Recent content by moderatelyevil

LOL, I didn't try to blame anything else. I listed some possible causes and said that regardless, I felt it was best for me to get off the drug. It's not necessary to be militantly for or against one option or another; the body is complicated, and it's hard to say for sure what causes a given...

So, just an update. I decided to start taking less and less finasteride. Then, in early September, I had outpatient surgery, but the doctor told me to stay off all meds and supplements for five days before, due to possible interactions with anesthesia. For a few days after the surgery, I was too...

Re: 16 months off and still completely messed up If you're already on the drug and don't have side effects, or if the side effects are slight or manageable, but you are worried about long-term effects, I wonder what's more dangerous? To stay on it and hope your body continues to be able to...

Yah, I have never had side effects at any point during the five years I took the medication, and the current issues only came up after I underwent an enormous amount of stress. Regardless, they seem to be steadily improving, although I'm still going to slowly wean myself off of finasteride over...

Of course, symptoms alone don't prove much of anything, which is why I want to have all the tests that I can done, if my problems persist. (They have gotten a lot better in the last two or three days, though, which makes me lean more toward the stress theory.) I am curious, though, dboy, as to...

Talked to a doctor friend today who once worked for Merck. Said there's no way to tell without a big battery of tests folks have listed here (and maybe not even then) if finasteride or stress have caused my recent symptoms, but his advice, regardless, was to get off the finasteride gradually...

Sorry, one more question: I'm thinking of going back to my doctor to get testosterone levels checked now. (I last took finasteride yesterday.) Figured it would be a good idea to see what my hormones look like after five years on it. What, exactly, am I supposed to make sure my primary physician...

Great, thanks for the response. I really appreciate it. In my case, the stress levels were from several things at once that were a higher level of stress than I have probably ever dealt with in my life. It didn't even occur to me, initially, that is could be the finasteride. I only started...

Hi, thanks for your reply. One thing that worries me, if I stop, is that some people report the side effects become worse when they quit. So that makes me wonder if I should stay on it since a) it's probably more likely stress is causing my erectile issues right now and b) quitting could totally...

Hi, so this is my first post. I have a question about potential finasteride side effects, but I didn't want to join Propeciahelp, as some of the guys there are pretty militant and will blame finasteride for any possible physical problem. Anyway, I started 1 mg Propecia in 2006, when I was 27. I...