Hey guys, I used to be on these forums 5 years ago but quit coming on bc they were only increasing my anxiety about my PFS… Going to give a short update and hopefully send some hope your way.
I used finasteride for 2-3 months when I was 29. Got the side effects then started looking to see if anyone else had similar issues. Sure enough stumbled upon all of the horror stories and was terrified to learn that side effects might be permanent. At that point I had all of the issues you guys complain of. I didnt sleep for 3 whole days, penis wouldn’t get fully hard. muscle twitches. This was the crash. Started sleeping again. Sexual side effects persisted and some muscle twitches. At that point I was in awesome physical health. running 6 minute miles, low bp. All that.
In the 4-5 years since I have gained 40 pounds bp is now high, 140’s (I note this bc I told my doc about my PFS and she said it may be a heart problem) But my bp is now higher and penis works better?? I have an understanding gf. Sometimes the sex works well sometimes not. I do wonder if my use of porn is causing me trouble here however too? Im very visually stimulated.
The biggest thing I want to say is I DO seem to be improving over time. Recently I have had some intense orgasms.I do think there is hope and you need to think about whether focusing so much on this is doing you more harm than good mentally? I suggest getting off of these sites for a short time. Go be ambitious, pick up a hobby. Anything to get your mind off of it. If the side effects are there then they are going to be there regardless. But this is absolutely not the end of your life and time CAN help you. I also want to say these forums are great and they are needed, I’m not trying to bash anyone helping each other. But I felt my anxiety decrease just by playing ignorant and carrying on like nothing happened. It was a conversation I had with myself. Good luck to all of you and don’t you dare let this define you too greatly. Theres plenty to look forward to each day you’re alive.