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For anybody who has taken propecia for at least 5 years and noticed some side effects and then who have since quit for taking it for at least 2 to 3 years (yeah, probably very few people who meet this criteria), did the side effects go away?
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I took for 13 (almost 14) years. I had NO side-effects whatsoever the ENTIRE time I took the drug. Sex on an almost daily basis with not so much as a hiccup.
I quit 23 weeks ago. The first 4 weeks were perfect - morning erections returned (I didn't consider not having them anything bad) and I was doing just fine. About 5 to 6 weeks though, I began having problems and they have worsened. I am extremely desperate at this point to decide whether to go BACK on the medicine to save my sexual health!!!! I could care less about my hair anymore (believe me - you will give two sh*ts about your hair if your most prized possession stops calling for duty!!).
By the way - I asked the exact same question you are asking now when I quit. I got a couple of responses - there was one person who had taken for over a decade and returned to normal so it is possible that things will be OK. But just speaking from MY experience, I don't think I would stop cold-turkey (if at all) if I was in your position until we find out more what happens to the body when DHT is reintroduced in the body so suddenly after being suppressed for many years. -
Man in 13 years its just getting older that your sexual stuff stops being the same.
It strange that propecia helped your sex?
Confusing.Comment
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True. I have taken Fin for 10 years and started having sex drive issues and ED.
This is not surprising because by blocking DHT, the body would have more free T. I heard many ppl saying that their sex drive was higher after taking Fin. I also had this effect.
In conclusion, Fin changes our hormones balance.Comment
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I'm, tapering it off.. taking half a day (0.5mg), after while will take every other day, and stop taking it after 3 months.
To make sure Fin was the cause, this is what i did: I have slowly developed the sexual side effects for several months and didn't know what was it, then 1 day i decided to quit Fin cold turkey, the side effects diminished, then I came back on Fin and after a couple of weeks, it came back again. So i figure Fin has deftly something to do with it. Now instead of quitting cold turkey, I'm tapering it off.
What makes me really annoyed is that I took for 10 years and no problem, so go figure.
I'm hopeful that after i quit, i will not have ED anymore. But some ppl have had problems worsened after quitting, the "post-Fin syndrome", so will see.Comment
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All you can do is remain optimistic. Resist having any expectations whatsoever, simply take things as they come. I wish you the best in recovering!
As an aside, interesting how people who've taken finasteride for 10 years+ without issue seem to be experiencing sides only after discontinuing its use.Comment
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I too would like to hear some ex-finasteride users who have managed to get their sexual health back.
Is it a matter of time or is there something I can do to help?Comment
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I'm next week doing ultrasound for prostatis, which i Believe I have. And that might explain something. Will keep posted.Comment
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I quit last sept and have gone through these weird cycles. Right after I quit it got a little better them shortly after took a nose dive. I wasn't even getting any slight erections and had very little feeling.
It would then get better for a little while and regress for a little while. Every time I got better it would be better than the last time. Most recently I had several weeks to a month of weak erections but currently I'm back to the best I've been since I started taking fin. Its taken about a year but I'm hoping that eventually the cycles will stop and I'll just stay better.
Nothing I tried with diet or exercise helped except the supplement tribulus terrestris. I tried a couple and from adding and taking them away I know for sure tt helped. That and lots of time!Comment
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