Zero libido and erection in less than 9 hrs post fin 1mg

[zapper]

Hi all,

I am 28 yr old male. I had been following topics of drugs that are used for hair treatment for about 4 years. Only a few days ago i took a serious measure and consulted with hair loss specialist. He suggested me Minoxidil, Finasteride 1mg and Follihair (multivitamin and mineral formula for hair growth). I bought a 1 month supply of all the prescribed medicines.

I did not open the minoxidil pack after reconfirmation from many friends that it`s a life long drug and would have severe impact on hairloss post discontinuity.

I have always had rock solid erections in the mornings and just fiddling with my testicles for under a minute would be more than enough for a rock solid erection.

Yesterday, i had a plan to start Finasteride along with Follihair. I took 1mg of Finasteride and 1 Follihair tablet yesterday at 11:30 am and went to bed. Today, i woke up at 7:00 am without any erection. Seems like i lost my libido and have become fully impotent within 9 hours of drug usage. Should i discontinue on the first day itself, or is it normal on the first day for libido and erection to drop from 100 to 0. Or does this mean a permanent damage? Will i ever recover? How long would it take on an average to recover from these side effects? Can i still continue on the course as doctor had asked me to try it for 3 months?

Any help / inputs would be greatly appreciated.

[elijah]

@zapper

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I did not open the minoxidil pack after reconfirmation from many friends that it`s a life long drug
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I took 1mg of Finasteride and … Seems like i lost my libido and have become fully impotent within 9 hours of drug usage. Should i discontinue on the first day … or continue on the course as doctor had asked me to try it for 3 months

really, do you need advice?
Just read the horror stories in this forum of what this poison can do even after a few pills.
you can either choose for life-long topical application of Minoxidil or (potentially) life-long erectile dysfunction. Given the initial reaction that you had, if you continue with propecia you are on the right path for the second.

[THETIGERSHULL]

Not sure Zapper is for real !!!

[jazzel70]

The same thing happened to me, it has been 5 days since I stopped (I only took it once) and my libido was reduced drastically, but then again it could be because I was reading all the horrible things that happened to people in this forum. Now I would say that I am 70% after 5 days. Never touching that thing again!!!

[xptriado]

i noticed the libido decrease and ED and decided to keep taking it because on hairloss help and on the paper coming with the medication it was stating that any side effects should disappear if you continued to take the medication.
Well, libido increased back again and no ED, after like…4-5days…but then I got gyno. And I don’t think my libido returned to 100% normal ever again…

Drop it now, you’re still on time. It’s not worth the trouble…there’s other stuff you can do for you hair, like minoxidil or dermarolling…

[xptriado]

shit man, I feel a bit sad, I went through my old account in hairlosshelp forum, and I found this from 2006:

i’m in my 2nd month of propecia. i can’t really understand what’s going on here, initialy i would forget various things. i remeber one day on the last month that i had to came back home for like 5 or 6 times to pick up stuff i forgot. that i think it’s gone away. i also thought i was getting softer erections, but that managed out to be just in my mind…
more recently i keep getting sort of difficult thinking, and communicating. i always had some dificult comunicating but lately it’s been worse, i’m getting more nervous than usual and i can’t think of anything to make a conversation. i’m too quite sad all the time.
what do you think this is?
i can’t say for real that it’s propecia causing it, because my lifestyle lately hasn’t been the best. i wake up late, i’ve started avoiding some of the friends that i don’t think are real friends…i have this girl in my mind and i just can’t get her off, i think i lost a chance with her and i just wanted it back. by saturday i think i can manage to solve the problem related to the girl, i just need to talk to her… i stay home a lot of time.

please help, could it be propecia causing this feeling of sadness, or maybe it’s just my lifestyle at the moment? how can i be sure?

this shit is sad. I was 21 I think. I remember that day I went upstairs 5 or 6 times…man I was so innocent!
The worse thing, is the things I complained back then: “difficult communicating, nervous, can’t think of anything to make a conversation, sad all the time”…were all conditions the finasteride was in charge to bring to life in me, or to exacerbate, and I still have them one way or another!!
I just feel i’l never be normal again…this medication is so wrong!!!

Don’t take this drug dude!!