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Where are you from (country)?
England -
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 -
What is your current age, height, weight?
24, 6’0, 160 -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
Weight lifting -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Paleo -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
4 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
24 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
24 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Generic -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
3 months -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
Almost all symptoms after coming off it. Lowered libido.
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
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x] Ejaculations while flaccid
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[x] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[xxx] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[x] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[x] Scrotal Tingling
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[x] Gummy / Rubbery feeling dick
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x] Muscle Wastage
[x] Muscle Twitches
[x] Tinnitus
[x] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[x] Body hair loss
[x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
[x] Dry skin
[x] Rubbery skin
[x] Anhedonia to taste and smell
Misc
[x] Prostate pain
[x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[x] 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 -
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)?
Testosterone below 200 -
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
Wonderful experience, ruined my entire existence. Thanks. -
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Went off it after reading it can effect the brain and cause slurring of speech. I crashed one month later. I was strong and handsome and virile. I was zealous. A dreamer, a traveler. I loved to learn and do new things. I had huge ambitions. I had a titanium penis. I loved the world. Nothing works now. I feel like a centipede shot through with pesticide.