Balls not hanging as low

[TheGrayMan2001]

Alright, I tried to think of a more appropriate name for this topic but I couldn't.

I've been on 1/4 of Fincar for almost 3 months, shedding is not as bad as it used to be pre-fincar. My only side effect has been ball ache, it was really bad for about a week (just constant dull ache), I've kind of had this on and off ache since then, usually in my left testicle/upper left thigh. It's decreased, so I've just ignored it. Not a big deal. My sex drive seems to have went up and down a bit during this but nothing really worth worrying about. If it's the finasteride I assume it will even out eventually.

What I am a bit concerned about is it seems to me my testicles, particularly my left one, is not hanging as "low" as it used to. I can't find many people who have had this side effect. It's the middle of summer and the humidity should keep my balls really "loose" if you know what I mean, but they've constantly been way high.

It's really weird. I'll try to keep an eye on it. Anyone else had a situation like this?

Size etc is fine, I'm just a bit concerned about it. Might not be finasteride related at all.

 

[Ende]

Try some zink. 50 - 100 mg a day.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

I'm unsure if raising testosterone is the best thing (that is what Zinc is for, right?)

I have plenty of energy and I am working out a lot--doing deep squats, too, which (supposedly) releases a lot more testosterone.

 

[Ende]

It's for controlling estrogen, but yes, that means your testosterone level will be slightly elevated. You want your testicles to work as they're supposed to. Elevated estrogen level supresses LH. It's the hormone which stimulates your testicles to produce testosterone, and reduced amount of that hormone, makes your testicles shrink.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

I went ahead and bought some Zinc, 50mg tablets. Seems to be the maximum recommended dose from most people.

Honestly I don't know why this has happened, I can only assume it's finasteride. I'm not on any other drugs..otherwise I'm 100% healthy.

I'm pretty sure it's the finasteride, but I'm gonna stick it out for a while and see what happens. I seemed fine just 3 days ago. I might reduce the doseage as much as I can if it persists, though it's hard to cut these 5mg fincar into anything smaller than 4ths. I might can get 6ths if I do it right.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

I had this exact symptom on my last fateful run of finasteride.

Took finasteride 6 years and had libido problems throughout (costing relationships) but was too stupid to pinpoint finasteride as the culprit.

Quit a couple of times and went back to normal.

Last time two years ago noticed my balls SEEMED to feel smaller once when fondling them in bed (too much info I know) then also noticed them hanging 'higher' than usual - mine always hung low.

Of course I didn't do anything til it was too late, noticed some watery jizz and weak erections then stopped - I crashed like a locomotive 3 weeks later.

The point is that although I had sexual sides of varying degrees the first 6 years there was NO change in the appearance/size of my appendage, that's a sure sign you're playing with fire.

Don't panic though, enden gives good advice about zinc as an anti-estrogen. Wish I'd known.

If you do quit remember to ween off slowly spacing out the dose.

Your post resonates with me, most guys on propecia help complain of balls 'hanging low' (?) my problem was the opposite.

Thanks for that post, makes me feel a (little) bit better.

I really don't want to stop finasteride, at this point it's only been going on a couple of days so I'll keep going to see what happens unless someone else has advice.

I thought at first it might all be in my head, but my balls have been up like it's 20 degrees outside and not 100 with high humidity...at which point they're usually waaay more "loose". I kinda hate having to bring up topics like this since everything includes "too much info" but hey, healthy is better than sorry.

Perhaps if things don't resolve themselves quickly I can go down to 1mg or .8mg a day and it will be fine.

Another thing is that I do a lot of working out, mostly squats/bench/deadlift/press/rows etc so I am wondering if I am having some sort of testosterone overload or something. Maybe not. Who knows.

I have no other finasteride side effects. Brain is working 100% normal, still dreaming regularly, no erectile problems. Just a bit of left ball ache and now my testicles are a bit too high (particularly the left one)

 

[HT55]

Why not see an andocrinologist and run some tests then you will know if you have elevated E2

 

[Ende]

Don't adjust the finasteride dose. Just continue like usually while taking zink. It should solve itself. Cut down on the zink dose if your joints begin to crack. Drop it if you lose your libido.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

Why not see an andocrinologist and run some tests then you will know if you have elevated E2

This isn't serious enough (yet) to warrant me going to a doctor. Time and money my friend!

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

Don't adjust the finasteride dose. Just continue like usually while taking zink. It should solve itself. Cut down on the zink dose if your joints begin to crack. Drop it if you lose your libido.

Oddly enough I was in such a hurry to get out of the house this morning I left my piece of fincar sitting on my desk...first time I've forgotten to take it. I should be fine though.

