Skin is still very dry, and sometime after shaving i get rashes.
When i started fin i got some black pathes on my underarm, it looked like some kind of strech mark.
However they disappeared.
Recently after quitting 2 of them returned same places, one of them has gone, one still remain.
I guess it is the dry skin.
Sometimes i still get some nipple pain, but not anything compared to what i experienced the days quitting fin.
On monday i will get my blood tested, will post the results here.
Status:
Quite a long time since I’ve posted.
My situation has dramatically changed, i think i might have “crashed”.
My skin is much better, however…
I think i have several symptoms of low testosterone.
Morning wood gone, no spontaneous erections as before.
Libido is killed.
My balls have gotten smaller. My penis has returned to same size as pre fin luckily enough, but i cant really used it as before…
Seemen is nearly non existing, i can shoot a few drops every now and then… WHEN I succeed in getting hard enough, (cant get rock-hard as before)
Before i was into the “pick up game” every week, but I’ve quitted night life due to my situation. I cant approach women like before, my confidence is gone.
Feel like my personality is gone and I’m just looking at the world running, and I’m standing still, looking at it in a glass chamber?
I feel like I’m 12 years old.
Hair growth is minimal, (I could grow a full beard in no time before. Now my growth is like 1/4)
Tired, i work 5 hours a day - and when i return home, I just wanna sleep.
I can sleep 10-12 hours every day, waking up still felling tired.
My muscles has gone since i quited the gym due to the tiredness. (I’ve lost 10 kgs… i was quite a muscular guy before, now I’m normal/skinny).
My doc suspects me to be I’m hypo, and I’m still waiting for my results. Will get a appointment with a endo as soon as my doc receives my test and evaluates my numbers.
I think that i might be genetic exposed to being hypo, considering that my older brother is hypo, and his endo never succeded “restarting” his system, and he then decided to go on TRT for life. I also went to puberty a bit later compared to the other boys i know, however when i first entered i was fine - and showed higher test levels than most.
I dont think that i got PFS, so i might exit this forum and join some of the other “endocrine” forum, when i have cleared out my situation with a endo. Will update again!
why your brother got hypo?
he is on TRT , how is he responding to TRT? what is he taking T injection or Gel? does he take any aromatase inhibitor like Adex?
How is he doing on TRT? normal life?
I’m back I’m the author of the thread, (got a new account, because my other email was abused…)
Status:
I did get a lot of blood results (I can post if some of you want?). Indicated nothing wrong at all. My testosterone was actual quite high, my free T was decent, and my estrogen was brilliant.
My doctor is quite horrified of the information on this forum, (not the doc who prescribed me) and she will never prescribe this drug to her patients.
Month has passed, and today I feel great. Damn i was histirycal
I still got some skin issues, but they are getting much better since the last update. Skin still a bit dry, and when i shave i tend to get redly skin even though I’m shaving correct and slow.
Finasteride gave me my first pair of wrinkles in my forehead, but hey - I’m ok, still a handsome guy ;-).
I still have some MINOR testicle pain (left) and some burning nipples, but its only 1-2 a month. I expect this to go away with time.
My testicles are nearly hanging as PRE fin, however my left testicle does not hang as much as i did. But i continues to get better.
I got good hair growth (+ beard). No ED!
So all in all I’m great, but I still blaime myself on starting the drug. But I’m happy with my situation when comparing mine to some of the other member stories.
This may be my last update here (hopefully…) I may comeback next year with a total update on the minor sides i still have.
Everyone reading this, remember to donate to the foundation!
yes yes yes!! Im so happy for you!! 
I´m sure those minor sides will go away! hope to see you here never again! and if, only for a good update! I wisch you all the best I´m so happy for you now go on andn ejony our life
No more pain in my left testicle.
Burning nipples returns sometimes, but i dont have gyno.
Testicles varies in hanging, but better since last.
