Finasteride sides - Doctor appointment log & help request

[TheDude]

UK, maradona, chrisis thanks for this post..

I was actually on propecia for 4 years with minimal side effects.. in the 5th year i started upping my dose because it began losing its effectiveness..

Big mistake, my prostate became inflamed and I became extremely worried.. I stopped propecia there an then..

I have been off for about 4-5 months..

I started doing massive amounts of research mainly on body building sites.. Heres a link to my full story..

http://tnation.t-nation.com/hub/hair...hread/5237977/

My prostate is normalizing but still gets a bit inflamed every now and then..

My simple explanation is this: propecia through its mechanism stop's the conversion of T to DHT thereby firstly down regulating androgen receptors known as reflex hyperandrogenicity and secondly causing too much estradiol to be produced and bind to the remaining receptors, hence gyno.

In addition to this is the fact that too much estradiol is bad for the male body but especially for the prostate.

My mechanism of action was firstly to get onto arimidex thereby blocking aromatization T into E and secondly thanks to a response by a guy on tnation undergoing broccoli treatment (this can all be found on my story)(notice how this has nothing to do with TRT yet i'm still raising my T levels only slower)

I have to mention that I had a whole lot of hormone tests done.. So I wasn't doing this blind.. My latest blood tests came back with a really high free T level 919 pmol/L.. (i.o.w it's working)

Like I said I think my body is slowly getting back to normal but the prostate problem is still affecting me. In addition i'm still really hesitant to lose my hair hence the reason i'm interested in RU and at points stupidly thought of going back onto propecia.

By the way I have never had erection problems but since coming off propecia my sex drive is higher than ever..

Sorry for hijacking your thread chrisis.. First step get your bloods tested an take it from there..

[Maradona]

UK, maradona, chrisis thanks for this post..

I was actually on propecia for 4 years with minimal side effects.. in the 5th year i started upping my dose because it began losing its effectiveness..

Big mistake, my prostate became inflamed and I became extremely worried.. I stopped propecia there an then..

I have been off for about 4-5 months..

I started doing massive amounts of research mainly on body building sites.. Heres a link to my full story..

http://tnation.t-nation.com/hub/hair...hread/5237977/

My prostate is normalizing but still gets a bit inflamed every now and then..

My simple explanation is this: propecia through its mechanism stop's the conversion of T to DHT thereby firstly down regulating androgen receptors known as reflex hyperandrogenicity and secondly causing too much estradiol to be produced and bind to the remaining receptors, hence gyno.

In addition to this is the fact that too much estradiol is bad for the male body but especially for the prostate.

My mechanism of action was firstly to get onto arimidex thereby blocking aromatization T into E and secondly thanks to a response by a guy on tnation undergoing broccoli treatment (this can all be found on my story)(notice how this has nothing to do with TRT yet i'm still raising my T levels only slower)

I have to mention that I had a whole lot of hormone tests done.. So I wasn't doing this blind.. My latest blood tests came back with a really high free T level 919 pmol/L.. (i.o.w it's working)

Like I said I think my body is slowly getting back to normal but the prostate problem is still affecting me. In addition i'm still really hesitant to lose my hair hence the reason i'm interested in RU and at points stupidly thought of going back onto propecia.

By the way I have never had erection problems but since coming off propecia my sex drive is higher than ever..

Sorry for hijacking your thread chrisis.. First step get your bloods tested an take it from there..

What I found out is that if you don't whack off too often it helps the prostate.
I just do it once a week and it's hard but at least I see a noticeable improvement. I mean it won't cure your prostate but it will subside the symptoms to some degree. It's your choice.

What was your DHT levels on blood tests?
Did your hair get more aggressive? Do you have body hair growth post-Fin?

I don't think you have reflex hyperandrogenicity. It has to happen right after your first weeks on fin .

I'm just trying RU in the KB solution and only at 50mg per day.
Also we need to find a brush to make sure we use less and less RU just to make sure.

At times I have thought about getting back on propecia but when things got fuked up I threw my propecia supplies to the garbage.

Where are you from the dude? do you have an email to communicate better? You have the same symptoms as me so maybe we could help out each other.

[Dan26]

You guys seem to know quite a bit about propecia and how it can affect the body, and I had a couple questions for ya if you don't mind!

Why do you suppose that Fin does in fact work for most people who take it? Does the medical community simply not have a full understanding of its' mechanisms, and taking it is basically a gamble?

Can there be good and bad candidates for the drug? I mean, would blood tests or hormone tests give a good indication of how Fin may affect a person? If I had to guess, I'd imagine that there is some correlation between a persons original hormone levels before they went on Fin, and what kind of affect it ended up having on their body.

Does easing your way into a Fin regimine make a difference? For example, taking half the reccomended dose every other day.

I just recently starting researching about the drug, and I'm glad there are places online where people can bounce ideas off each other and also provide links to certain studies and scientific evidence.

