swelling and fat around midsection.

Symptoms Physical
#39

Well guys about the same for me except physically I keep getting worse…Up to about 260lbs and no change…Muscles are getting weaker and more and more water around waist has caused me to have bad back injury because the weak muscles and weight are huge factors injuring your back muscles…

Also I am still using baking soda but not TRT or Clomid…I have been off trt a year this month…My symptoms, Huge weight gain, weak twitchy muscles, dry damaged hair, no energy and dry skin…Also almost all my body hair on chest has turned white and on my face as well…Also my armpit hair keeps getting less and less…

Menntally I have improved some and the baking soda helped with that…Physically I could not work on labor postion any longer like I did years before in construction work its almost like you are a fat winded invalid…I could run 5ks in around 21mins before this and look back on my journal here and see the slow decline to this state…Something fundementally is different about our bodies now than before…Just isn’t the same…Most are speculating an epigentic alteration affecting AR or genes controlling AR are methlayted…All hormones are normal or they were last labs I had but the tissue changes to your body are disturbing and scary…Like above poster I get the imprints too even on areas where there is no fat like forearm, thumb and hand areas etc…Also my circulation is terrible or my limbs go numb/sleep at nothing…

#40

Just noticed I started this thread 3 years ago this month and have had this for 3 and half years…Hard to believe some have lived 15 plus years with this dragging yourself one day at a time through this hell trying every substance known to man…Spending thousands of dollars of Drs and labs and someting as simple as baking soda providing as much relief as anything the Drs gave me…

Imagine dragging yourself 100lbs heavier through each day, not recognizing yourself anymore appearing as an entirely different person…So much more prone to injuries, weak…

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#41

That’s rough, but I’d rather gain weight and still have my brain. I live in complete derealization and my head is constantly in pain. It’s as if I’m living in a video game constantly observing myself from the outside. I guess everyone’s struggle feels like it’s the worst.

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#42

I still have mental problems and suicidal ideation. I’ll go from 1 minute of wanting to end my life maybe to feeling hope later then back to thoughts of suicide…its pure torment

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#43

It’s horrid I know :frowning:

#44

Tramadol helps greatly for me…

#46

Hello @Mannyfj, and welcome to the forum.

Could you please explain what you mean by “This is sp me”?

Also, feel free to introduce yourself to the other forum members and share your experience with finasteride by posting a member story.

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#47

I always had some extra weight on the sides that never seemed to go away. I was borderline high on tsh and since a small dose of thyroid medication (synthroid)… the side weight disappeared. Skin got a little better, still dryish.

If your tsh isn’t high, not sure if it would help. I was around 4. I believe they use to say under 5 was ok, but, have moved to under 3 being better. IIRC

#48

This is so me. Did u get better? I been on fin for 10 months. Fin just made you worst off only? When you say your hair looks weird…do you mean dry miniaturization of hair from using fin? What’s your age? I’m 37

#49

Are you still taking finasteride?

#50

Yes I am. They say give it a year or more but I dont know if thats the right choice for me

#51

Hey man, I’m sorry but this forum is only for those who suffer post-finasteride syndrome and other similar post-drug conditions.

This is explicitly stated in the site banner and community guidelines:

Welcome to propeciahelp, a forum for both men and women suffering from persistent symptoms after use of 5alpha-reductase inhibitors such as finasteride, isotretinoin, saw palmetto extract, dutasteride as well as antidepressants and GnRH analogs. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a hair loss forum. Take a moment to read our How to Get Started section, which includes our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and new Community Guidelines.

If you stop taking finasteride and continue to experience persistent symptoms, you are welcome to join the discussion.

On a side note, it is insulting to some of our members, many of whom have had their health ruined by finasteride, to discuss the drug’s efficacy in treating hair loss. There are other forums for that.

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#52

thanks for the clarification…when signing up for things…ppl just are click happy like myself and don’t read the terms etc.

#53

Just wanted to pass along I was able to reduce a ton of my water weight / midsection swelling by hoping on the keto diet and taking a vitamin d/k supplement. I am down ~20lbs in just two weeks. Might be worth a shot?

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#54

I’ve come here to see who else has had weird weight gains. I was 165 when I stopped. Now up to 180-185. Like there’s a tire around my midsection. Even carrying fat in my pecs and on my hips. Like a woman. This shit it fucked up.

Has the keto really made that big a difference ? I want to try it but it’s just hard to imagine planning all my meals. But 20 lbs in two weeks is pretty incredible. Would love to hear your feedback.

#55

Keto has made a huge difference! I’m down ~25. My liver enzymes are also lower. I’m not sure where you’re located, but I’m utilizing snap kitchen for all my meals. It’s $220 a week for 3 meals a day / 7 days a week.

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#56

Howdy…

#57

Mentally better and better…Physically still a wreck my body is disaster…Besides all this other physical shit has anyone else here got the dry skin that just rolls off their body? I just got out of the shower and drying off skin will just continue to roll off and flake off all over my arms, forehead and hands…I can rub my palms together and skin will just roll and roll off as long as you continue to do it…

#58

Just wanna chime in to say that this shiet started someday during my late-teenage years. And no matter what I tried diet/creamwise never helped.
I never had skinproblems otherwise, but leaving the shower instantly after my skin would just peel no matter what. It got so bad that I was skipping my face during showering cuz it was unbearable and I had to reapply water like 5x before leaving the house. Then I moved to another country and after a week it was gone. For 5 years when I came back to visit it instantly after 2-3showers kept starting and now after 7 years doesnt happen at all anymore. So dk if it’s actually a weird reaction to something in the water from the body.
I know this isn’t really helpful just wanted to share the experience eitherway.

Discussion about estrogenic symptoms
#59

Just an update been to urgent care and probably going back…I now weigh 272lbs and physically I am declining still…Up 112lbs and my sciatic nerve pain has gotten so bad I can barely walk…

All this water weight and weakness of the muscles has been too much for it…if I hold a remote control out changing channels my arm gets tired…I got an injection of toradol in my back a few days ago and may have to go back I am almost immobile…