Thank you for the reply. I figured that since my issues are primarily neurological, taking care of the brain through dieting, exercise and meditation are the best things I can do; that and time.
Thank you for the reply. That’s so great to hear that it cleared up for you. Mine seems to be excessively bad and causes stuttering/slurring. It’s beyond frustrating that no doctors even entertained the idea that this medication could cause this.
I appreciate your positivity. I know it’s early, and I hear stories about people recovering years later. While I know nothing’s guaranteed, I’m going to do my best maintain hope. This is a great support forum and thank you again to you and anyone else that responds.
Yeah as others have previously mentioned, the mental sides effects take way less time to improve/cure, they should provably get significantly better in the upcoming months, and if they don’t, maybe it’s not pfs at all (or it just fucked you very hard).
In my experience, I don’t stutter as much now after 2 months from quitting, I still have trouble coming up with words and specially reading, but certainly I can handle average conversations pretty normally now, unlike before.
Also:
What in the heck? In what world do you live man? Since when homeopatic doctors do all that? That’s even more useful that most real doctors.
Thanks for the reply. I cannot recommend enough the importance of seeking out a good homeopathic doctor to everyone on this forum. I went to three neurologists before her and she’s the only one that took me seriously and said her goal is to complete cure me of my speech/cognitive issues through diet, exercise, meditation and stimulation of the vagus nerve. Yep, it cost extra, but she did blood work and a genetics test and went over ALL the information from both over the course of about two hours… it was VERY thorough. She currently has me on a gluten free, Whole Foods, ketogenic diet. The list of supplements she has me taking as well is (if anyone’s curious):
- B Supreme
- Complete Mineral Complex
- ProOmega 2000
- Vitamin D3 + K2 Drops
- Heart and Soil: Mood, Memory and Brain
- Heart and Soil: Histamine and Immune
- Lions Mane
- Optimal PC
- NeuroCalm Magnesium
I know some people are against overly supplementing on here, but I started working with her about a month before I speculated my cause was Finasteride and got off it. I’m continuing this regiment. I also workout regularly.
She also doesn’t want me drinking/eating out of plastic either. I only drink water and ONLY out of a metal water bottle now. Most of the supplements I take come in glass bottles for that reason. Apparently the BPAs in plastic take such a vicious toll on the male body.
I’m certain a lot of people have tried things like this to cure PFS to no avail, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to take extremely good care of your body when going through something like this.
Another question - my speech issues are more physical than mental. My mouth often times feels numb and my pallet/sinuses always have a weird pressure now that’s exasperated when I’m tired or stressed. This has shown slight improvement since stopping Finasteride two weeks ago, but it’s definitely the thing affecting my speech. There are certain phrases and consonants that I really struggle with and it’s like my mouth doesn’t work right to enunciate. Can anyone relate?
Yes, I can definitely relate to this. Enunciation is harder. My lips feel uncoordinated and swollen. I also occasionally have a globus sensation in my throat, which also makes speaking tiresome and difficult. All this started with PFS - I had never any problems like that before.
I posted about three months ago when I first came off Finasteride about slurred speech issues. My symptoms seem to have improved slightly in terms of severity, but the slurred speech is still persistent. I’m hoping this will improve over time. Wanted to follow up and see if anyone has seen improvements in this symptom over time? It’s accompanied by brain fog as well. Hope everyone is doing as well as they can!
three months is early, especially if you have seen improvements.
Hi @Recovery18 - i moved your post to your member story so it’s easier for people to track your progress - also changed the topic to reflect your current state (feel free to change it to something else).
Thank you, sir!
Does anyone feel like their voice has gotten higher as a result of Finasteride? If so, we’re you able to recover from this? I feel like I’ve noticed my voice is less deep and requires more to project.
What were your hormone levels? Low T/Low DHT and high estrogen will quickly raise voice pitch
Got blood work done a few weeks ago and will be meeting with my doctor in about two weeks to go over the results. I’ve read a lot of things that say males can’t make their voices higher even with hormone therapy; that after puberty your voice is pretty much solidified. Not sure how true that is now. Btw thanks for the response.
While that’s true. Ageing causes vocal atrophy. Which could be caused by a hormonal shift as well. Make sure you get your levels yourself. Doctors are useless if your values are “in range”.
Really appreciate the response, man. I’ll be interested to see my results. Any way to reverse that atrophy you think and get my voice back?
I am still experiencing this, but it seems to be subtly improving. I also still have slight issues with drooling when I talk. My mouth is producing far too much saliva and I can feel it building up any time I’m speaking. These seem to be very rare symptoms as I don’t know too many people who have experienced this. Having said that, has anyone experienced this or can somewhat relate?
Are you still taking those supplements? I think Lions Mane may be an anti androgen.
I know exactly what you mean and there’s many other reporting the same thing.
Do you also feel like you’ve lost “muscle tone” in rest? I can still lift quite heavy, but I don’t have any “tone” unless I’m actually flexing.
I would say I’ve definitely lost muscle tone. My muscles just look softer and have no rigidity. Like you said, I can still lift very heavy, which makes this all the more odd.
It’s not that weird though. Could be nerve issue, stretch receptor issue or something else. Obviously ours is on the milder side.
On examination a diminished resistance to passive movement will be noted and muscles may feel abnormally soft and limp on palpation.
The low muscle tone associated with hypotonia must not be confused with low muscle strength or the definition commonly used in bodybuilding. Neurologic muscle tone is a manifestation of periodic action potentials from motor neurons. As it is an intrinsic property of the nervous system, it cannot be changed through voluntary control, exercise, or diet.
It also fits in the PFSN theory as it’s prevalent in SBMA.
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