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Where are you from (country)?
canada -
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?)
link from elitefitness.com -
What is your current age, height, weight?
38,5’9",185 lbs -
Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise?
yes bodybuilding for past 10 years. -
What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)?
meat eater,6 small meals per day along with protein shakes -
Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)?
hair loss -
For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)?
5 to six months. -
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride?
From November 2007 to April 2008.I was 36 -
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
I was 36.Quit in April 2008 -
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
cold turkey -
What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic?
proscar divided in quarterly doses. -
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
1.25 mg per day -
How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects?
several months after.maybe 3 to six months -
What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
none while on.the sexual side effects came on slowly after stopping
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ x] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x ] Watery Ejaculate
[x ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[x ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Depression / Melancholy
Physical
[ x] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] 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
[ ] 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
[ ] Other (please explain)
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What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? none yet as I was not sure what was going on until recent blood work.
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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)?
I have a low Adiol-G of 3.40 but I don’t have a pre Fin reading. -
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.
Brief history is as follows.Use of various anabolic steroids from age 25 to 30.Hypogonadism as a result.Started TRT 100 mg Cypionate weekly and was happy healthy and horny for 6 years.Took Fin and started to notice decline in sexual function,libido,watery small ejaculate.ED even to masturbate.Dismissed it as sides from anabolics used around same time.But when problems continued for more than 2 years I realized I’m in trouble.I came across this site and decided to run bloodwork(I will post in Blood section soon) and now I feel more depressed and lost…I really want to try JN’s approach as my Total and Free Test is sky high and so is my DHT reading(yes I know this is not a true indicator).We’ll got through this one way or another!!!
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