- Where are you from (country)?
USA - 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?)
“Propecia side effects” on google - What is your current age, height, weight?
20, 5’9", 143 - Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
I do pushups, curls and runs a couple of times a week. - What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
Mixed diet, not much caffeine or sodas - Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss - For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
37 days - How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
September 2010, 20 years old - How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
October 2010, 20 years old - How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Slight taper off - What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Propecia - What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1 mg/day - How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
The last day I took a pill - What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
ED, libido,
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ x] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x ] Other (please explain)
I believe my prostate has shrunk.
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Zinc and omega 3s in the morning -
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)?
Serum testosterone: 454 (280-800)
Free Testosterone: 9.3 (9.3-26.5)
The blood was drawn at around 11 am 6 days after my last dose. -
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.
The Timeline: October 8-Today
Thursday-smoked marijuana for the first time in monthes
Saturday- masturbated in the morning, everything checks out
Tuesday- wake up from particularly sexy dream with an incomplete erection, freak out, take last full pill
Wednesday- masturbate in the morning- everything up to code, feel wierd at times during the day (relaxed, difficulty focusing), penis and testicles shrunken considerably, at night feel very depressed/suicidal from thinking about PFS, masturbate again- incomplete erection, loss of feeling, watery ejaculate
Thursday- feel normal mentally again, penis and testicles regain shape and size
Saturday- take about 1/15 of a pill at night in attempt to ween
Monday- blood work
Wednesday- take about 1/50 of a pill
Thursday- rock hard morning erection!
Saturday- take about pen-head’s worth of finasteride
Today- still no good erections, haven’t masturbated or drank alcohol since
I suppose my libido has decreased although I’ve never had a very high one. I had not masturbated for weeks since that Saturday. That doesn’t mean I never want to again. My penis has tried and failed a couple of times to achieve a spontaneous erection. My mental state and energy level is about stable.
So, I have a couple of questions:
-Is it possible that I crashed that first day of not taking a pill?
-Should I be on any supplements? I heard about Krill Oil, Alpha Lipoic Acid and Acetyl-L-Carnitine being good at this point.
-My doctor said that he would check my T levels again after Christmas. Should I get it done before then or have other tests done as well?
-Should I try masturbating more?
-What should I be doing at this point?