Hi all,
Ten years ago my fear of going bald started after reading that baldness was mainly genetic. I was shocked because I loved my long curly hair and could not imagine myself without it (both my dad and maternal grandfather are bald). Over the years I read everything about all possible treatments available.
A few months ago I thought that I noticed the first signs of thinning around the temples (not shedding more hair than usual though) so I knew it was time for me to get on finasteride which I did 7 weeks ago. It actually felt quite nice because I knew that finasteride is THE key to maintaining and I caught it extremely early. It even gave me extra confidence.
I started with 1,25 ED. After one week however I noticed that my ejaculatory volume strongly decreased which scared me right away. After this I also noticed that my erections were less firm and I even experienced a day or 3 of brain fog followed by an anxiety attack (where I am prone to when stressed). My morning wood was also completely gone. Mentally it went downhill with my quite a bit after this... I started to google all the information and personal stories about sides that I could find and spent hours and hours on the internet late at night. I honstly believe that I spent 15 hours on HairLossTalk.com alone one week...
I decided to lower my dosage (0.625 every M-W-F-S) which give me a bit more peace of mind. Hell, even my sides seemed to be getting less but they didn't go away completely.
Yet they didn't go away completely and the lack of morning wood made me concerned about the health of my penis. The lack of morning wood was also the confirmation for me that it was not just all in my head. Two weeks ago I saw my GF again for the first time in 3 months and she didn't notice any difference... I could still get it up even when we were just kissing. I never was this happy with an erection! I expected that everything would go uphill from now on...
... However it didn't... After 7 weeks on finasteride my erections are still not as firm as they were before and I still have no morning wood... I feel extremely sad now because it feels like having to choose between a healthy penis and a healthy head of hair. I really don't know what to do now...
A) Wait for a few more weeks and see if the sides maybe subside without discontinuing the drug. I have read some reports of people still recovering from their sides after 2,3,4 and even 5 months. However I feel like by doing this I maybe risk getting permanent damage (yes I made the mistake of visiting www.propeciahelp.com as well).
B) Quit finasteride and wait till everything goes back to normal (hopefully it will because I read some stories of guys whose bodies completely crashed after stopping finasteride) then start with a very very low dosage and over the course of months slowly increase the dosage so my body has more time to get used to the drug.
C) Quit for good...
D) Any other options?
Any help? This is absolutely destroying me...
PS: I am 25 at the moment
Ten years ago my fear of going bald started after reading that baldness was mainly genetic. I was shocked because I loved my long curly hair and could not imagine myself without it (both my dad and maternal grandfather are bald). Over the years I read everything about all possible treatments available.
A few months ago I thought that I noticed the first signs of thinning around the temples (not shedding more hair than usual though) so I knew it was time for me to get on finasteride which I did 7 weeks ago. It actually felt quite nice because I knew that finasteride is THE key to maintaining and I caught it extremely early. It even gave me extra confidence.
I started with 1,25 ED. After one week however I noticed that my ejaculatory volume strongly decreased which scared me right away. After this I also noticed that my erections were less firm and I even experienced a day or 3 of brain fog followed by an anxiety attack (where I am prone to when stressed). My morning wood was also completely gone. Mentally it went downhill with my quite a bit after this... I started to google all the information and personal stories about sides that I could find and spent hours and hours on the internet late at night. I honstly believe that I spent 15 hours on HairLossTalk.com alone one week...
I decided to lower my dosage (0.625 every M-W-F-S) which give me a bit more peace of mind. Hell, even my sides seemed to be getting less but they didn't go away completely.
Yet they didn't go away completely and the lack of morning wood made me concerned about the health of my penis. The lack of morning wood was also the confirmation for me that it was not just all in my head. Two weeks ago I saw my GF again for the first time in 3 months and she didn't notice any difference... I could still get it up even when we were just kissing. I never was this happy with an erection! I expected that everything would go uphill from now on...
... However it didn't... After 7 weeks on finasteride my erections are still not as firm as they were before and I still have no morning wood... I feel extremely sad now because it feels like having to choose between a healthy penis and a healthy head of hair. I really don't know what to do now...
A) Wait for a few more weeks and see if the sides maybe subside without discontinuing the drug. I have read some reports of people still recovering from their sides after 2,3,4 and even 5 months. However I feel like by doing this I maybe risk getting permanent damage (yes I made the mistake of visiting www.propeciahelp.com as well).
B) Quit finasteride and wait till everything goes back to normal (hopefully it will because I read some stories of guys whose bodies completely crashed after stopping finasteride) then start with a very very low dosage and over the course of months slowly increase the dosage so my body has more time to get used to the drug.
C) Quit for good...
D) Any other options?
Any help? This is absolutely destroying me...
PS: I am 25 at the moment
