I’m the same way, I don’t care about hairloss at all anymore. In fact, I would give up every hair on my head to be normal again!
SO HERE’S the deal now
while mentally i am getting better as days go by
i tried jerking off today and i noted 3 things
1.it was harder for me to get an erection
holding it sucked too
2.the amount of semen seemed to be less and no where near as thick as it should be
3.and the quality of it was very watery sth that never happens to me
i mean it didn’t feel or even smell right
funny thing i noted throughout the whole episode was how uninterested and bored i was of it all
bored of jerking off that doesn’t sound right
and worst of all the conditions i am suffering, physically at least have gotten worse from when i went cold turkey on the drug
but maybe that’s a good thing
kinda like my body’s final goodbye to that poison pill
Suddenly, yesterday at lunch time I started to feel somehow aggressive. Really weird, I’ve never felt that way before. Seemed like I got a huge hormone boost. Probably my DHT crossed some threshold…
Then in the evening, ALL side effects went away…Huge erection, sex drive, clear mind, etc…
I’ve read that most people experience this after stopping. Now I’m psychologically preparing for crash landing by Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday since I quit cold turkey, taking my last pill on Monday (stupid me!!)…I guess this will decide my fate…
I was still thinking about starting to ween off at day 3/4 but I decided it was most probably too late and I would just make it worse by taking another poison pill.
At the moment I’m just trying to relax and take 45mg of Zinc hoping my Testosterone won’t crash too hard…
Dude, you’re totally okay. I believe in no crash – you just take the pill and start feeling shit or you don’t. Stop worrying and enjoy life.
WELL i certainly felt like shit when taking the pill
and more feeling like shit after getting off the pill
now i think i am getting a little better
at this point i am actually hopeful enough to be back to a 100%
maximum by a months time if things go on like this
OK, here we are: all symptoms are back again…so much about the crash 
The only difference is, that I can get a 40-50% erection if I try very hard…
(before my penis was totally dead)
I hope that things will gradually improve…I wouldn’t be able to live like this for a long time…
For how long has it been that bad then? Everyone has different days and that’s totally normal. If you really feel like shit for a long time, then start worrying. I 100% had erectionless days before finasteride too and I was sometimes even able to be more than a week without orgasming. That was fully dependant on the state of mind and mood then like it is now. Yesterday I drank a lot and told myself that I don’t care about my erections, sperm quality and muscle twitches anymore and guess what: today is full of erections and very small amount of twitches. We are creating ourselves more problems while speaking and worrying in this forum.
You were just almost recovered and very happy. Then you had not such a happy day with less to do and more time to think over your life and started worrying. I still believe what you’re going through is a bit psychological. Try to be away from the Internet and come post here again after a week about your health.
Hi Fanjeera,
Thank you for giving me hope! I really appreciate this.
Here are the details:
Before taking Propecia I never had any erection problems at all. On the contrary, I had a lot of spontanous erections.
7.12. last pill (10th pill) in the morning. All side effects set in
8.12. first day off. Side effects remain
9.12. side effects remain
10.12. side effects remain. Brain fog clearing up.
11.12. side effects going away in the morning. At night: all side effects gone and perfect sexual intercourse (real hormone boost!)
12.12. - 15.12. no side effects. Perfect sexual intercourse
16.12. Side effects coming back
17.12. All side effects back again until today. Only difference is: I can masturbate, but it takes me A LOT of concentration, effort and my penis gets only 50%-60% erection. Another difference is, that my penis feels kinda cold/freezing, especially on the glans. This feeling is definitely something I’ver never experienced before…
Today I went to my doctor and she ordered most of the blood tests recommended in this forum. I’m lucky that she takes me seriously…
In January I 'll get go to a specialist for andrology. Let’s hope he can help me.
From your experience: Am I now in the post-crash phase with a potential slow recovery? Any realistic probability estimates for recovery?
And: Is it common that side effects fluctuate after quitting Propecia?
Thanks for your advice, I’ll try not to think about this diabolic drug and keep hope…
I think it’s ok that your libido and mood fluctuates from day to day. I wouldn’t consider them side effects if they do it so rapidly.
How is your sperm quality? Has it been improving or going worse? Have you got any VISUAL side effects like losing muscle or gaining fat?
I feel confident enough now to post an update:
I guess I have finally recovered. After terrible side effects, sudden recovery and brutal crash after a week I’ve made my way to recovery again and except anxiety, insomnia and muscle loss (a few kilos already) all the side effects are gone (for more than a week now).
The funny thing is that I only started my recovery a day after I went to the solarium. Maybe the extra Vitamin D production helped…
What I have done since the day I stopped Propecia:
- No alcohol
- Try masturbating several times a day without actually ejaculating just to keep the blood flowing (just ejaculate once a day). I know this is difficult with a dead penis, but after a half an hour you can get some kind of reaction…
- 30mg Zink a day
- vitamines
- 300 mg Magnesium
- no red meat
- no smoking
- eat fruits and vegetables
- take a vacation
After a dead penis with shrinkage, etc I recovered my libido and erections 100%. So don’t loose hope! I’d never thought I could recover after my crash, but it has happened 
Maybe this helps somebody out there.
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Gratz! You can proudly proceed to “Recoveries” now .