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Where are you from (country)?
Pakistan. -
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?)
from Hairlosstalk.com -
What is your current age, height, weight?
25 years, 167 cm, 55 KG -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
football some days. -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
healthy eater, mostly rice and meat some time veggies. -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hairloss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
roughly 3 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
jan 2016 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
March 2017 -
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 finhair -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 week 0.5 mg than 0.25 mg at last topically 5mg in 60 ml minox solution -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
1 week later i got puffy nipples, 1 month later mild ED which get worse after stopping.
- 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 (i have 30 % libido some time)
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[x] Complete Impotence (for 1 whole week after 2 week of stopping)
[x] Loss of Morning Erections ( i get it some time but very weak 30%)
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] 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
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled) (bulging veins)
[x] Penis curvature / rotation on axis (slight rotation toward left)
[x] Testicular Pain
[x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[x] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[x] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[x] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain) Tinnitus, muscle twitches, tooth ache.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
vitamin D, zinc , vitamin E, vitamin K, L-carnitine, a multi vitamin (nothing helped) -
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)?
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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.
my life was good than i satarted loosing hair joined a hairloss forum heard about propecia, they said side effects are rare and goes away after stopping. took it, observe side effect, quit it instantly, got better after 2 weeks and become impotent for one week, there are some days when i get a little better but most days are awful and it seems like i am getting worse rather than getting better.
hope fully one day i will recover.
can anyone who read this will tell me will the numbness, ED and bulging veins go away ever