Hi guys, I'm a long-time lurker on this site (going back to the middle of about 2008) and it was through here that I learned about the ins and outs of hairloss treatments, so to that end, I appreciate everything that you guys do.
To give you some background about myself, I'm a 22 year old who has a family history of male pattern baldness and had some recession at the temples which prompted me to see a hairloss specialist who prescribed me Proscar in November of 2008 and told me to take it in conjunction with minoxidil. I commenced taking the tablet a few months later (because he told me my hair loss was quite minimal, so I became less concerned about it) and took a dosage of 1.25mg every second day between May and this past Wednesday. With the addition of minoxidil I got very good results, to the extent that when I saw the doctor eight days ago he told me I had no visible signs of hairloss at all. He even made the suggestion that I get off finasteride for six months, basically because he attributed my gains to minoxidil and thought I could go without it. I insisted that I should stay on it and he wrote me another prescription after I said I'd experienced no real sides apart from occasional red eyes the morning after taking it and an infrequent nut ache, but this past Tuesday night when I was doing what a 22 year old does when they're by themselves I noticed that there was a decided lack of feeling.
Anyway, I didn't pay much attention to it until Wednesday night when I was sitting on the couch under a blanket with a girl who tried to initiate a little bit of 'activity' when I noticed I was not only disinterested but also unable to fly the flag at more than half-mast when I tried to get an erection. I then became a bit concerned about it, noticing that I don't get morning erections any more and cannot get properly erect, even when I work myself over really hard. To make matters worse, last night I got an invitation back to the hotel room of a girl I met at a nightclub and I simply couldn't do it. Not only was my libido shot, but I couldn't get any movement in the pants. I took some horny goat weed before going out last night too, but that had no effect. For the record, I have never had performance anxiety EVER.
So, my intention is obviously to quit the drug immediately, but I want to ask anyone here who has been through the same thing what the duration of their side effects was. I'm especially concerned because I'm going away with two girls for one month in a fortnight and the thought of not being able to get it up in any meaningful way scares the sh*t out of me. I'm going to try and get in to see my doctor before I go too, but I thought I'd post here to see what I should expect from someone who has been through a similar thing.
Thanks in advance, and apologies for a long post.
To give you some background about myself, I'm a 22 year old who has a family history of male pattern baldness and had some recession at the temples which prompted me to see a hairloss specialist who prescribed me Proscar in November of 2008 and told me to take it in conjunction with minoxidil. I commenced taking the tablet a few months later (because he told me my hair loss was quite minimal, so I became less concerned about it) and took a dosage of 1.25mg every second day between May and this past Wednesday. With the addition of minoxidil I got very good results, to the extent that when I saw the doctor eight days ago he told me I had no visible signs of hairloss at all. He even made the suggestion that I get off finasteride for six months, basically because he attributed my gains to minoxidil and thought I could go without it. I insisted that I should stay on it and he wrote me another prescription after I said I'd experienced no real sides apart from occasional red eyes the morning after taking it and an infrequent nut ache, but this past Tuesday night when I was doing what a 22 year old does when they're by themselves I noticed that there was a decided lack of feeling.
Anyway, I didn't pay much attention to it until Wednesday night when I was sitting on the couch under a blanket with a girl who tried to initiate a little bit of 'activity' when I noticed I was not only disinterested but also unable to fly the flag at more than half-mast when I tried to get an erection. I then became a bit concerned about it, noticing that I don't get morning erections any more and cannot get properly erect, even when I work myself over really hard. To make matters worse, last night I got an invitation back to the hotel room of a girl I met at a nightclub and I simply couldn't do it. Not only was my libido shot, but I couldn't get any movement in the pants. I took some horny goat weed before going out last night too, but that had no effect. For the record, I have never had performance anxiety EVER.
So, my intention is obviously to quit the drug immediately, but I want to ask anyone here who has been through the same thing what the duration of their side effects was. I'm especially concerned because I'm going away with two girls for one month in a fortnight and the thought of not being able to get it up in any meaningful way scares the sh*t out of me. I'm going to try and get in to see my doctor before I go too, but I thought I'd post here to see what I should expect from someone who has been through a similar thing.
Thanks in advance, and apologies for a long post.
