Recent content by MoonlightDancer

Almost 3 months since I quit and the sexual dysfunction is still there, it gradually improved maybe by about 20%. If it goes on like this, I will be fine in "just" 15 months. I've had several other guys with exactly the same symptoms message me since I last posted here. Thinking that sudden...

I don't know how the names of the doctors I visited are going to help you, but if you are still in doubt, I've seen the following doctors from this hospital (there is no English version of this site, but you can use Google Translate): /I have deleted the details to protect privacy,/ Apart from...

Do you still use Rogaine? Minoxidil can also be causing your problems. If you're on it, drop it immediately. Basically I'd say drop all drugs you're on, they are only going to make you worse in that aspect.

Try not to take anything. If you really have to take ADs, try mirtazapine.

Could you explain to me how a strong pulsating feeling in the prostate and testicles which comes and goes, complete numbness and cold genitals can be psychological? By complete, I mean 95%+, and by strong I mean like it's going to explode soon. It is not a typical ED, I can have a 100% erection...

It is certainly not fearmongering but reality. Some men can get PFS-like symptoms from topical minoxidil use alone. I don't understand what motivation could I possibly have to fearmonger. It is always the same. Increase in libido followed by water retention and puffy face, dark circles under...

That's exactly the way it works, first you have more sex drive and stronger erections and sooner or later you crash. It's really worth the wait. The initial increase is due to blood vessel dilatation and shrinking prostate. BTW, I'm still not recovering and I am starting to think the damage is...

It's not, she gets a commision/remuneration/call-it-what-you-want for recommending minoxidil-based products. Where I live, the doctors are required to only prescribe active ingredients and there are several brands of finasteride. As far as OTC drugs are concerned, they can recommend brands...

It must be due to the fact that it is a topical and thus the side effects are usually mild, disappear quickly and so the sufferers don't complain. Some, however, get hit real hard. Also, the dermatologist refused to report these side effects (which she has a legal obligation to do where I live)...

Yes, and for a small percentage of those who experience them, the side effects are permanent. It won't be 'very few people' , because 4 guys have reported this in my small town alone and I highly doubt that there are more than a few dozen who use minoxidil) (a hundred and something at max). I'd...

Yes, I'm doing that too to increase my chances of a full recovery. It definitely cannot hurt. I also started taking Mucuna Pruriens, Tribulus Terrestris, L-Arginine, L-Carnitine and Creatine. As of right now, there is still not much improvement (55 days since quitting) but I am hoping to get...

From what I've read, exercise and nutrition seem to have nothing to do with the recovery. Some of the guys claim to have recovered after eating junk food, getting drunk and smoking pot. Do you experience ED, or also numbness? For me, it's mainly numbness/loss of sensitivity and of libido.

Yes, exactly. Antiandrogens. Because Minoxidil is a very powerful anti-androgen as several researchers have suggested. Read these 2...

It may take longer, like 4-6 months but a very small percentage of people do not get better. Don't freak out, I'd give you like a 97% chance that it will come back to normal. It's probably due to hormonal imbalance.

I am currently on holiday. I know people will not believe me no matter what I write here, but I will at least try. I am having more tests done and will post all the results next week. All the reports are in Czech so I will have to translate them and others here will likely accuse me of...