mr_sparkle
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..so this is my third day on propecia. I've been trying to get onto the stuff for ages but my inital derm wouldn't give me a proscription and so sent me to another and that took ages etc etc but I'm finally there.
He explained to me all the stuff I already knew about finasteride and the side effects. He said no-one he has given finasteride to has ever experienced sides from them and I'd be even less likely than most seeing as I'm 21, so nice and young, and in good health/shape. He said in some cases libido can be increased (and there's been cases on this forum I do believe) so I was positive. And that's important cos lots of side effects probably result from the FEAR of sides.
So with the first day I felt myself urinating a lot more than usual. That was okay. Still feeling horny. But onto day two and three (i.e today and yesterday) and I'm getting slightly concerned. My boners are softer and less frequent. Having a long lie in I'm not pitching as strong a tent at all and they're much less frequent. I used to get the odd freak boner which could be embarrassing but hasn't happened in the last couple of days which is worrying.
Is it normal to experience sides this early? I'm gutted if these are sides - maybe it's too early to tell and I'm just being paranoid OR having an off day.. if it's not normal to have them this early maybe they're not actual sides and I'm deluded?
The problem is I feel I'm well learned enough about finasteride and sides to know they're probably not in my head cos I wasn't really expecting them. If I was certain I'd get sides my mind probs would have created them...it's hard to explain. But I knew that a lot of sides could be from paranoia, and I never went into this regimen feeling paranoid.
Thankfully I'm not like totally impotent. I managed to jack off but again it wasn't rock hard and took more effort. And watching Neighbours and Hollyoaks I still felt the urge to give it to all the fitties on the show, but no stiffy really.
Obviously I'm gonna stick it out - so I'm wondering for most ppl when do sides usually kick in? Many say they go away as the body adjusts to the finasteride - how long should I expect my usual sex drive to return (with continued use of finasteride)?
This is sh*t. But I'm not gonna panic just yet. Hopefully it's just the body adjusting. Hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow feeling as horny as ever. Hopefully it's all in my head - it's just so hard to tell
Oh another thing - I'm on other medication too - to treat achne (which I could probably quit now as my skin is fine) and Ibruprofin as I injured my leg recently. Could these have any influence at all? Especially as my leg is in pain which may affect finasteride and the libido? Or am I being ridiculous.
I'd really appreciate any help
He explained to me all the stuff I already knew about finasteride and the side effects. He said no-one he has given finasteride to has ever experienced sides from them and I'd be even less likely than most seeing as I'm 21, so nice and young, and in good health/shape. He said in some cases libido can be increased (and there's been cases on this forum I do believe) so I was positive. And that's important cos lots of side effects probably result from the FEAR of sides.
So with the first day I felt myself urinating a lot more than usual. That was okay. Still feeling horny. But onto day two and three (i.e today and yesterday) and I'm getting slightly concerned. My boners are softer and less frequent. Having a long lie in I'm not pitching as strong a tent at all and they're much less frequent. I used to get the odd freak boner which could be embarrassing but hasn't happened in the last couple of days which is worrying.
Is it normal to experience sides this early? I'm gutted if these are sides - maybe it's too early to tell and I'm just being paranoid OR having an off day.. if it's not normal to have them this early maybe they're not actual sides and I'm deluded?
The problem is I feel I'm well learned enough about finasteride and sides to know they're probably not in my head cos I wasn't really expecting them. If I was certain I'd get sides my mind probs would have created them...it's hard to explain. But I knew that a lot of sides could be from paranoia, and I never went into this regimen feeling paranoid.
Thankfully I'm not like totally impotent. I managed to jack off but again it wasn't rock hard and took more effort. And watching Neighbours and Hollyoaks I still felt the urge to give it to all the fitties on the show, but no stiffy really.
Obviously I'm gonna stick it out - so I'm wondering for most ppl when do sides usually kick in? Many say they go away as the body adjusts to the finasteride - how long should I expect my usual sex drive to return (with continued use of finasteride)?
This is sh*t. But I'm not gonna panic just yet. Hopefully it's just the body adjusting. Hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow feeling as horny as ever. Hopefully it's all in my head - it's just so hard to tell
Oh another thing - I'm on other medication too - to treat achne (which I could probably quit now as my skin is fine) and Ibruprofin as I injured my leg recently. Could these have any influence at all? Especially as my leg is in pain which may affect finasteride and the libido? Or am I being ridiculous.
I'd really appreciate any help