background: took Propecia 4 years, Proscar 3 years, stopped 4 years ago, got serious about recovery and following the advice on PH about 10 months ago.
IT WAS THIS LAST 10 MONTHS OF ACTUALLY DOING WHAT OTHERS HAVE RECOMMENDED which has brought about the VAST MAJORITY of my recovery. If you want to hear my story, I’m “John Davis” on the PFS podcast.
Hey man, please know that a vast majority of us have been through the same thing. You can read my old posts, then see how things began to improve over time for me. THERE ARE MANY THINGS you can do to get back on the right track. And I must say that one of them is likely due to stress considering your post about work and wanting to quit. I’m just now learning ‘how to’ meditate and take control of my own thoughts, emotions and beliefs. But I’ve already made progress in this area to some extent by reading self help books, doing research, buying and taking the right vitamins, supplements and following just about EVERY protocol mentioned on this forum. It might seem overwhelming and expensive, so just try to look at it this way… It’s a large book with many chapters. Dedicate yourself to reading it ‘one chapter’ at a time and following the advice in incremental steps. YOU WILL BEAT THIS! YOU MUST BEAT THIS!
I seriously want to help you out man! Seriously. So please PM me and we can start chatting about solutions. I found my number ONE enemy to be a ‘negative, critical, judgmental and angry mindset’. (Certainly justified considering what Merck did to us). This kept me in a perpetual battle with myself and severely limited my ability to heal. I call these deadly emotions, and they DO have a negative physical impact on the body. This can compound the effects of PFS imo.
Regarding the sex sides, I had the same thing, shrinkage, body fat, pot belly… But now, I can get a raging hard on with the same FULL size I had years ago, testicles hang like they are supposed to and I’m getting the V shape in my torso from workouts and eating right. Keep in mind, I took this poison for 7 years, not 9 days. I would be willing to bet that you could bounce back faster than me if you take action and follow the advice on this forum.
If you are taking any SSRI’s, I strongly encourage you to watch the video from Link TV called “The Dark Side of a Pill”.
Anti-depressants can cause people to react and behave EXACTLY as YOU have portrayed in your post/rant. From my own experience, SSRI’s did NOT work and made matters worse. Since I stopped all medications 10 months ago, I’ve dramatically reduced the depression and anxiety by doing natural things like eating right and taking all the right vit/supps and working out.
Please, let the guys on here who want to help you get involved on a personal level and stay in contact as you progress. I was fortunate enough to be contacted by another PFSer who only lives a mile down the road from me. Talking with someone who shares the same condition is extremely helpful. This really helped me to stop being so hard on myself, and to begin having compassion and understanding for myself and others.
Let’s start by getting control of your own thoughts. Our thoughts can lie to us you know… It’s up to us to choose which voice to listen to, and do battle with the one intent on killing us.
