Propecia Killed my Erection

[Cantbelieveit]

Scared

Coppersocks ive only been off it myself now for around 12 days now so if there is a crash to come it hasnt hit me yet but im trying not think like that so hopefully we'll be ok and hopefully got off it in time that we havent done damage to our body. The only thing i noticed was a little but of gyno and watery semen. It simply just hit me the other week when i struggled to get a erection then the day after i couldnt get one at all so i stopped straight away and gradually been getting back to normal. Semen has gone back to being thicker but i think its a bit less than normal, i was just thinking im not sure if the sensation i have when bussin a nut is a bit diminished as well.
I have no problems sleeping and im always pretty much tired anyway, a few years back i actually thought i was dying because i was so tired all the time so i went for blood tests which came back fine so im just a naturally tired person i guess lol.
From what ive read from the propecia help webpage i think it says it takes about 2-4 weeka to fully get back to normal and for most things doctors say 6 weeks anyway so i ll see what the crack is when i get to that moment in time. If i get to that point and feel fine then i ll stop thinking about a crash because the human mind is a powerful tool and could mentally destroy myself if i continue to think like that.

[coppersocks]

Oh I have gotten off it. Been 9 days now. Luckily boner haven't been back since yesterday. That being said I'm having extreme difficulty sleeping which is causing very bad energy levels and mind fog. My biggest worry now is that I experience the crash that renders this long term. Do you mind telling me what you went through when you quit? Did you experience a crash after you quit? Fatigue or anything like that? And for how long? Thanks for your reply.

And yeah you're absolutely right. I couldn't give a **** about going bald tbh after going through this. I just want it over. My beardless Babyface be damnded!

[Cantbelieveit]

reply/update

coppersocks i think the sooner u quit the better chance u will have of getting back to normal. I think im pretty much back to normal, i dont get absoloute raging boners rubbing one out but i dont really think i ever really did, only when i was having sex and was really excited id get them. I aint had sex with anyone yet since this happened so that will be the ultimate proof if im back to normal. I threw what propecia i had left in the bin, im back to having sexual dreams more often (not wet dreams though) and having morning erections etc. I think im still not producing the volume of semen i was before but i ll see how i get on.
Just have to accept going bald, the problem i have is that ive got a very young looking face im 29, 30 this year and people think im 21/22 so my face and hair domt go together plus my head shape isnt the best and ive got a bit of a big head lol but i still seem to attract very good looking women so i dunno. The reason i was taking propecia was more for my self confidence really so i felt comfortable in how i looked.
Ffs i should never of taken that shit.
Looks mean nothing if u can attract women and u cant do anything sexually because propecia killed ur boner. Quit that shit.

[zgyb2]

I just had FUE surgery done around two weeks ago and was talked into buying a one month supply of Propecia. I'm still recovering from sexual dysfunction from taking anti-depressants a few years back and didn't want to risk it again-- glad I decided to do research and found this thread.

My doctor keeps insisting that there's only a 1~2% chance of side effects; do they have a monetary incentive to promote people into taking Propecia? Anyways, not worth the risk of being dead sexually again, think I'll toss my prescription in the garbage.

[sellig]

I can't really tell you if this is an equivalent of Propecia but I use RU58841 - I am getting good results with it, you can google it - here is a link as well http://www.ru58841.info/

[coppersocks]

Hi Cantbelieveit, I think I'm in the same boat as you, if not worse. Been on it four months with no sides. Last saturday I tried to rub one out to no avail. I kept taking the drug till Monday and I've had two boners since then, both times to watching porn early in the morning. My libido is non existent and I couldn't get it up to porn this morning. I'm extremely worried right now as my energy levels are steadily decreasing also and I can barely get out of bed for prolonged periods of time. I'll let you know how I go.

[Cantbelieveit]

update on scared

Update on whats happenening so far. Things seem to be heading back to normal as of right now, morming wood has returned and i can start to get boners bybjust thinking of sexual things which wasnt the case a few days back. So hopefully i keep improving and again i ll never touch propecia again for as long as i live.

[Cantbelieveit]

update scared

Ive just realised that ive taken propecia for 3.5 months not 2.5. O forgot about the first months prescription i was only counting what i had in my 3 month prescription. So was on it longer than what i thought, so potentially done more damage to myself that what i first realised.
I can get boners from watching certain porn so that seems to he working again, erections might be at 85-90% but not rock hard. It probably depends upon how excited i get, it would probably be really hard if i had a lady friend here lol but until then i guess i wont fully know.
Scared for what may still come as the crash that people have talked about but ive also read many stories of people noticing ED problems and stopping straight away and having the problems go away in a few weeks. I stopped the instant i realised my erections was in trouble so hopefully i caught it in time but if i havent then sure enough that would just be my luck as im an unlicky person most of the time.
I know i keep updating but its sort of for myself as well so that i can document what happened to me as well as warning others so i hope i wont have to keep updating this for much longer and everything goes back to normal, fingers crossed.

