Just to be perfectly clear: I am not looking for alernatives to finasteride. After the past 5 months, i could care less about my hair. I am here to just add to the many reports of people who have had adverse reactions to finasteride. I have not yet gone to my dermatologist who so casually recommended it, therefore I find it important for anyone who is on the verge of trying it to keep these things in mind.
I am not really looking for advice: the truth is, this is a very complex endocrinologic issue that currently has no real cure or understanding. I think there are certain lifestyle changes that can speed the road to recovery as the body tries to regain equilibrium.
Again, i just want to provide my own experience. I read horror stories before ever trying finasteride and wrote them off as hypochondriacs and I have to take that responsibility. I look forward to the research that is just now gaining traction in the medical community. I doubt there will be a cure for years to come. I find that proper diet, drinking plenty of water and exercise are all important ingredients to recovery.
so after months of dealing with issues of finasteride I️ have decided to take it upon myself to post here to make my story known.
My story is pretty similar to most who have had/are having issues with propecia as it relates to side effects.
I️ was prescribed generic propecia for my hair loss in July and began taking it immediately.
During my first week on the drug l noticed very minor side effects that mainly affected my sleep.
I️ continues to take it and during the first two weeks I️ felt better than ever. My virility was out of this world. I️ was lifting heavier in the gym, my sex drive was through the roof and I️ was I️ was feeling superb. Fast forward to 4 weeks in and I woke up with total erectile dysfunction, a cripple brain fog and anxiety, as well as a numb penis. I️ called my mother to tell her I️ was having some medical issues and realized that her voice sounded like someone who I️ didn’t recognize. I️ looked in the mirror and saw the same person who I’ve always seen but felt like I️ was looking at the shell of a human.
I️ was so absolutely terrified I stopped immediately and over the course of two weeks slowly went back to baseline.
I️ had done my research in advance and was terrified that I️ was getting all the same side effects as everyone who had issues. I️ gave my body time to adjust and in few weeks everything seemed normal.
I️ also read that many had suffered side effects the first couple weeks and was told if I️ fought through them while my hormones adjusted I️ would be able to continue the medication without putting my body in jeopardy.
In one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made in my life, I️ chose to start taking the drug again after recovering.
In the first two days after starting again, the sides came roaring back stronger than ever. I️ made it about a week the second time. I️ remember being at the bar and feeling like some sort of ornament. I️ always had been excited to be out at the bar to meet new people and be out in the city.
On finasteride, I️ felt like some sort of Propecia.I️ had no attaction towards woman, I️ felt like an amoeba. I️ didn’t have motivation, I️ just felt like the shell of a human. I️ decided then and there I️ would go home and immediately throw the remaining pills in the trash.
While this was the best decision I️ made, the story of cessation was similar to my first time quitting.
However, after two weeks, I️ woke up feeling absolutely horrible. My dick felt rubbery and numb, it wouldn’t get even semi hard, I️ had no interest in p**rn, I️ had crippling anxiety as well as a fear of being alone as well as severe brain fog.
I️ had a gut feeling I️ was crashing. The difference of how I️ felt that morning and the day before was absolutely stunning. I️ knew then and there this was going to be something that was going to be a trying time.
For the following weeks, I️ had complete shutdown. I️ could not get hard for the life of me, was terrified to be alone and was uninterested in anything to do with sex or even leaving the house. I️ was absolutely crushed.
About a month or two ago, I️ woke up rock hard, was able to jerk off and finish and had felt my mind was returning to normal. I️ went into the bathroom and tried to pee but I️ was so hard I️ had to bend over to avoid pissing on the walls. Normally, I’d curse my rock hard dick for not cooperating, but this morning I️ cried tears of happiness.
Today, I️ still get what I️ refer to as “episodes” of post finasteride syndrome. It’s strange, but I️ am now able to pinpoint when I️ am going through an “episode”. I️ feel tired, my dick gets very slightly numb, my balls ache, and I️ have trouble finishing. This usually last for a couple hours and then I️ return to normal.
