Sleep, adrenals & Neurochemicals = The problem?

General Discussion
#1

How likely is it that the majority of us experiencing long-term sides have adrenal fatigue combined with a lack of quality sleep, like ithappens or some others have reported, all due to anxiety-inducing mental effects of finasteride? It’s just a thought, but that could account for the sexual setbacks, mental confusion, and physical weakness - the primary problems experienced here. I may be wrong but I think a few other people have suspected it in the past, including ithappens.

Maybe I’m just believing this long-term issue is more solvable than it is, but I wanted to just get some feedback on the idea. Thanks.

#2

Anyone got any ideas :question:

#3

i cant think becaues of the brainfog

#4

Same here, but we have to put some pieces together. Be glad; in your case, you have a diagnosis (low cortisol). For someone like me, I don’t even have the money to visit a naturpathic Dr. to simply have tests done, and no one acts as a helping hand to cover it, since they don’t buy the story.

I personally don’t really think we’re all suffering simply due to fluctuated androgen levels/production, I think fatigue of the body and anxiety contributes to the symptoms of shrinkage, ED, confusion, weight gain, etc. (at least in my case). I guess I’m wondering how many others feel similarly, and how many are willing to look into it further.

#5

Honestly, I cant say that I feel tired or mentally confused. I feel healthy, but I have ZERO libido, low semen volume, and difficulty getting erections. And it has become worse over the past year.

I dont sleep well, and I have anxiety about my libido problem, but I dont feel greatly fatigued. But I KNOW that this isn’t psychological. But I’m open to anything as a theory, and the lack of sleep probably is an issue in some way.

#6

Well, you are worried, worried. Perhaps the anxiety from finasteride is enough to send our members in retreat, let alone if our bodies don’t shut down and regenerate at night properly. Even if it is a shut down/compromised HPA, sleep and anxiety might play a role. I realize it’s just a theory, but I think it deserves more discussion.

#7

some recoveries have been attributed to xyrem. Xyrem induces such a heavy state of sleep/physical shutdown that a regenerative/homeostatic process takes place that is much more effective than non-xyrem-induced sleep.

I’m trying to get some from my GP, but it’s not easy.

Jase.

#8

I believe that it is mostly in the neurotransmitters and that the hormones like Test, DHT, and Estrogen play less of a role than we think.

I know that many dopamine agonists and anti-serotonergic drugs are used to combat sexual dysfunction caused by SSRI’s, MAOI’s, TCA’s and Prolactinoma. They have been used successfully, also.

Also, sexual dysfunction from propecia is reminiscent of SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction in which I took Effexor for two weeks in highschool and suffered MUCH the same side effects.

I think we should be focusing more on this aspect.