Is anyone having brain fog, depression, and anxiety coming and going? I get days where I feel 100% mentally and then the brain fog will come back 2 -3 days later. I work out alot and kinda think when I do alot of weight on benching and overall strength that it messes me up. Ive been off the drug for 4 months so far. Things have gradually improved but hate not being able to think. Its like it teases me with feeling good then I go back to feeling like crap.
I have good and bad days too. You are not alone.
Will this shit ever end? I now am suffering from fucking depression. What the hell… Im gonna end up going on a SSRI or something. I cant live like this. Ive been dealing with symptoms for 4 years and started to feel better off propecia. Surprise surprise symptoms of depression are back again. Coming and going. Sorry, had to vent
I wouldn’t take any SSRIs. SOme are notorious for causing sexual side effects which in certain cases do not resolve even after quitting.
Yeah but what do I do? I mean the reason im down is obviously cause I dont feel well, example is I cant think clearly. When you cant think it affects everything I do. Will I be a lot better in 2-4 months, I hope so but its so hard to see.
Is this more of a depression or is it anxiety related?
Two drugs YOU can take that have been known to cause no sexual side effects or help sexual side effects include:
TRAZODONE, a mild anti-depressant with sedative properties and has been known to increase erections in a small percentege (<2%) of men. It is not related to SSRI’s or SNRI’s
BUSPAR, a mild anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), that is used by some pyschiatrists to reverse SSRI sexual dysfunction. Not realted to Benzodiazepines (CNS Depressants), which can lower sexual functioning.
Other wise, do a lot of exercise, try fish oil (i’m skeptical and most psychiatrists are to the benefits of fish oil and depression), and try to remain positive… if you don’t want to use pharmaceuticals…
Thanks man… Yeah I really want to stay away from drugs. Even though I was on Lexapro at the beginning of the year and it helped. I was considering taking Lexapro again for around 5 months and then discontinuing just to get through these possible Propecia symptoms. When I was on Propecia I had no sex drive. They put me on Lexapro while I was on Propecia and it helped my sex drive out probably cause it fought depression. The thing is I was still kinda numb to enjoyment of everything which was probably a combination of Propecia & Lexapro. I know Lexapro does take away from your emotions.
- Another thing is Im on Synthroid which I started around the same time as Propecia. I looked up sides on askapatient.com and there are many that are similar to what propecia does. Im so tempted to get everything out of my body and see how I feel. Im starting to think drugs make people worse. I was 22 years old and my TSH was 5.5 and they said I was Hypothyroid.