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Where are you from (country)?
India -
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 -
What is your current age, height, weight?
27,5’7,68kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Yes, Core building ,weight lifting -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Vegan,organic healthy -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
1.1 years -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
25 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
26 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey ,it did not work but gave me side effects
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Propecia -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
when i stopped using it. -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
almost everything related to this drug
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x ] Erectile Dysfunction
[x ] Complete Impotence
[x ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ x] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ x] Confusion
[ x] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[x ] Slurring of Speech
[x ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ x] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[x ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ x] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[x ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[x ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x ] Muscle Wastage
[ x] Muscle Weakness
[x ] Joint Pain
[ x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ x] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x ] Frequent urination
[x ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
Constant flickering eyes, and body parts twitching
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Nothing i thought it might be genetic. -
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 have not gone through any blood tests -
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 started using Finasteride in 2013 and by 2014 i stopped it as it was not giving any result .After stopping the use my system crashed and i got all the side effects , earlier also these might be present but i think they were not as strong ,i didn’t notice that i was n’t getting morning wood.But before crash i was able to get it up without any issue.Then after stopping it the side effects become severe and i have gone thorough almost all the symptoms as tick marked above.Till now i had no idea what has happened to me.For more than 1 year i had complete impotence,which has improved as of now.I am not able to deep sleep ,which is still a big issue,which is making me tired everyday. I am emotionally numb.And my libido is still zero.I have been through days of suicidal thoughts which is not there at present.Exercise is the only thing which has helped me till now.Doctors keep on saying that everything is in my head and its psychological.I have not been through any bloodtests yet.