good to hear. What other sides did you deal with?
7/10. If you had asked me two years ago, i would have likely said 1-2/10. Things get better. If I could just conquer sleep issues without resorting to drinking… I’d be all set 
Hang in there, buddy.
Thanks man 
I had several panic attacks after quitting fin and had really bad insomnia. Now my sleep is OK.
Try to find somewhere quiet to sleep.
Go away for a few days if you need to, so that you can de-stress.
I found the best thing to help with sleep is to exercise everyday, walking/swimming/weight lifting … whatever you enjoy best.
But don’t overdo it.
Valerian helped my anxiety, but don’t take it everyday otherwise you may become dependent on it.
I have sent you a PM to wish you a speedy recovery