People who had LONG TERM side effects after taking Propecia/finasteride

[freddiegemini]

Dan please could you link me to your post about your finasteride experience? what dosage were you on?
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[Dan26]

Dan please could you link me to your post about your finasteride experience? what dosage were you on?
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Hey Freddie, I actually havn't taken fin yet! I plan to in the near future. And I plan to take it at a low dose days a part (0.125mg 4-5 days a part). Still not 100% set on the dosage but in that area roughly.

[MrBlonde]

Hey MrBlonde, Sorry for the slow reply. Had a busy week!

I really appreciate all of the info you put into your response. I'll take a note of the supplements you recommended and stock up.

What's your email addy and I'll message you there about how things go!

I can tell you as a veggie that cutting out red meat won't be a problem! Toco8 sounds very interesting!

Its seems like you are doing a lot right with the Zinc and low red meat diet already. My only suggestion is that with a veggie diet you are not getting some essential fats and protein that could really help your recovery. I'm not expert on veggie diets and whether its just complex carbs your getting but would you consider getting of the veggie diet for 6 months to see if it aids your recovery? It could really help.

[JimmyJones12]

I don't want a discussion about whether long term side effects are psychological. I know they're not.

This is addressed just to people who have had long term side effects after taking this hormone altering drug.

Did you go through "cycles" of side effects? I've had a couple weeks recently where I felt I was returning to normal. Good sensitivity, good libido. This last few days though I've crashed. I feel numb and I've no sexual urges at all.

Has anyone experienced this? Does this go away in time? Bear in mind it's been 7 months since I stopped taking it. I'm supplementing 30mg of zinc a day and have been taking good care of my health.

You should really get some blood work done and see an Endocrinologist, Although I have never taken propecia I recently went to my GP because my urges wernt as frequent and I was feeling tired all the time, he checked my bloods, my testosterone result came back very low, got to have it rechecked this week to make sure it wasn't a one off. If it comes back low again he is going to refer me to an Endocrinologist. I hope it's normal as I plan on taking propecia some time in the near future but I don't want to mess with my hormones if theres a problem already there..