Again, this is on my phone and is tedious to type so I️ will make edits and add to this later today when I️ get home. However, I️ felt that it is my absolute duty to at least get this word out and add to the abhorrent stats of people who are genetically predisposed to having what could be permanent and crippling disability that can and has ended careers, relationships and of course, lives.
I am not really looking for advice: the truth is, this is a very complex endocrinologic issue that currently has no real cure or understanding. I think there are certain lifestyle changes that can speed the road to recovery as the body tries to regain equilibrium.
Again, i just want to provide my own experience. I read horror stories before ever trying finasteride and wrote them off as hypochondriacs and I have to take that responsibility. I look forward to the research that is just now gaining traction in the medical community. I doubt there will be a cure for years to come. I find that proper diet, drinking plenty of water and exercise are all important ingredients to recovery.
so after months of dealing with issues of finasteride I️ have decided to take it upon myself to post here to make my story known.
My story is pretty similar to most who have had/are having issues with propecia as it relates to side effects.
I️ was prescribed generic propecia for my hair loss in July and began taking it immediately.
During my first week on the drug l noticed very minor side effects that mainly affected my sleep.
I️ continues to take it and during the first two weeks I️ felt better than ever. My virility was out of this world. I️ was lifting heavier in the gym, my sex drive was through the roof and I️ was I️ was feeling superb. Fast forward to 4 weeks in and I woke up with total erectile dysfunction, a cripple brain fog and anxiety, as well as a numb penis. I️ called my mother to tell her I️ was having some medical issues and realized that her voice sounded like someone who I️ didn’t recognize. I️ looked in the mirror and saw the same person who I’ve always seen but felt like I️ was looking at the shell of a human.
I️ was so absolutely terrified I stopped immediately and over the course of two weeks slowly went back to baseline.
I️ had done my research in advance and was terrified that I️ was getting all the same side effects as everyone who had issues. I️ gave my body time to adjust and in few weeks everything seemed normal.
I️ also read that many had suffered side effects the first couple weeks and was told if I️ fought through them while my hormones adjusted I️ would be able to continue the medication without putting my body in jeopardy.
In one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made in my life, I️ chose to start taking the drug again after recovering.
In the first two days after starting again, the sides came roaring back stronger than ever. I️ made it about a week the second time. I️ remember being at the bar and feeling like some sort of ornament. I️ always had been excited to be out at the bar to meet new people and be out in the city.
On finasteride, I️ felt like some sort of Propecia.I️ had no attaction towards woman, I️ felt like an amoeba. I️ didn’t have motivation, I️ just felt like the shell of a human. I️ decided then and there I️ would go home and immediately throw the remaining pills in the trash.
While this was the best decision I️ made, the story of cessation was similar to my first time quitting.
However, after two weeks, I️ woke up feeling absolutely horrible. My dick felt rubbery and numb, it wouldn’t get even semi hard, I️ had no interest in p**rn, I️ had crippling anxiety as well as a fear of being alone as well as severe brain fog.
I️ had a gut feeling I️ was crashing. The difference of how I️ felt that morning and the day before was absolutely stunning. I️ knew then and there this was going to be something that was going to be a trying time.
For the following weeks, I️ had complete shutdown. I️ could not get hard for the life of me, was terrified to be alone and was uninterested in anything to do with sex or even leaving the house. I️ was absolutely crushed.
About a month or two ago, I️ woke up rock hard, was able to jerk off and finish and had felt my mind was returning to normal. I️ went into the bathroom and tried to pee but I️ was so hard I️ had to bend over to avoid pissing on the walls. Normally, I’d curse my rock hard dick for not cooperating, but this morning I️ cried tears of happiness.
Today, I️ still get what I️ refer to as “episodes” of post finasteride syndrome. It’s strange, but I️ am now able to pinpoint when I️ am going through an “episode”. I️ feel tired, my dick gets very slightly numb, my balls ache, and I️ have trouble finishing. This usually last for a couple hours and then I️ return to normal.
Again, this is on my phone and is tedious to type so I️ will make edits and add to this later today when I️ get home. However, I️ felt that it is my absolute duty to at least get this word out and add to the abhorrent stats of people who are genetically predisposed to having what could be permanent and crippling disability that can and has ended careers, relationships and of course, lives.
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