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Where are you from (country)?
A: 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?)
A:Google -
What is your current age, height, weight?
A: 43 years; 181cm, 80kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of exercise?
A: weight training 3x per week -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
A: healthy non-veg with occasional burger and fries cheat meal -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
A: diffuse hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
A: Two months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
A: 43 years, 15/02/18 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
A: 43 years, 15/04/18 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
A: Cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
A: Especially compounded 0.2% finasteride topical (also including 6% minoxidil) -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
A: 2ml per day which equates to 4mg applied topically i.e. 4x the recommended oral dosage but applied topically -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
A: 6 weeks -
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
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[x] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x] 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
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] 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)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
A: Recently started on DIM and Calcium di Glucarate -
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)?
A: blood test results 2 weeks after stopping posted in ‘Blood Tests’ section - will post pre-finsasteride bloods soon once I have found them.
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
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Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
A: I took finasteride for 2 months, then noticed side effects including water retention, flabby abdomen and chest, total loss of libido, and gynocomastia. Two weeks after stopping, the libido and general flab improved. In fact my libido was higher than anything i can recall in recent years. I also had a very positive energy. 1 week later these improvements in libido and weight loss have ebbed away. I am back to square one i.e. no libido and gynocomastia 3 weeks after stopping. My blood work appears all normal although this was taken at the peak of my improvement spike at 2 weeks. I want my libido and ability to orgasm back, and my zest for life which i think is closely linked, and I want to reverse the gynocomastia.