[Cantbelieveit]

Still updating.
Watching porn still doesnt really get me a real erection the way it did like a week ago, manual stimulation is needed to get there or there about. I think the load of my semen is less than what it notmally was .
Erection probably stil 85% so not the best, still necer gonna touch propecia again and im going to by some vitamins that aid production of testosterone because i lnow for a fact it wasnt a mental issue at least to begin with.
Now everytime i try to get an erection i worry can i get one or will i get one so that might be effecting me now to be honest. Hopefully the day will come where i just get a raging boner without thinkig about it, hopefully one day soon.
Gotta stay positive i guess.

[Cantbelieveit]

update on scared

Ok i got a boner this morning so thats a bit of a plus, id say it was about 85% of what it normally is.
Ive fully been scared off propecia im not going to use it again, rather have a D that works than hair.
So gonna go cold turkey and throw the rest of the propecia away, hopefully i ll be back to normal really soon and have no relapse or what people have been describing as a crash.
I ll try to keep this thread updated for others to read.

[Cantbelieveit]

Scared

Dont know if anyone still reads this but im here so people stil might.
Been on propecia for 2.5 months only sides i had was semen was a bit watery and balls ached for a few days, ive had no issues getting strong erections or maintaining them until yesterday when i was watching some porn and wasnt really getting a strong erection. Now today i cant even get an erection which has never happened to me before now. Its like a switch has been flicked it was that fast. Needless to say im really really scared and upset at the moment, im not going to take propecia anymore. Im praying and hoping that this is very temporary as i dont know what i ll do if it isnt.
Im 29 years old by the way and also i think propecia may be causing me to have heart palpitations as it pretty much started after i started taking propecia.
It did bring back some of my hair to a level i was happy with but id give it up instantly to be my old self again.
Its still early days but im just scared that ive ruined my life, im even about to start dating the girl of my dreams and now dont know what im going to do.
I ll try to update what happens to me but this is to also help people who are conflicted whether to take propecia or not, id say dont do it, just not worth it.

[karnige]

Hi guys. I wanted to give my 2 cents. I have been taking propecia for over a year. the hair loss stopped a lot. but I developed gynecomastia on 1 side of the chest and started the second. I didn't no it was a side effect. the doctor didn't know either and dismissed it at 1st. I stopped taking it. If this can happen there is no way I want a sexual side effect. I'm only 29. Going to try other alternatives. its disheartening because it was working. such is life. health is more importment remember that folks.

[chris123]

it is very most likley the effects of saw pallmetto and beta sis.

monitor your hairline, shed levels/scalp itching and sebum levels, in the next few weeks, and report back...because you jumped on the saw pal and beta sis it could accelarate your hair loss.

Reporting back.... Im approaching the 5 month mark on beta sis and SP. Around the 3rd month, I had some major shedding that lasted for about 2 or 3 weeks. I thought within weeks or a couple months I would be completely bald at the rate my hair was falling out. I work on a computer all day and when I looked down at the keyboard, there would literally be hundreds of strands of hair there by the afternoon. Really had me freaked out and I almost stopped taking this combo. No matter what, I wasn't going to take propecia again so I figured just ride this out and see what happens. Now, i'm around the 5 month mark and I believe I still have the same amount of hair as I did when I stopped taking propecia 5 months ago. The one thing I find odd is about a month ago, I have all these gray hairs popping up everywhere. Not just in the temples, but on the top of my head. I'm not sure if this is a side effect or if these are new hairs regrowing without any pigmentation. (wishful thinking). I'm only 32 and never saw a gray hair on my head till a few weeks ago. Maybe it's natural, but the timing seems odd. And as far as erections go, I can't tell you how glad I am that I stopped taking propecia. In hindsight, I realize that erections were never at 100% when I took propecia. Going soft during sex was common and probably happened around a 3rd of the time. Not one time have I experieced this since I've stopped taking propecia.

[skipstah70]

To all the side effects naysayers, you might want to listen to this medical professional who did a study.....

[sausage]

Both situations occur. Some men find that the change happens instantaneously where others find that there is a gradual decline.

oh FFS I do wonder why I am taking this stuff.

Was talked into it by people on here. Not sure why ppl promote something that can cause your **** to die.