Survey: Finasteride Users on this forum (one big Finasteride Thread)

[buford]

I noticed the side effects before I even read about the details. I had heard there could be some, but did not know about lower volume, watery semen, less pleasure in climax, so the side effects are definitely real with me. I understand that some have no side effects, but I wonder if that is with people that only have small volume of semen and lower sex drive to start with. If you have a strong sex drive and enjoy contracting 10-15 times with huge volume during ejaculation then I suspect you will experience these side effects. I hope all goes well for you.

[rudda]

I noticed the side effects before I even read about the details. I had heard there could be some, but did not know about lower volume, watery semen, less pleasure in climax, so the side effects are definitely real with me. I understand that some have no side effects, but I wonder if that is with people that only have small volume of semen and lower sex drive to start with. If you have a strong sex drive and enjoy contracting 10-15 times with huge volume during ejaculation then I suspect you will experience these side effects. I hope all goes well for you.

Cheers for your reply. I'm just going to have to try and see what happens. Me and my girlfriend both have a high sex drive so I hope it doesn't have a negative effect.

[buford]

bTW I quit taking it altogether. The side effects are starting to go away. Im still not a 100% back to normal though

[starsalign]

Hi guys,

I've just finished my 1st month supply of propecia. Does anyone have any before and after pics which shows improvements?

[buford]

Side effects seem to be gone now!

[medreduce]

Only down side is that this drug is so expensive. In my experience Finasteride isn't covered by any insurance plans, so what I had to do was to use a discount code to get 73% off. Give the following to your pharmacist:

RXPCN = PRX
BIN = 610210
GROUP = PHARMRW1
ID = 1604421

I typically buy 90 day supplies.

[UK_]

hows the gyno.

[sanook]

I was on finasteride for the most part from the age of 25 to 31, when I was only losing hair on my frontal 3rd. It certainly didn't regrow lost hair for me. My hair loss continued just at a slower rate.

Side effects I experienced:

• Lowered energy levels.
• Lowered sex drive.
• Brain fog.
• Depression, which lead to social anxiety and reclusion.

These crept up on me over the course of years of use. They most certainly didn't happen over night.

A tipping point for me was when I was 31 and got into an argument with a loved one and found myself in a state where I was trembling/shaking and struggling to spit a word out. They knew something was wrong and so did I. It was time to change something, so I decided to stop finasteride. I didn't realise how bad all these side effects were until weeks after I got off it.

I'm now 34 and recently had a HT on my frontal 3rd. Just after the HT I decided to take finasteride again to maximise the results (Really stupid given my history with it, I know). A week into it I noticed my sex drive dipping considerably, more so than ever before. I wasn't aroused by anything - this scared the hell out of me. So I stopped immediately and it took a few weeks for it to get back to normal.

That's absolutely finalised my experimentation with finasteride. Never again.

I've now decided I would rather minimal scarring from FUE procedures from a decent surgeon than experiencing the ongoing toxic side effects from something that offers me minimal improvement.

From reading the replies in this thread it clearly reacts differently from person to person. If you're determined to try it I would recommend you start on a small dose and monitor your progress with it. Try to keep track of any slight changes to your sexual health, personality and physicality. Let family or close friends know you're on it too. Keep it as safe as possible.

[MichaelBK]

I noticed the side effects before I even read about the details. I had heard there could be some, but did not know about lower volume, watery semen, less pleasure in climax, so the side effects are definitely real with me. I understand that some have no side effects, but I wonder if that is with people that only have small volume of semen and lower sex drive to start with. If you have a strong sex drive and enjoy contracting 10-15 times with huge volume during ejaculation then I suspect you will experience these side effects. I hope all goes well for you.

First of all, I find this entire thread to be quite informational and I apriciate everyone who shared their experiance.

This comment in particular resonates with me because, I too, have less volume of ejaculate, but mine is often thicker versus watery. Additionally, the distance it 'shoots' is far from impressive, but I have no plans on making porn or children, so it's fine with me.

Additionally have noticed my lobido to have dimenished some, but at 38... It was a bit above average to begin with, so yet again, I'm willing to see what happens next... I'm only at 6-weeks.

The brand I'm on is Ziering's "Z-pro/Z-Vita" combo (which is a 1 mg finasteride tablet and vitamin combo) taken daily.

Other than side effects: My shedding has slowed drastically, which is a great sign! No more hair in my hands in he shower (and I rub hard... Just to see) and very few on he pillow/bed, other than the cats.

Now we sit and wait to see if this just holds me in place (which will result in an HT), or if it will fill my crown back in, too (cuz it's currently packed with super fine/lite hairs that are trying to survive their DHT strangulation #rude)

To be continued, fella's...

[Sanders]

Started taking finasteride for hair-loss 4 years ago at the age of 22 when the balding became evident. My balding started in the crown area and moved it's way toward the temples, so I am/was a diffuse thinner. I was lucky enough to stop it in time and regrow virtually everything and more with this medication, along with the help of Minoxidil. There are no side effects for me to document. My sex-drive has and is still always in hyper-speed; I have suffered no brain-fog, no ill effects to speak of whatsoever.