Should I Discontinue Finnasteride For A Month Or So?

[brahmabull117]

I'm a 30 year old dude who has an absolutely ferocious sex drive but I don't really get morning wood anymore and also when I have sex with my girl, I will sometimes get hard at first when we start making out and stuff but then after we have sex the first time, I can't get hard anymore unless I manually stroke my penis or have her blow me. Other times I need her to blow me even the first time.

In other words, I don't just play around with her and naturally get hard without doing anything. Now on flipside, once I do get hard, I can stay hard for like 30-50 minutes.

Does this sound like finn issues? Should I quit finn for a month and see if it goes away?

My sex drive is still phenomenal - 10-15 times a week and my ejaculation is very thick. What do you guys recommend?

 

[Maxihair]

Just use magic pills (V or C) to help with erection.

 

[brahmabull117]

Just use magic pills (V or C) to help with erection.

I'm worried long term about this - will it get worse? I don't necessarily want to rely on outside pills?

 

[brahmabull117]

bump

 

[Oscar66]

bump

From my experience finasteride not only makes you less hard, it prevents "raging hard on" etc.
It also affects how I thought about sex since I started to get no morning wood, no thoughts that brought on erections.
About 4 or 5 months off finasteride I got horny as f&ck again and even walking around and looking at women I'd get hard. Morning wood, all that.

Try going half pill, or try going off all together for a few months, but for me it did "repair" and was not permanent.

Oh and I got off finasteride because I not only had shrinkage, I had developed Peyronie’s Disease...

That is for the most part GONE now...

 

[brahmabull117]

From my experience finasteride not only makes you less hard, it prevents "raging hard on" etc.
It also affects how I thought about sex since I started to get no morning wood, no thoughts that brought on erections.
About 4 or 5 months off finasteride I got horny as f&ck again and even walking around and looking at women I'd get hard. Morning wood, all that.

Try going half pill, or try going off all together for a few months, but for me it did "repair" and was not permanent.

Oh and I got off finasteride because I not only had shrinkage, I had developed Peyronie’s Disease...

That is for the most part GONE now...

it look 4-5 months?


and I'm only using 1/4th pill now. Would even that little of it make that much of a difference?

 

[Oscar66]

I would do the opposite. Start on a full pill first for as long as you can and monitor any changes, then if you do not like what you are experiencing, start cutting back.

 

[brahmabull117]

I would do the opposite. Start on a full pill first for as long as you can and monitor any changes, then if you do not like what you are experiencing, start cutting back.

I'm off finnasteride now - I'm gonna give it a few months, if I notice a huge difference in my erections, I'll reconsider

 

[HLV]

you need to weight the benefits of Finasteride 1MG verses the risks. What is your hair situation now? If it’s in the Norwood 2 area consider minoxidil 5% twice a day as that might buy you months or years and you can reevaluate.

I discourage jumping on finasteride on and off as this isn’t good for body. Generally if you have side effects on the first try you will have them again the second but not always.

Also how long have you been on finasteride? If it’s in the first few weeks this side effects will likely dissipate.

HLV

 

[brahmabull117]

you need to weight the benefits of Finasteride 1MG verses the risks. What is your hair situation now? If it’s in the Norwood 2 area consider minoxidil 5% twice a day as that might buy you months or years and you can reevaluate.

I discourage jumping on finasteride on and off as this isn’t good for body. Generally if you have side effects on the first try you will have them again the second but not always.

Also how long have you been on finasteride? If it’s in the first few weeks this side effects will likely dissipate.

HLV

it's been 1.5 years

I don't know if it is side effects or not, this is my biggest issue. My sex drive is absolutely ferocious and my ejaculation is still thick. My issue is I just don't get morning boners anymore (don't know if it matters) and I don't get hard easy anymore. Now once I do get hard, I can stay very hard for 45 minutes

yesterday I had sex with my girl twice. The first time, we started kissing and undressing and I got hard without touching myself (which is excellent) but once I went down on her, I started to lose my boner a little bit. I had to stroke myself a bit to get hard again.

the second time, I had to have her stroke me/blow me to get hard. Is this normal? I'm 30, should I be getting super hard once we start kissing and she is naked? Should I stay hard even as I'm going down on her?

Sorry for the super gruesome details, I'm trying to give all the information/details I can to figure out if I'm getting sides or not. Does this sound normal guys?

 

[HLV]

it's been 1.5 years

I don't know if it is side effects or not, this is my biggest issue. My sex drive is absolutely ferocious and my ejaculation is still thick. My issue is I just don't get morning boners anymore (don't know if it matters) and I don't get hard easy anymore. Now once I do get hard, I can stay very hard for 45 minutes

yesterday I had sex with my girl twice. The first time, we started kissing and undressing and I got hard without touching myself (which is excellent) but once I went down on her, I started to lose my boner a little bit. I had to stroke myself a bit to get hard again.

the second time, I had to have her stroke me/blow me to get hard. Is this normal? I'm 30, should I be getting super hard once we start kissing and she is naked? Should I stay hard even as I'm going down on her?

