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This is my first post here. I am coming from a place of baaaad anxiety these past few days. I am 23, have hair loss, and went to a popular London hair loss clinic to see if they could help. I had heard about finasteride and minoxidil but really didn't know much.
The lady I saw prescribed me both minoxidil and finasteride. She told me that some men experience sexual side effects, but that continued treatment usually makes them go away, and all patients at the clinic who stop have side effects go away completely. She DID NOT mention post finasteride syndrome and I had NO IDEA it existed. I trusted her..
So I take finasteride for five days in total. First 2 days everything is fine.
Day 3-5, sexual sides kick in for the first time in my life. Weak erection, weak orgasm, loss of libido. Testicles moving in and out my body. Also, strangely, felt bloated (may be unrelated).
I thought **** this and stopped (a week ago today) - I also for the first time googled all my symptoms and learnt about a potential ENDOCRINE CRASH. I have been living in a state of ongoing anxiety and stress since then.
The side effects went away the day after stopping, but I have read of men getting permanent sides returning 2-6 weeks after sides subside. I literally can't believe that this drug is available.
I know it's too soon to know, but I can't deal with this fear everyday for the next two months - will I crash? The stories I have read are literally terrifying. I had NO IDEA about this 'permanent' risk.
So my question is: what can I do now, to minimise this risk? I thought 5 days I would be ok, some men report post finasteride syndrome after a single dose.
I read that I should avoid alcohol. Not sure how long for though.
When will I know that I have safely not crashed and things are ok?
Has anyone quit finasteride and NOT suffered a crash? I have read so much scary **** that I need some reassurance.
The anxiety I feel now is 100x worse than how I have ever felt about thinning hair.
Thanks for any responses.
This is my first post here. I am coming from a place of baaaad anxiety these past few days. I am 23, have hair loss, and went to a popular London hair loss clinic to see if they could help. I had heard about finasteride and minoxidil but really didn't know much.
The lady I saw prescribed me both minoxidil and finasteride. She told me that some men experience sexual side effects, but that continued treatment usually makes them go away, and all patients at the clinic who stop have side effects go away completely. She DID NOT mention post finasteride syndrome and I had NO IDEA it existed. I trusted her..
So I take finasteride for five days in total. First 2 days everything is fine.
Day 3-5, sexual sides kick in for the first time in my life. Weak erection, weak orgasm, loss of libido. Testicles moving in and out my body. Also, strangely, felt bloated (may be unrelated).
I thought **** this and stopped (a week ago today) - I also for the first time googled all my symptoms and learnt about a potential ENDOCRINE CRASH. I have been living in a state of ongoing anxiety and stress since then.
The side effects went away the day after stopping, but I have read of men getting permanent sides returning 2-6 weeks after sides subside. I literally can't believe that this drug is available.
I know it's too soon to know, but I can't deal with this fear everyday for the next two months - will I crash? The stories I have read are literally terrifying. I had NO IDEA about this 'permanent' risk.
So my question is: what can I do now, to minimise this risk? I thought 5 days I would be ok, some men report post finasteride syndrome after a single dose.
I read that I should avoid alcohol. Not sure how long for though.
When will I know that I have safely not crashed and things are ok?
Has anyone quit finasteride and NOT suffered a crash? I have read so much scary **** that I need some reassurance.
The anxiety I feel now is 100x worse than how I have ever felt about thinning hair.
Thanks for any responses.
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