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Where are you from (country)?
México -
How did you find this forum
Google search I was looking for side effects of saw palmetto -
What is your current age, height, weight?
20, 1.68cm, 60kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
3 days a week, lifting weight and some cardio -
What type of diet do you ea)?
Meet eater -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
3 days -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
20 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
20, August 7 2015 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
I just stop taking the pills -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Saw palmetto -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
450mg -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
The day after I stop taking them -
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
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x ] Testicular Pain
[ x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] 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
[x ] 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?
None -
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)?
What blood test Should I do -
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.
I start taking saw palmetto one day because I was loosing a lot of hair, the first day that I start taking the pills my hair stop falling completely, after the third day my mom ask me I the pills that If the
Was taking have any side effects so I search for it and I found the PFS and start reading about it, and since then I stop talking the pills and start having some of the symptoms, not all at the same time but I have been presenting some of them and others just disappear.
Now 4 months since I stop taking the pills I haven’t feel completely good, I notice that my testicles got a little smaller, my body hair becomes thinner and I have a little gynecomastia only on the right breast, and mentally I have been felling stress and depressed I feel like I’m not in the moment and my libidos decreased significantly
I was just wondering if with 3 pills of saw pale,too I may have developed PFS and if there is any hope that I will get good again. Please help!