I'll keep taking the zinc. Things seem ok, but occasionally I am still getting a bit of discomfort like my left ball is a lot higher than it should be (it usually is lower anyway)

I looked up some of that stuff you were saying about zinc in your other post, seems like good advice for now.

 

[Ende]

Why not see an andocrinologist and run some tests then you will know if you have elevated E2

This isn't serious enough (yet) to warrant me going to a doctor. Time and money my friend!

That's one thing. Another is that all your hormones could be in range, but still give you problems. I think you'll be fine with zinc supplement.

 

[messedup]

My balls are actually hanging lower. My sack is wrinkled and sagging like an old man's. Also, one nut is hanging much higher than the other as well. It almost looks like it's on top of the other nut at times.

 

[HT55]

Why not see an andocrinologist and run some tests then you will know if you have elevated E2

This isn't serious enough (yet) to warrant me going to a doctor. Time and money my friend!

I just read where you said you have only been taking ot a few days,


I would stop reading about all the possible side effects, the brain is powerfull and if you think about it all the time YOU WILL GET SIDES

 

[Ende]

Guys... I wouldn't give the ball sack too much attention. Things change with the surrounding temperature, no? It's your balls that are important. If they're aching, shrinking and getting softer, then you've something to worry about.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

Guys... I wouldn't give the ball sack too much attention. Things change with the surrounding temperature, no? It's your balls that are important. If they're aching, shrinking and getting softer, then you've something to worry about.

Yeah, which is sort of why I'm not too worried. It just feels like its constricted too much and that's what's causing the pain.

Maybe it'll stop soon, I'll see. Thanks for the help so far, I'll keep everyone updated.

Why not see an andocrinologist and run some tests then you will know if you have elevated E2

This isn't serious enough (yet) to warrant me going to a doctor. Time and money my friend!

I just read where you said you have only been taking ot a few days,


I would stop reading about all the possible side effects, the brain is powerfull and if you think about it all the time YOU WILL GET SIDES

Oh I know, I'm nearing the 3 month mark, thats why I'm actually wondering about this for once. You might have read another post I said before where I had only been on it a few days, haha.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

So I took Zinc and it seemed to do nothing for me...after 4 days of taking it, I couldn't take any more because after I did i'd get nauseous for about 20-30 minutes until my stomach broke down the zinc (I changed up meals to make sure it wasn't food or time of day)

Only 50 mg

I lowered my doseage just a little bit...since I take the 5mg Fincar, I have to cut the pills into 1/4ths. Well, it's hard to get accurate 1/4ths with a razor blade so it varies a bit. I tried dividing it into 1/5ths and this side effect went away the very next day. My libido was higher than normal the days I did this too.

But I also noticed my scalp itched a lot more than normal and I got that oily feeling around my hairline.

Then yesterday I took a normal 1/4th size of the pill--I noticed after about 2 hours my left ball was once again "higher" than it usually is and I had a kind of pain in my left leg/groin...really dull ache sort of rather than a pain.

Basically, it's like I'm not getting totally used to the finasteride. Every time I take it I can FEEL that I took it in my left ball/leg unless I take a smaller dose. I have an extremely fast metabolism, and this always subsides by about mid-afternoon.

Honestly, I think I'm not adjusting totally to the finasteride or perhaps my T levels are just way too high. I also think my metabolism is burning the stuff up faster than it should be, its almost like I require a higher dose--but that gives me more of the weird groin feeling.

tl;dr:

-Get groin pain, it varies depending on how much finasteride I take (.8-ish mg to 1.5mg)
-Zinc didn't do anything
-Problems disappear after taking less finasteride but scalp starts to itch and feel oilier

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

BTW I have no other side effects. I continue to dream, sex drive has never "dropped" although I can tell there is some effect depending on how much I take (but it never goes below 90% of normal I'd say)

I have no depression or anxiety or any of that crap. No nipple puffing or pain.

 

[Ende]

You would've to use it for longer than some days. Even arimidex usually takes a couple of weeks to do its job, if you need it. Maybe your symptoms will pass, but if your libido gets reduced, you know what to do.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

I am thinking of ordering Finpecia and wondering if my problem is that I'm having a hard time regulating my dose with the 5 mg split. Some people can take 5 mg without any side effects at all, so it's no wonder that 1.25 or so doesn't do anything t othem.

I'll live with it for a bit longer and see what happens, I'm just annoyed that I had really bad "ball ache" for the first week, then symptoms seemed to go away, but ever since then I've had this on and off "groin pain" type thing...and if I take a little bit more than normal the way my balls hang is changed.

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

It seems that all my minor sides have been going away in the past week. I barely notice any of that groin pain and testicles seem to mostly be in their "normal" spot.

I have not been consistent in taking the zinc, I miss a day or two. That might be the "fix" but it might just be that 3 month barrier some people have had when dealing with sides. Luckily all of mine have been very minor.