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Where are you from (country)? Canada
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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?) search for sexual side effects
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What is your current age, height, weight?
26, 5’11, 195 lbs -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Running and weight training -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mostly vegetarian -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
6 months at 18, 8 mo th more recently -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
18 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
26, nov 2016 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Pros at -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg daily -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
4 month -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Loss of morning/spontaneous erections. Difficulty maintaining erection.
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
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[x] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[x] 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”
[x] 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?
Exercise, maca -
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 blood tests yet -
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.
Stopped taking the drug briefly on the summer because of sexual side effects, resumed once sexual function returned out of fear of losing hair. Discontinued again in early November. Not sure if I’ve experienced the crash or not, but I still don’t get morning wood or spontaneous erections. I would say I’m still aroused throughout the day but my penis does not respond. I can masturbate with a lesser erection with the help of pornography, I cannot maintain a full erection during sex. I am terrified that this is permanent because it’s been over two months.