Here are some of my random theories based on no evidence:
1) Drastic changes in the bodies hormone levels could be causing some of the long term issues in the body, making certain receptors over sensitive or unresponsive
2) I noticed from some of the videos I've seen of men who had serious problems from propecia, a lot of them weren't exactly the most masculine of men. I THINK a lot of bald guys tend to be fairly masculine (more muscular, deeper voice, hairy ect.), and maybe Fin does not effect them as much as it does for a less masculine guy who takes it.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you guys can help me out here, I'm a noob with this shit!

[Maradona]

Yes but you will be better off asking at propeciahelp.com .
They have an interesting post about who can be supcetible for permanent sites. Go look for it.

Don't be scared to go there.

[UK_]

You guys seem to know quite a bit about propecia and how it can affect the body, and I had a couple questions for ya if you don't mind!

Why do you suppose that Fin does in fact work for most people who take it? Does the medical community simply not have a full understanding of its' mechanisms, and taking it is basically a gamble?

Can there be good and bad candidates for the drug? I mean, would blood tests or hormone tests give a good indication of how Fin may affect a person? If I had to guess, I'd imagine that there is some correlation between a persons original hormone levels before they went on Fin, and what kind of affect it ended up having on their body.

Does easing your way into a Fin regimine make a difference? For example, taking half the reccomended dose every other day.

I just recently starting researching about the drug, and I'm glad there are places online where people can bounce ideas off each other and also provide links to certain studies and scientific evidence.

Here are some of my random theories based on no evidence:
1) Drastic changes in the bodies hormone levels could be causing some of the long term issues in the body, making certain receptors over sensitive or unresponsive
2) I noticed from some of the videos I've seen of men who had serious problems from propecia, a lot of them weren't exactly the most masculine of men. I THINK a lot of bald guys tend to be fairly masculine (more muscular, deeper voice, hairy ect.), and maybe Fin does not effect them as much as it does for a less masculine guy who takes it.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you guys can help me out here, I'm a noob with this shit!

Hi Dan, given that a lot of individuals who take propecia experience only moderate side effects whilst on the drug, the most profound sides (the crash) occur AFTER the drug is discontinued. So the issue is in essence, the rejection, or some form of biological complication with the reintroduction of normalized levels of DHT within the body, that's the essence of the problem. It's amazing to have these forums as a resource, but as Maradona stated above, the best information and the most knowledgable people on this matter can be found on "propeciahelp". Namely the members known as "awor" and "mew".

As of yet, there is no method of reversing PFS, no compound, hormone or chemical has been shown to reverse the side effects indefinately, people have shown signs of improvement and complete recovery only to have their systems crash a week later, this is the issue here, it's almost like trying to start an engine [that wont start]. Only medical science and research can resolve this, only they can give us answers, unfortunately, I dont think Merck with all their power and money give a shit.

[UK_]

Broccoli is a great way to bring down estradiol, but the amount required is quite substantial. Combining your intake with cauliflower will help, natural methods are always better than the dodgy chemical routes, which is why saw palmetto is probably a far better route than chemical finasteride.

@Maradona I think after a period of abstinence (no sex, no masturbation, no porn - nothing) that lasts 100 days your brain "reboots" a lot of the sexual neurotransmitters, but it does require you to abstain for 100 days completely which is a task in itself.

[TheDude]

Actually you don't eat the broccoli you boil it for about 5-8 minutes and then you drink half the water about 400ml in the morning and the other half 400ml at night..

I can feel a difference in my prostate almost immediately.. There's a link to where i got the treatment from on the link i provided above..

Hay maradona I will PM you but yeah you the first person other than myself that i now know who has prostate problems caused by propecia..

[Maradona]

Actually you don't eat the broccoli you boil it for about 5-8 minutes and then you drink half the water about 400ml in the morning and the other half 400ml at night..

I can feel a difference in my prostate almost immediately.. There's a link to where i got the treatment from on the link i provided above..

Hay maradona I will PM you but yeah you the first person other than myself that i now know who has prostate problems caused by propecia..

There is an entire section on propeciahelp about the prostate.

There's no PM here lol. Everything is exposed.

[UK_]

Actually you don't eat the broccoli you boil it for about 5-8 minutes and then you drink half the water about 400ml in the morning and the other half 400ml at night..

I can feel a difference in my prostate almost immediately.. There's a link to where i got the treatment from on the link i provided above..

Hay maradona I will PM you but yeah you the first person other than myself that i now know who has prostate problems caused by propecia..

I usually juice broccoli (I know) and drink it that way, I find I need loads of broccoli to get enough out of it.

[Dan26]

Thanks for the response UK. I signed up at propeciahelp and asked some of my questions there. I've been losing my hair (at a pretty fast rate) for 6 or so months. It's gotten to the point where I need to take some sort of action. I'm just trying to stay calm and make an informed decision at this point. It's a balancing act in my mind right now between the possible effects propecia can have on my health, and the prospect of slowing down or stopping my hair loss for 5 or how ever many years while having minimal side effect. I'd be really curious to know how men who have been on Fin for a really long time then discontinued it reacted; like percentages of them who had bad reactions.