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Where are you from (country)?
US -
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?)
Just found it on google. -
What is your current age, height, weight?
23, 145, 5’11" -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
No -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
mostly fast food -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hairloss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
14 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
20, I started in september of 2010 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
21, I quit in november of 2011 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey -
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.)?
1mg a day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
about a year. -
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
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[x] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[x] 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
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[x] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain)
While my penis is numb to any pleasure, it has begun to “burn.” it feels like I need to piss all day.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
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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)?
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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.
AFter noticing that I was losing my hair I felt the need to go out and do something about it. Propecia sounded great because of course, none us of knew what it could do. SO I took the shit for over a year. Finally after looking up what this poison does I quit. Sides were still bad for about a week after but they went away. This is where it gets weird. NINETEEN months later they return with a vengeance. At first it was just depression which I attributed to other things in my life, but then I noticed I wasn’t enjoying masturbation as much. Then a couple days ago I my I noticed complete ED and an aching prostate. Perhaps my lifestyle just caused a late crash?
I just can’t believe that for a more than a year I felt fine but yet was still destined for a crash.
I love to hear some input though… what do you guys think?