Suffer since 2008

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#1

  1. How did you find this forum?
    google search

  2. What is your current age, height, weight?
    27, 178cm, 75kg

  3. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
    no

  4. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
    meat eater

  5. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
    hair loss

  6. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
    9 months

  7. How old were you when you started Finasteride?
    23

  8. How old were you when you quit?
    24

  9. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
    cold turkey

  10. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
    Proscar

  11. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
    0,5 mg/day

  12. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
    Health problems, liver pain

  13. 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
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility

Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[x] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Depression / Melancholy

Physical
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[x] Weight Gain
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x] Muscle Wastage
x] Muscle Weakness
[x] Joint Pain
[x] 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
[x] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
    I took nystatin and fluconazole. I feel little better, no brainfog

  2. 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)?
    High DHEA 50,8 ng/ml 1,8-12,5

  3. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?

  4. Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
    I started November 2007. I quit August 2008. I quit becouse my liver pain. I feel little better after nystatin and fluconazole. I have tried Testosterone, HCG, Broccoli with no results.

Old member Matys
#2
  1. How did you find this forum?

baldness forum

  1. What is your current age, height, weight?

29, 178cm, 80 kg

  1. Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?

I never had before, but since stopping Propecia I’ve tried to hit the gym and do some serious weightlifting fairly often.

  1. What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?

I’m trying my best to eat more healthy

  1. Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?

Hair loss

  1. For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?

7 months

  1. How old were you when you started Finasteride?

24

  1. How old were you when you quit?

25

  1. How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?

Cold turkey

  1. What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?

proscar

  1. What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?

I took the pill as is, which I think is 1mg each

  1. How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?

Almost immediately, but I was assured it would go away with time, so I kept taking it

  1. 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
[ ] Complete Impotence
[X] Loss of Morning Erections
[X] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[X] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[X] Watery Ejaculate
[X] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[X] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility

Mental
[X] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[X] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[X] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[X] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[X] Depression / Melancholy

Physical
[X] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[X] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[X] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[X] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[X] Weight Gain
[X] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[X] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[X] 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
[X] Lowered body temperature

[ ] Other (please explain)

  1. What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?

So far I’ve only been taking a bunch of supplements

  1. 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)?

None

  1. Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
#3

Your story?

#4

My Blood work:

Creatinine 0,9315 mg/dL 0,9-1,3
AIAT 48,136 U/L 0,0-42,0
AspAT 24,1856 U/L 0,0-37,0
Calcium 2,2208 nmol/L 2,1-2,6
Kortysol 196 ng/mL 60-285
Na 142 mmol/l 137-145
Potasium 3,7 mmol/l 3,6-5,1
TSH 3,89 ulU/mL 0,25-4,0
Prolactin 4,32 ng/ml 2,5-17,0
Testosterone 676 ng/ml 245-1600
FSH 2,41 mLU/ml 0,7-11
LH 3,48 mlU/ml 0,8-7,6
Progesterone 0,693 ng/ml 0,27-0,9
SHBG 26,3 nmol/l 7,2-100
DHEA 50,8 ng/ml 1,8-12,5

#5

what is AIAT 48,136 U/L 0,0-42,0?
you are hypothyroid. you should go for T3, T4 and rT3 and find out your T3/rT3 it should be = > 20, if less you my try supplementing T3.
your total T looking at the scale, is a little lower end.

#6

AIAT is liver marker. I am taking now T3 so i wont be taking test you talking about.

#7

who recommended you T3, a doctor? how long have you been taking it? did T3 make any improvment?

#8

I read topic of CGJ1. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6381
I am taking sall 12,5 mg doses of T3 and Clomid.
My metabolism little accelerated. Besides, I do not see the effects of this treatment.

#9

Quick update:
I made some recovery in few aspects. I dont take any medication since last year.
Deperesion: 80%
Sweating: 100% cured
Odor: 40%
Erection:30%
Better sleep: 80%
Morning erection appear every 2-3 days
Scalp itching:30%
better sperm count

#10

How is your libido and are your semen still watery?

#11

Libido is still low. Sperm is still watery

#12

have you stopped T3? and vitamin? if not how many months back you stopped everything?

#13

I have just masturbated. Now I have big sperm count. No watery!!! Guys Iam feel i recovering

#14

Numbness go away?

#15

No

#16

good luck! and did some changes in your diet?

#17

congratulations your progress! any changes in your diet?

#18

I avoid sugar and white bread. I dont eat supper. I have better with libido, odour, my scalp itch, better sleep, more ejaculate. Progress is very slow but changes are stable.

#19

Hi, do you have days in a month that you feel like cured?

#20

Matys, was your dhea really almost 5 times over range? You should check your cortisol and progesterone. That high dhea is a indicator of adrenal stress.