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Where are you from (country)? USA/Guatemala
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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?) Google
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What is your current age, height, weight? 38, 5’11, 144lbs
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? weightlift 5 times a week, cardio twice a week
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Vegan
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? hair loss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 8 days
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 38, August 2 to August 9, 2016
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? same age
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? cold turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? generic
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1mg/day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? on day 6
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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
[x] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[x] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[x] Confusion
[x] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[x] 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? none
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If you have pre or post-Finasteride blood tests, 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)? n/a
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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.
Took Finasteride for only 8 days. On day 6 I noticed pain in my testicles, as if I had hurt them, the pain didn’t go away. I thought it was a passing thing so I kept with the program. Day 7 came about and by this stage I was not only in more pain, but I hadn’t realized that I had been very forgetful, experiencing also thoughts of discouragement (which rarely happens to me, I’m generally pretty upbeat about life), and noticed too that my mind was not as sharp anymore (I do numbers at work all day, I noticed I wasn’t keeping up with my usual speed). That day I took a second dose because I think I didn’t take the morning dose (I got that forgetful, which is very unusual for me). Day 8, more pain. Contacted my Doctor with my symptoms and told me to get off the pill immediately. He said the pain should disappear in a few days but it didn’t. Though the pain lower in intensity, the pain remained for over a month and 2 weeks. The pain subsided in the last week to barely noticeable. That is not to say it doesn’t suddenly shows up, it comes and goes, but less frequently now. I did get a peak of pain on day 20-21 after stopping. It was just as intense as when I was on. My mental clarity is now better, my ejaculation is also recovering, at some point I stopped ejaculating, but it’s progressively improving. The quality of my semen, whenever it came back also took a hit, first being watery and yellowish, to now more like a white-ish gel (it took a while and I was freaking out). Erections were gone (I had to try really hard), in particular in the morning where you most expect them. They are back, and I’m grateful. Interest over females also diminished, that scared the life out of me. This goes hand in hand with depression and not wanting to do anything. But that’s recovered too. What I’m still hoping to see go away is the unexpected mild pain that shows up occasionally. I’m also keen in ejaculating more normal. I’m now very concerned I didn’t mess up my fertility.