Skin is nearly as pre fin, but i still have some weird black small marks on my underarms - but they are disappearing slowly. I also tend to a minor version of theese on my head after shaving. I’m sure this is due to finasteride, as i got it when starting the treatment.
But theese are minor problems that continues to get better.
Will update within Summer 2013 regarding my skin.
No pain in testicles, but some times a tingling sensation which varies in left/right side.
Testicles hangs nearly as pre fin.
My penis has returned to the same size as pre fin (yes I’m serious…)
However…
In the past couple of month I’ve started to get some vision problems. In evening light / dark light, my vision tends to be cloudy. I would describe it as, waking up in the night (when some light are comming through the curtains) and it’s like there are a steam / mild fire / clouds in my vision. The first couple of times i though that a minor fire had started and i got quite nervous.
I’ve read a bit about finasteride and vision problems (…), and my family generally dont suffer from vision problems or anything that is similar to this.
Will keep you updated.
Eye problems is gone.
However i kept a minor “secret” from you.
In the start i jus thought… no not me!
in the last couple of months i’ve suffered from anhedonia.
My orgasm sensation is down to like 75% and sometimes i have no sensation at all when coming.
Okay guys. I’m getting like really nervous now, thought i was one of the lucky ones.
I have no problems except my ejaculation anhedonia.
I’m booking in for a consultation with my doc, hopefully he will send me to a Urology clinic. I will offer anything in the world to cure this, i’m horny all the time, but have no “relief” at climax.
Hey buddy,
I ve been off Finasteride for almost 8 years now. I ve had two periods of full, complety recovery, from October 2010 to March 2011 (then crashed) and from January 2012 to November 2012 (then crashed again).
I have tried a lot of stuff, from diet changes, to natural supplements, to a few prescription drugs (tranquilizers and prednisone short term).
I want to give you an advice. If your only problem is Anhedonia, and besides that you have a normal life, and feel just like your old self… PLEASE, please, don’t worry too much. WAIT more… Give it much more time to heal. Live a healthy lifestyle, improve your diet, do regular exercise, focus on work and social activities, but don’t go on a quest to solve this issue (if that is the only issue you have and other than that you feel normal).
I ll tell you, the more prescription drugs you use, the worse you will get (and if you go to the doctor, he will want you to take something)
Regarding having a better orgasm, you need to try boosting Dopamine. Eat more chocolate, cheese (they boost dopamine) and do exercise. THese foods are rich in L-tyrosine (precursor to dopamine): chicken, turkey, fish, peanuts, almonds, avocados, milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, lima beans, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, bananas. You can also try a supplement of L-tyrosine (In my case the best result i got was from food - almonds, chocolate and cheese).
Take more time to ejaculate (once a week for example) for some time. Meanwhile you will be ‘restocking’ your dopamine reserves.
I am pretty sure weak orgasm is due to low dopamine in men withh PFS.
If you are determined to take a prescription drug to try to resolve this issue, go for Welbutrin (it is a dopamine booster antidepressant). But i would leave that as a last resource, really. I am sure the food, supplement, and exercise venue can give you great results.
Best of luck!
Thanks correiovip. I did not go to the doctor… I already eat a healthy diet (I have a minor interest in nutrition and longevity in general, check out the longecity.org forum).
A couple of weeks a go i did have 4 days of INSANE pain in my penis. Prior to this i did had not have sexual activities or traumas.
A pumping pain which “pumped” through the top of my penis, down long my ass and leg and ended at the bottom of my right foot.
The pain was insane. I went to the hospital and they did not know what the F i was talking about, and just prescribed me some painkillers.
The pain went away… and guess what has happened. My penis glans has restored it’s sensivity to 9/10 pre fin, and my orgasm is also 8-9/10 pre fin.
Years has past since my last post, and today I do not have any finasteride side effects.
I still wake up in the morning with mild dry eyes sometimes - however I do not need medication for this.
This will be my last post on here - As you can see im doing relly well. A wish you all the best in the future. Over and out / reinkarnation.