Sorry for the super gruesome details, I'm trying to give all the information/details I can to figure out if I'm getting sides or not. Does this sound normal guys?

Loss of morning erections does occur with finasteride use. Usually night time erections are a way for the body to keep the penis healthy. However as long as you are able to have sex it’s not an issue.

It depends if you are thinking about finasteride side effects in general. If you are worried then that could be causing the issues. If not then the issues could be finasteride but also possible they are not.

Don’t worry about the details. Here to help. See how you react without finasteride 1MG for a while. Then come back here and I’m sure someone will be able to assist. consider asking a doctor for their advice as no one here is a replacement for a MD. I wouldn’t worry however.

HLV

 

[brahmabull117]

Loss of morning erections does occur with finasteride use. Usually night time erections are a way for the body to keep the penis healthy. However as long as you are able to have sex it’s not an issue.

It depends if you are thinking about finasteride side effects in general. If you are worried then that could be causing the issues. If not then the issues could be finasteride but also possible they are not.

Don’t worry about the details. Here to help. See how you react without finasteride 1MG for a while. Then come back here and I’m sure someone will be able to assist. consider asking a doctor for their advice as no one here is a replacement for a MD. I wouldn’t worry however.

HLV

does my sexual situation sound normal?

all the details I gave you, does that sound normal or does it indicate problems?

I can manage it now, will it get worse in future? Should I consider going on cialis?

 

[HLV]

does my sexual situation sound normal?

all the details I gave you, does that sound normal or does it indicate problems?

I can manage it now, will it get worse in future? Should I consider going on cialis?

The majority of individuals on Finasteride 1MG don’t experience severe side effects but there are some that do.

I would advise staying off the drug for now and see if things improve. In future if you consider trying finasteride again and you have the same effects, you might have to decide what’s more important. it’s impossible to say if this will get better or worse in future with Finasteride 1MG.

Are you sure you need to use Finasteride 1MG in the first place? I wouldn’t use it for some minor loss especially if you’re 30 now.


You understandably seem quite worried about the sexual effects, so it may be better to avoid Finasteride 1MG and consider minoxidil 5%.

HLV

 

[Charlie Foxtrot]

it's been 1.5 years

I don't know if it is side effects or not, this is my biggest issue. My sex drive is absolutely ferocious and my ejaculation is still thick. My issue is I just don't get morning boners anymore (don't know if it matters) and I don't get hard easy anymore. Now once I do get hard, I can stay very hard for 45 minutes

yesterday I had sex with my girl twice. The first time, we started kissing and undressing and I got hard without touching myself (which is excellent) but once I went down on her, I started to lose my boner a little bit. I had to stroke myself a bit to get hard again.

the second time, I had to have her stroke me/blow me to get hard. Is this normal? I'm 30, should I be getting super hard once we start kissing and she is naked? Should I stay hard even as I'm going down on her?

Sorry for the super gruesome details, I'm trying to give all the information/details I can to figure out if I'm getting sides or not. Does this sound normal guys?

You’re in your own head mate. There is a huge psychological factor to the whole libido and ‘getting hard’ thing.

If you’re worrying about if you can get it up, how long you can keep it up, how hard it’s gonna be when it’s up.. You’re not 100% focussed on the one important thing at that time. It’s hard to explain in English for me so bare with me, but its about being in that moment and focusing on sex instead of all this side effects crap. I’m guessing sex for you sometimes might be evaluating how your boner strength is and if you may be experiencing sides, while you should just be enjoying yourself having a good time with your girl.

I’m not denying sides cause they’re very much real. I just think people underestimate what a huge role your mood/focus/mentality actually play in libido. Thumb rule, if you fully believe you’re experiencing sides and constantly worry about soft erections.. you’re gonna have soft erections.

 

[brahmabull117]

You’re in your own head mate. There is a huge psychological factor to the whole libido and ‘getting hard’ thing.

If you’re worrying about if you can get it up, how long you can keep it up, how hard it’s gonna be when it’s up.. You’re not 100% focussed on the one important thing at that time. It’s hard to explain in English for me so bare with me, but its about being in that moment and focusing on sex instead of all this side effects crap. I’m guessing sex for you sometimes might be evaluating how your boner strength is and if you may be experiencing sides, while you should just be enjoying yourself having a good time with your girl.

I’m not denying sides cause they’re very much real. I just think people underestimate what a huge role your mood/focus/mentality actually play in libido. Thumb rule, if you fully believe you’re experiencing sides and constantly worry about soft erections.. you’re gonna have soft erections.

it's a little difficult for me to get hard

once I'm there though, I'm very hard for a while

 

[brahmabull117]

I've been off finasteride for 3 days and i already feel more horny

Jesus christ. Looks like i gotta accept my future baldness

 

[g.i joey]

I had the same issue after 1.6 years I stopped made sure everything went back to normal and it did... now I’m about 3 weeks back on .5 mg 2-4x a week and I can still f*** like a champ... try reducing dosage and finding a sweet spot... I may be losing more hair now I may only be losing due to my 2 months break but at least I can hopefully slow it down and still enjoy f*****g