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Where are you from (country)?
Sweden -
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 -
What is your current age, height, weight?
21 years old, 1.80m around 70kg -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
No, but i walk daily as part of my commute studies or other activities. -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Since I started taking fin I cut off red meats due to finding it caused increased acne for me, though I generally eat anything, and have a healthy diet. Don’t drink soda and normally don’t eat candy or other snacks, maybe once a week or so at most. -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Was noticing slight hairloss and decided to get some finasteride from germany after reading so many posiives about it. Thought I would quit if I got any side effect. -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
5 Months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
20 years old around late November. -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
21 years old, around 3 days or so prior o this post -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Generic made by Ratiopharm -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1.25mg a day, never missed one -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
Never noticed them during those 5 months, excellent sex drive, good sperm quality, full erections at will, morning wood etc.
It wasn’t until Wednesday this week (Sunday today) that I suddenly couldn’t get my erection and my libido was down to zero. -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
While on the drug none until the day I stopped (5 months in) I got ED and no libido. I have however noticed nocturnal erections.
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
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] 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
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain)
Loss of appetite and I’m suddenly not ticklish anymore after my brother tried to tickle me, I don’t get those loin tingling sensations anymore like when someone whispers in your ear.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Right now it’s early, but I’ve taken some time off school to focus on excessive and well being as of now. (Sweden has a very good school system that alows me to do this) -
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 bloodtests when I started, will get them done this week. -
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.
I’m a 21 year old male which started noticing a slight loss in hair density, I didn’t panic and was decided I might shave in the future, that is until I stumbled on finasteride threads and the good results some people got. I ordered some 5mg pills from Germany by brand Ratiopharm with a so called teleprescription, and cut them in four. Took one 1.25mg pill daily for 5 months and didn’t see any change in sex drive, sperm quality, erection frequency etc. I was still as horny as ever during those 5 months.
Now fast forward to a few days ago I suddenly decided to fast a bit to reset my bowel (something I had done a while ago without fin in my system) and I lost all appetite and quickly saw my penis stop working, couldn’t get an erection at first and couldn’t get aroused, tried later and got one 90% and came just out of curiosity, my semen came out shooting with force as water droplets, then I realized it might be the drug. I never lost libido before so I was initially shocked. I quit the pill cold turkey three days ago and haven’t recovered my ED or libido for about 4 days iirc, been eating super healthy for 3 days now including red meats as I didn’t do when I started.
I haven’t been depressed, stressed or anything, I just got out of my easter vacation and was looking forward to finishing my last uni course for the year. I haven’t been reading anything bad about finasteride as I assumed I was in the clear when it came to sides. No I crashed and I’m past my initial shock, I’m in a reasonably good mood despite this and been in close contact with my mom, gathered the courage and told her about my sexual problems (as well as loss of ticklishness, apetite and change in mood at the time) Going to see a doctor this coming week, hopefully this monday to get some tests done and to see what’s best.
I’m writing here to see if anyone has been in the same situation as me and recovered, how long did it take? Needing motivation and tips on supplements exercise etc, deep inside I know I can make it, I’m looking forward to the day I reset myself.