1 Month Finasteride Side Effects Check

[neddy2016]

I am coming up to a month on Finasteride and the first 2 weeks of taking it i had abit of an emotional breakdown, i couldn't hold it together and kept crying every night but when i put some saw palmetto oil on my scalp it seemed to fix that emotional problem somehow and i been hold it together quite well since.

Now nearly a month in and my side effects seem to be

• Weaker Errection
• Less ejaculation
• Morning erections are very rare now
• Every so often genitals seem a little smaller than average

My testosterone levels feel about the same (maybe a tiny bit little lower), and body and facial hair seems to be growing at the same pace it did before so its unaffected

One of my fears is hyperandrogenicity but i don't notice my skin is oily even though i am being really careful to keep checking, my libido is abit up and down as i still get the itch every so often and i don't get any red spots apart from a few irritated tiny pumps around one area on my scalp thats either receding or shedding

Only major concern right now is the receding or shedding (i dunno which it is but i don't notice much hair fall) and the tingly itch that i get every so often in certain receding areas that i really hope stops soon.

 

[INT]

I had similar symptoms in my first month and based on what happened to me I can only advice you to lower your dosage and see if thinks get better. If not, please do yourself a favor and slowly tapper off....

finasteride was a life-altering experience for me... And not in a good way. I am no fear mongerer. Hell, I would even recommend everyone to at least give it a try but 'riding out sides' was the most stupid thing I have ever done in my life...

Experiencing sides is your body telling you 'hey buddy I am not liking this'... Listen to your body because you know what is worse than going bald? Being impotent and going bald...

 

[neddy2016]

I just need to know if i stand a chance of saving my hair or whether i am just making hair loss worse :/

Always looking for signs for positive or negative signs, its just they all seem to be mixed up and no one can label them down very well.

 

[INT]

I just need to know if i stand a chance of saving my hair or whether i am just making hair loss worse :/

Yeah f*** health, you just want hair.

Well in that case, there is no way to predict it. Only time can tell.

Good luck.

 

[FCKW36]

I had similar symptoms in my first month and based on what happened to me I can only advice you to lower your dosage and see if thinks get better. If not, please do yourself a favor and slowly tapper off....

finasteride was a life-altering experience for me... And not in a good way. I am no fear mongerer. Hell, I would even recommend everyone to at least give it a try but 'riding out sides' was the most stupid thing I have ever done in my life...

Experiencing sides is your body telling you 'hey buddy I am not liking this'... Listen to your body because you know what is worse than going bald? Being impotent and going bald...

What is your story?

 

[neddy2016]

Ok possible new side effect that has hit me in the last week or so is sleep issues.

No matter how tired I am I just can't switch off and when I do I wake up several times.

If it is the finasteride then this is a pretty concerning side effect to have to live with.

 

[INT]

What is your story?

You can find it in my topic history.

 

[INT]

Ok possible new side effect that has hit me in the last week or so is sleep issues.

No matter how tired I am I just can't switch off and when I do I wake up several times.

If it is the finasteride then this is a pretty concerning side effect to have to live with.

How many more signs do you need till you quit?

 

[neddy2016]

How many more signs do you need till you quit?

I am expecting signs from taking it but it depends what those signs are.

Decreased libido for example i can live with but sleep issues i ain't sure about.

Course though i think i have already shed a fair bit so i might be risking losing any possible gains if i stop

believe deciding whether or not to take finasteride has never been an easy decision and still isn't

 

[neddy2016]

Ok so i didn't take a finasteride tab yesterday and woke up today with a morning erection for the first time in a month.

Scalp itch i ain't sure about and i don't wanna jump to conclusions. i am gonna give it the rest of the afternoon and see whether it seemed like it has lessened and if it has lessened i don't know what that will mean for taking finasteride

The whole situation is really confusing.

 

[neddy2016]

Ok so after taking 1 every other day for 4 days now i can say that my erections are fairly stronger and i am getting morning ones again with no issues... course its unfortunate that i am now questioning whether thats a good thing or not to whether finasteride is doing anything still.

Itch is still there, or at least my scalp was fairly itchy this morning and last night after i washed my hair.

I ain't taking a tab tonight so i am gonna see whether that makes a difference or not.

its funny i remember in the early days when i first noticed hairloss i bought some hairloss shampoo and i remember feeling like it just made it worse so i stopped using it and then read that green tea can help with hairloss and so i bought that and i felt like my hair receded abit faster also so now days i honestly feel like any hairloss products are like kryptonite for me where if you try and stop it then you are punished with harsh living side effects and more hairloss.