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I have been debating trying Finasteride for around 6 months or so with the standard scare stories putting me off.
I decided to take the safe route. I took a blood test before I started and as soon as that was in the post, I started finasteride.
My initial dosage was 0.25mg and straight away (that very night), I felt tingling in my testicles. I continued taking 0.25mg and within the 2 days or so I noticed watery semen and difficulties maintaining an erection. My libido was more or less unaffected but it was the semen and erection that had me worried.
So three days in to Finasteride my blood test results came back (see attached). Apparently my Testosterone levels are already low (which obviously has nothing to do with Finasteride as these are base line levels taken before starting).
The issues with the erections and watery did not stop and after taking 0.25mg for 8 days (2 pills) I've decided to stop. My erections have somewhat improved (expecting this to return to normal though) and my semen is a lot better too
The reason I stopped was because I hope to have a child within the next 5 years (I'm 25) and was worried about the impact this could have on that. I was planning on increasing the dosage to 0.5mg but a read a few threads on here that if you experience side effects, it is wise to stop and not just push through it. If I was experiencing those side affects at such a low dosage, I imagine 0.5mg would have been worse.
I guess my question is, have I made the right decision to stop aftr 8 days (2 pills), especially given my low Testosterone levels to begin with?
I have been debating trying Finasteride for around 6 months or so with the standard scare stories putting me off.
I decided to take the safe route. I took a blood test before I started and as soon as that was in the post, I started finasteride.
My initial dosage was 0.25mg and straight away (that very night), I felt tingling in my testicles. I continued taking 0.25mg and within the 2 days or so I noticed watery semen and difficulties maintaining an erection. My libido was more or less unaffected but it was the semen and erection that had me worried.
So three days in to Finasteride my blood test results came back (see attached). Apparently my Testosterone levels are already low (which obviously has nothing to do with Finasteride as these are base line levels taken before starting).
The issues with the erections and watery did not stop and after taking 0.25mg for 8 days (2 pills) I've decided to stop. My erections have somewhat improved (expecting this to return to normal though) and my semen is a lot better too
The reason I stopped was because I hope to have a child within the next 5 years (I'm 25) and was worried about the impact this could have on that. I was planning on increasing the dosage to 0.5mg but a read a few threads on here that if you experience side effects, it is wise to stop and not just push through it. If I was experiencing those side affects at such a low dosage, I imagine 0.5mg would have been worse.
I guess my question is, have I made the right decision to stop aftr 8 days (2 pills), especially given my low Testosterone levels to begin with?
