Problems and Side Effects Of Quitting Propecia/Finastride

[Hairpotter]

Hi all,

I am a long time user of propecia and finastride - over 10 years. Think I started in 2004.

I have never experienced and side effects in the time I have been on the drug. But recently after reading about all the negative stuff of propecia on the internet. I decided to stop taking the drug.

I am currently taking 0.25mg of the drug. This is where the problem starts. Recently, I am having trouble archiving and maintaing an errection. My dick just feels like numb and sleeping all the time. Have loss interest in sex. The feeling is like how you feel straight after sex - that moment where you are not interested in sex at all. Just that I feel like I am stuck in that period and can't get out of it. Perviously I can do it like 8 times a night but I struggle to hit 2 times in a day with my gf now.

I don't know how much of this is psychological. But what I don't understand is, how I can be totally fine when on the drug and when now I am trying to quit all the sides effects start showing up? Has this ever happened before???

I actually felt really good when on propecia. But now without it I am a total wreck. Depressed, loss of interest in sex and cant get it up.

Please help guys. I am really at a loss.

 

[RhinestoneHLT]

How long have you been at the lower dose / off the drug?

 

[WangMQ]

It might be caused by hormone fluctuations plus minor "in your head" thing. finasteride up-regulates your T since T are not converted to DHT.

I'd say try getting back to your previous dosage and see if things get improved. If so, tapper it off slowly from your previous dosage and it might help, especially considering your didn't have sides in the first place.

 

[Hairpotter]

I've been off for a week now. Stopped cold at first then started feeling weird and read that it might be better to stop gradually so am taking 0.25 daily now.

Is it better to stop cold or ween it off slowly?

Thing is I have stopped many times before over the past 10 years and I'm not sure how that has screwed up my system. :S

 

[Ashkan63]

Hi all,

I am a long time user of propecia and finastride - over 10 years. Think I started in 2004.

I have never experienced and side effects in the time I have been on the drug. But recently after reading about all the negative stuff of propecia on the internet. I decided to stop taking the drug.

I am currently taking 0.25mg of the drug. This is where the problem starts. Recently, I am having trouble archiving and maintaing an errection. My dick just feels like numb and sleeping all the time. Have loss interest in sex. The feeling is like how you feel straight after sex - that moment where you are not interested in sex at all. Just that I feel like I am stuck in that period and can't get out of it. Perviously I can do it like 8 times a night but I struggle to hit 2 times in a day with my gf now.

I don't know how much of this is psychological. But what I don't understand is, how I can be totally fine when on the drug and when now I am trying to quit all the sides effects start showing up? Has this ever happened before???

I actually felt really good when on propecia. But now without it I am a total wreck. Depressed, loss of interest in sex and cant get it up.

Please help guys. I am really at a loss.

I think you need to give your body more time to go back to normal at least a few months i have been on finasteride for many years on and off and when i come off it takes some times 9 months for my body to completly recover,finasteride takes about 3 months to start affecting you how do you expect your body to go back to normal in a week

 

[Hairpotter]

I guess what I don't understand is how is it possible that I have no side effects whatsoever when on the drug but am feeling the side effects when coming off it.

Is that possible? Has that been discussed before???

 

[Ashkan63]

I guess what I don't understand is how is it possible that I have no side effects whatsoever when on the drug but am feeling the side effects when coming off it.

Is that possible? Has that been discussed before???

that how exactly is bro,sides mostly come after you stop taking the pill at least for me is like that and only time heals it