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Where are you from (country)?
Italy -
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 search -
What is your current age, height, weight?
30,185 cm,83kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
I do push up regurlarly.Start gym and weightlift today -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
A bit of everything.Mostly healthy -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
Took the poison 9 years(more or less) -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
20 years old.Beginning 2004 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
29 .quit 06 march 2014 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turnkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
propecia,then proscar/4 then generic -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1.25mg/day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
not sure about that,maybe in 2010,so after 6 years -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
loss of libido,ED,sleeping,depression
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
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] 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
[x] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[x] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[x] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[x] Prostate pain
[x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
stay clean.No alchool,no smoking,no drug,eat healthy -
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)?
no test pre-fin
some test done after
08/april 2014
fsh 9.6 (2.1-18.6)
lh 9.1 (1.0-8.0)
prolattina 12.6 (2.0-15.0)
testosterone 6.31 (3-10)
testorene free 30.1 (8.0-47.0)
shbg 24(10-70)
19/may 2014
fsh 9.9 (2.1-18.6)
lh 8.3 (1.0-8.0)
prolattina 12.1 (2.0-15.0)
testosterone 6.00 (3-10)
testorene free 20 (8.0-47.0)
shbg 23 (10-70)
estradiolo <20 (<51)
ft3 3.1 (2.0-4.0)
ft4 10.8 (7.0-17.0)
tsh 3.46 (0.25-4.5)
16) Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
no
- Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
First,sorry for my poor english,I am from Italy.
I start taking propecia because my father and grandfather were bald,so since I thought to loose hair I get very scared.
Dermatologist said maybe I could get bold or maybe not,but there were no reason to wait…and start propecia to “save time and hair”.
After few month of usage I noticed my sperm was watery,but nothing else.
I also started to do push up as ordinary routine(4 time a week,4x70 reps).I gain muscle quite fast and I reach 90 kg of body weight easy,so I was in a very good shape.
I had no sexual side effect for sure until 2010.I was in a long term reletionship and she never had something to complain about our sex…well to be honest she complain about I always wanted to have sex,and she need to rest,sometime.
So I used to masturbate at least 2/3 time a day,or having sex 2 or more(7 time,one very day…),and I never paid attention to possible side effect …“ok…I ve been taking this pill for nearly 6 years…I could never get some side effect,now”
I broke up with my girlfriend(she did…)and I stay alone,but with the same sex urge and libido that force me to masturbate.I am not sure when side start to appear.
I remember in june 2012 I was on holiday and looking to all that woman just with very tiny bikini made me going crazy,so I was ok.
during july 2012 I start to have problem with sleeping.I never need more than 5/6 hour of sleeping,but then I began to have a lot of difficoult to falling asleep,and to wake up after 2 or 3 hour,even if I feel tired.
I also began to masturbate less(now I can link this to side effect,at that moment I thought it was normal).So I keep on “extinguish” my old me,little by little,without become aware of it.
In march 2014 I met a girl:she is extremly beatiful,nice and funny.She is perfect,to me.
But I notice something was wrong…I do not have any need of having sex with her,and When I kissed her,I do not have any erection or signal from my dick.
It was like all my insane libido(I miss it)was gone.
I get very worried about it,try to masturbate as a test,but I cannot get any erection,and start searching…and I found the problem.
I quit the next day with finasteride,crossing my finger.
It was 06 march 2014.
After a week I noticed some signal from my dick,and I was happy.
I ve gone to andrologist on 1 of april,and explain my problem of ed and libido:I was shy about my theory of finasteride side effect.I said him I took fina since 2004…He looked at me like I said I had sex with my mother…He confirm me my suspect and how he consider finasteride:a poison that kill manhood.
He gave me cialis 5mg to take in alternate day and prescribe me hormon blood test.
To be honest I feel better every day,so after my fisst pill of cialis,I started to have strong eretion,when I wake up,or during day,without any stimolation.My libido was back too,and need to masturbate 3 or more every day,just to keep my dick calm.i did not take cialis anymore,and I feel cured…was the happiest person on this earth.Libido was back 100%,no ED…until 07 of april,then I crashed
I lost libido,got ED and I felt weaker and weaker day by day.The worse moment has been around 20 of april.Then I gain a bit more energy for my everyday life.since I quit taking finasteride I lost 8 kg.
Now I have only something that I can call morning wood(I am on cialis 5 mg alternate days),no libido and when I tried to have sex,I cannot gain a full erection,and then I also lost it after not over 10 minute.
Want to try with weightlift,hoping it can help my hormone,so I start with gym yesterday
I would like to die.I just do not want to loose hope.
Any suggestion?
my blood test should be ok…but I am not ok…