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Where are you from (country)? US
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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?) Symptom search
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What is your current age, height, weight? 32, 6’1", 170lbs
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Do you excercise regularly? If so, what type of excercise? Occasionally, running and push-ups
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What type of diet do you eat (vegetarian, meat eater, raw, fast-food/organic healthy)? Relatively healthy
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Why did you take Finasteride (hair loss, BPH, other)? Hairloss
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For how long did you take Finasteride (weeks/months/years)? 2 weeks
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How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start Finasteride? 32
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How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 32
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How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? Cold Turkey
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What type of Finasteride did you use – Propecia, Proscar, Fincar or other generic? Generic
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What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 1mg day
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How long into your use of Finasteride did you notice the onset of side effects? two weeks
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What side effects did you experience while on the drug that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? Frequent urination has all but stopped, as testicle pain/ache, but noticing enlargement in the chest/breast area about one-week after stopping
Put an X beside all that apply:
Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] 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
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[X ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] 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
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ x] 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
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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)?
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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.
Hello. I took finasteride for two weeks last month. I decided to stop because I noticed that I began to urinate more frequently and after digging around online for side effects, I came across your site, read some of the horror stories and decided it wasn’t worth the risk. Shortly after stopping (about 2-3 days), my testicles began to ache. The aforementioned ache more or less subsided on Monday of this week. Unfortunately, I am noticing that my ‘breasts’ have become enlarged and thus I am quite worried. I took notice of this yesterday, which is a week after I quit. It seems that they look slightly larger today, but I could just be freaking out a bit (definitely larger than last week, however). Note that the enlargement is rather general so far and seems more like fat buildup of some sort rather than any deformed shape. Also note that at this point, there is no tenderness or pain and nipples are roughly the same size. I would like to find out if anyone else experienced this AFTER quitting finasteride (and only being on it for a short amount of time). I’ve seen reports of similar things happening while people are taking finasteride, but after stopping does this typically start? If so, does it generally go away? Any suggestions? I’ll likely call my Dr. if this persists or gets worse as the week goes on, but I didn’t get my fin from him so I’d rather avoid the lecture if this is something that’s likely to subside. I’m freaking out a bit so please let me know if anyone else has experienced this. Thank you in advance for your responses. I look forward to hearing from you.