I am saying a prayer for you. Its too early to tell if you will recover in a normal amount of time.
Still having extreme sexual disfunction. Viagra doesn’t work and I can’t get turned on mentally by sex. This is the most stressfull situation I have ever been in. Sides arnet as bad as 4 weeks ago, but I don’t have any sexual energy. Wouldnt be able to have a relationship. What should I do next? I’m going to the uro on monday . Do I start with interventions? all my sides are sexual
Bob, my urologist put me on doxycycline for two weeks. The last 4 days I was on it I felt like a 15 year old at the Playboy Mansion. My sexual symptoms come and go though. Some mornings I wake up thinking about sex, others I don’t. I have a TON of trouble sleepign though. I always wake up in the middle of the night for no reason and can’t get back to sleep. I also sometimes can last for a while during the act, and other times I have premature ejac.
I just got an ultrasound done on my testicles, and they found fluid in the sac…maybe that’s what is causing this.
Thanks. Im going to the urologist tomorrow to talk. I don’t have high expectations. My morning erections have returned which is a positive, but I still have zero daytime libido. I look at women like they are rocks.
Are there any doctors in the CHicagoland area that have any experience with a crash?
did you took any other medication with propecia?
3 weeks is a very short time to crash. I took propecia for 5 years until the crash.
some people only took one pill…so go figure
I saw endos today. Both told me the same thing. I should recover. They had no idea what I was talking about, but if it persists then come back.
The most difficult aspect of this experience is being objective and not going crazy. I want to apologize to Mew for my comments in the membher section. It’s your biology and hormones that matter. Length of use does always mean anything.
On a positive note I am now getting regular morning erections. They have recovered over the last month and are stronger. They also happen even when I don’t sleep well.
I hope that things will continue this linear improvement., they also took blood again today. I am curious whether it will higher than at the beginning of nov. it was 462.
Forgot to mention. All of the puberty look seems to have gone along with the veins and the rotation on the axis doesnt occur as much. My flaccid penis looks just about the way it did pre fin. When I get an erection things have improved, no huge veins and it no longer tilts to one side. The best I guess I have (cross my fingers) is that slowly my hormones are starting to get into line.
Its been three and a half months since I stopped taking fin. My body crashed at the end of September after three weeks off the meds. Where should I go from here? I have seen two uro’s who don’t know whats going on, but that isnt surprising. I think i need to find someone who has had someone who got off the drug and had a horrible delayed reaction like me.
Should I continue to let time do its thing and hope for a full recovery? My best guess is that is still months away, but I would rather wait it out if things can get back to normal naturally. All of my sides are sexual. I lost all of my sexual functioning overnight, but sensitivity and appearance have improved. I don’t have pre and post fin hormone tests, but my last test for testosterone was 462. not bad, but not great
Hey man, I also get pretty regular morning erections (sometimes it wakes me up, haha), but my libido is still kind of whack, and I still get hard flaccid/veiny dick every few days. It’s driving me insane. I can probably get a daytime erection that can achieve an orgasm about two-three times a week. Stay strong.
Just thought I would update everyone on my status. I am almost 6 months from the crash and over 6 six months since I stopped taking propecia. I still have not have had my libido return. No nocturnal erections and zero sex drive. I am giving up hope that I will ever get my desire and functioning back. My shrinkage has lessened and I have more sensitivity. Another strange thing I have noticed is the hair on the back on my head has regrown.
Nearly 8 months after my crash. I still have no libido or sexual desire. I don’t know if this is permanent but it seems that way. I can’t contemplate a life with no sexual feelings. Im at my wits end and considering ending my life
Find an endo who is familiar with PFS. Where are you? Someone here might be able to suggest someone . Personally, I recommend seeing someone in a research hospital. Forget a local endocrinologist, they’ll probably just get confused.
As far as other things go, step up your workout routine and start a super healthy diet to help yourself feel better. I also recommend an occasional butt kicking exercise day every couple of weeks, like a 15mile hike into the mountains or 70-100m on a bike.
By the way, I basically had/have the same symptoms as you. First pill did me in. Aside from all the usual sides, I’ve also had a complete cessation, possible regrowth in hair loss. Things for me got a lot better after a change in lifestyle. Good luck.
Bob,
Don’t end your life man for the pill. You need to fight it! Most guys who took the pool short term do eventually make a recovery. Try to clean up your diet and stray away from bodily poisons such as alcohol. The body need time to recover from the poison of this pill.
Look at the improvements you have made. Are you able to get morning or nocturnal erections?
I haven’t had a spontaneous erection or morning erection since last sept after the crash. My penis reminds small and shrunken and I have zero sex drive. My life has been ruined. I can barely masturbate.
Does anyone recall an other members having there hair grow back after stopping the drug? Mine has, but my penis looks terrible. I think they are connected. Pretty much giving up hope of this fixing itself in the next year or so
Bob I also took abiut 20 pills on and off for three weeks. I cut the pill in half the last week with no difference.
Have you seen a specialist for this Endoncrinologist? They should be able to take a look at your entire hormone profile and pin point the imbalance.
My readings were the following:
Total T 528 mg/dl
Bio T 238 mg/dl
Lh 4.3
Fsh 1.6
My doctor told me my BIO T was at the 25% percentile and we need to get that up to 50%.
You need to see a doctor about this. Stay strong…