Permanent Damage from Propecia

[Jude]

If I remember, there was an Irish guy who used to post on this board a while ago (can't remember his name) who said he'd taken Propecia for a few days which screwed up his 'dingus' as he put it and never recovered. I start Propecia tomorrow and this is the sort of thing that scares the crap out of me. Has there been many other cases of this permanent effect?

 

[Matgallis]

not me, I'm just not as easily aroused that and the watery semen. Concentration owns me now

 

[hair mchair]

If I remember, there was an Irish guy who used to post on this board a while ago (can't remember his name) who said he'd taken Propecia for a few days which screwed up his 'dingus' as he put it and never recovered. I start Propecia tomorrow and this is the sort of thing that scares the crap out of me. Has there been many other cases of this permanent effect?

I know of several people (myself and Trilidon, that "Irish guy," included) with long-term sexual problems from Propecia. I met most of them on these boards and by setting up an email group so that I could get in touch with other people in my situation. I don't know exactly how common situations like mine are, but I imagine they are relatively rare.

 

[Cassin]

No progress yet Hair?

Damn bro, I'm pulling for ya.

 

[hair mchair]

No progress yet Hair?

Damn bro, I'm pulling for ya.

I'll post an update soon, under the "Hair Mchair's story" thread. I hope to have a website up soon too. It will document stories like mine. I should mention that it won't be "anti-Propecia" per se but will simply offer information that I hope will be useful to other people in my situation.

 

[Redbone]

I'm pullin for ya to bro, good luck and I hope you whip this thing eventually....

 

[bombscience]

Hair, in what month did your side effects develop?

 

[hair mchair]

Hair, in what month did your side effects develop?

Very hard for me to say. I believe they came on very gradually, very slowly, progressively getting worse over time. I was slow to notice what was happening because I was single, I was overjoyed at what Propecia was doing for my hair, and I was not at all concerned about side effects because Merck says that less than 2% of men have side effects and that all side effects resolve upon discontinuation of Propecia (I also didn't frequent these forums back then so there was no scare-mongering).

I know for certain though that I did not have side effects right away because I was with a girl briefly, maybe a month or two after starting Propecia, and didn't have any noticeable problems at that time. However, a few of the people I've met online (like PolarBear, who used to post here) had problems from the very beginning. Everyone is completely different in how they react to drugs I suppose.

 

[hair mchair]

By the way, thank you to Cassin and Redbone. I appreciate it.

 

[bombscience]

Hair, in what month did your side effects develop?

Very hard for me to say. I believe they came on very gradually, very slowly, progressively getting worse over time. I was slow to notice what was happening because I was single, I was overjoyed at what Propecia was doing for my hair, and I was not at all concerned about side effects because Merck says that less than 2% of men have side effects and that all side effects resolve upon discontinuation of Propecia (I also didn't frequent these forums back then so there was no scare-mongering).

I know for certain though that I did not have side effects right away because I was with a girl briefly, maybe a month or two after starting Propecia, and didn't have any noticeable problems at that time. However, a few of the people I've met online (like PolarBear, who used to post here) had problems from the very beginning. Everyone is completely different in how they react to drugs I suppose.

What month did your side effects become noticable? Without saying to much I'm curious how long it was before things were really bad.

 

[hair mchair]

Hmmm. Let's see. I might've noticed softer erections and less sensitivity around month 7. Definitely by month 12. Stopped Propecia after 14 and a half months after having sex for the first time with the girl I was dating then. There's a big difference between jacking off with crappy erections and having sex with crappy erections.

 

[bombscience]

Hmmm. Let's see. I might've noticed softer erections and less sensitivity around month 7. Definitely by month 12. Stopped Propecia after 14 and a half months after having sex for the first time with the girl I was dating then. There's a big difference between jacking off with crappy erections and having sex with crappy erections.

very interesting hair. thanks for the info. i'm a bit concerned about this information. i am on month 10 or treatment and i'm beginning to experience softer erections. i have been concered about this for about 4 months and wasn't sure if it was progressively getting worse or not. i have had an actively healthy sex life this past year but recently i have had a really hard time getting fully aroused when i'm with women. it's not like i have lost my libido at all, i still think about sex often, and want to have sex. the problem is i just cant get fully aroused.

this all came to a breaking point this weekend when a girl that i've been dating (and who i'd like to become committed to) and i were in bed together and i couldn't maintain a full erection when i was having sex with her. this had to be one of the most embarassing moments of my life and i really didn't make a good impression on her. her and i will often go drinking together and a lot of the times we have sex when we're not completely sober. but on saturday that night we were completely sober and i just wasn't all there.

basically, i'm at a serious crossroads with everything. propecia isn't even working for me so i dont really have any reason NOT to quit, but at the same time there was a part of me that was hoping that it would eventually kick in. i'm going to make sure this isnt a passing thing by laying off any masturbation for a little bit, but in all honesty, i'm severly worried.

 

[Yardbird]

Definitely can relate with your post, Bombscience. I feel like the sexual side effects have gotten worse, and I just don't feel like dealing with it anymore. I'm going to get on L-arginine for a month to see if it helps, but if not, I'm going to have to quit. It's getting to the point where I just don't have confidence before I get in bed with a woman. Like 1 out of 3 times, I have serious trouble getting it up, and it's discouraging me to no end.
Consider the HairLossTalk.com regimen, with spironolactone twice a day and revivogen once a day. I can't handle that many topicals, so I think I'll just try revivogen, which I'm on already.
Good luck.

 

[Matgallis]

damn i can't even get with girls lol

 

[Hess]

L-Arginine definately helped my 'erection' problems, I also 'seem' to be ejaculating more!

 

[George Costanza]

damn i can't even get with girls lol

Join the club. :roll:

 

[youngguy_uk]

hair mchair, did u try something like l-arginine first? surely if we r spending so much money etc on our hair we should consider other alternatives to dropping propecia, like libido stimulants. i would.

 

[Thinning]

My watery spooge went away after a few days, I have no complaints now.

 

[Matgallis]

yea it seems mine is slowly getting better, now it's jsut the chest pains that i question...

 

[hair mchair]

hair mchair, did u try something like l-arginine first? surely if we r spending so much money etc on our hair we should consider other alternatives to dropping propecia, like libido stimulants. i would.

I've tried pretty much everything since I stopped Propecia. Nothing has worked so far.