I started my regime of propecia this Tuesday evening following the plan of 0.25mg propecia on Tuesday's and Saturdays weekly. I am 22 years old and have been thinning slowly since the age of 18. I really want to give propecia 6 months at least on this regime because it would only take a little bit of thickening on my hairline and crown to be a perfect NW1 again. Nobody else notices my hairloss yet (luckily) but it is becoming more and more visible as the months go on and can look really bad in certain light.
Back to the propecia. Almost immediately (30 minutes) after taking it I felt tingles and shooting sensations around my penis and testicles. Around 3 hours after taking it I found my seamen had a more stringy consistency. The next day there was a lot less seamen and it was more watery when testing again. I had a feeling of tightness in my testicles which could easily be down to the stress of my situation and that I'm worried after reading so many bad stories about the drug.
The next day (thurs) I still felt a tight and uncomfortable feeling around my testicles. In the evening I had an intense uncomfortable feeling which became painful and resulted in me not being able to sleep till 5 in the morning (it started at around 11pm). The pain is around the testicle/right thigh/groin area (it is hard to pinpoint)
My question is has anyone else noticed these symptoms so soon after taking propecia even at such a low dose? (I know it has is about 80% same efficiency as 1mg but even so) if yes, how long did it last and did you continue or discontinue the drug?
I am aware I am very stressed about the situation and certain things I am worried about may be psychosomatic, however my biggest problem (the pain, I wouldn't mind if it was just uncomfortable) is certainly real.
Just wanted some advice as I know a lot of you are very knowledgable about these situation and it is comforting having a support group. I would talk to my GP but in the UK they seem to know nothing. I have seen three GP's about starting propecia. The first said there is no medication that helps balding and she immediately dismissed that any existed. The second said he was on 5mg finasteride a day and that only people with mental problems get sides. And the third didn't even know what propecia was and had to take out a medical book.
Any advice would be great, be kind! I know it seems ridiculous I've taken a quarter of a pill many of you have taken daily at a stronger dose for years but please just try to guide/help me nobody else seems to understand what this is like
Thank you
Back to the propecia. Almost immediately (30 minutes) after taking it I felt tingles and shooting sensations around my penis and testicles. Around 3 hours after taking it I found my seamen had a more stringy consistency. The next day there was a lot less seamen and it was more watery when testing again. I had a feeling of tightness in my testicles which could easily be down to the stress of my situation and that I'm worried after reading so many bad stories about the drug.
The next day (thurs) I still felt a tight and uncomfortable feeling around my testicles. In the evening I had an intense uncomfortable feeling which became painful and resulted in me not being able to sleep till 5 in the morning (it started at around 11pm). The pain is around the testicle/right thigh/groin area (it is hard to pinpoint)
My question is has anyone else noticed these symptoms so soon after taking propecia even at such a low dose? (I know it has is about 80% same efficiency as 1mg but even so) if yes, how long did it last and did you continue or discontinue the drug?
I am aware I am very stressed about the situation and certain things I am worried about may be psychosomatic, however my biggest problem (the pain, I wouldn't mind if it was just uncomfortable) is certainly real.
Just wanted some advice as I know a lot of you are very knowledgable about these situation and it is comforting having a support group. I would talk to my GP but in the UK they seem to know nothing. I have seen three GP's about starting propecia. The first said there is no medication that helps balding and she immediately dismissed that any existed. The second said he was on 5mg finasteride a day and that only people with mental problems get sides. And the third didn't even know what propecia was and had to take out a medical book.
Any advice would be great, be kind! I know it seems ridiculous I've taken a quarter of a pill many of you have taken daily at a stronger dose for years but please just try to guide/help me nobody else seems to understand what this is like
Thank you