NEW MEMBERS, PLEASE FILL IN THE FOLLOWING TEMPLATE. This is so that we can more easily track symptoms and hopefully find patterns in our syndrome. This will also help others understand your background and situation.
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Where are you from (country)?
India -
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?
32 -
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)?
Meat eater -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
Hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
2 months -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride
26, 2012 Jan -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
26, 2012 march -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
Finpecia -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1mg -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you noti
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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 strong textof Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ x] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ x] Watery Ejaculate
[ x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility(i didn’t get this test done)
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ x] Confusion
[ x] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ x] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[X ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ x] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ x] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
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)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience with Finasteride?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your Finasteride usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I’m from india sorry for my bad english.i took this poison for 2 months, while on the drug I didn’t experience nothing, but after 2 months one day all of sudden i felt a weird feeling in my penis.i opened my zip and schoked my penis and testicles were shrunken, the skin of my penis was rubbery and wrinkled .the libido was totally erased from my brain and ed was severe.i went and informed my dermatologist he said these side effects are very rare and temporary and told me to stop the drug.i thought I would be ok in couple of days as I came off from the drug,but nothing has improved, after waiting for several months I visited a urologist and I got some tests done total testosterone,tsh,cortisol,free t3,freet4 and estradoil. he said all are normal in range except estradoil 44 and nothing has to worry about it.at that time I have no idea about what he was talking. he prescribed me some viagra and libido stimulant supplement I don’t remember the name of the supplement but i remember it contained tribullus.i took the supplement and had mild effect on libido and I didn’t use viagara as I didn’t need at the time becoz I have no girl friend to have sex.
Months passed nothing changed I started to search the internet and I came to know I was fucked up it’s permanent damage.i just keep on going with my life .
I had severe acne in the year 2013 summer and I was prescribed isotretinoin 20 mg I used it for 6 months had some dryness,but my acne has
Completely cleared.
again started thinking about my hair loss and visited the same dermatologist who prescribed me isotretinoin . He gave minoxidil and some multivitamins and i searched a lot about minoxidil i never seen any sexual side effects listed with minoxidil and i started using it had some benefit stopped my hair loss and some regrowth.
I have used minoxidil for almost 6 years.
I have recently joined this group and after reading the stories from minoxidil and Accutane stories it made me kinda worried.as I took Accutane and used minoxidil too.
My biggest worry is having sexual side effects from finasteride on top of it I used both Accutane and minoxidil and damaged myself further.
Present situation
1.zero libido
2.severe ED
3.penis and testicle shrinkage and numbness.
4.watery semen.
I get very rare morning erection.
My size of penis after erection is no were near pre fin .
