I have Post-Finasteride Syndrome

[Nisse]

Hi guys, it’s been a while. I only returned to warn you guys of finasteride.

I started balding in my mid teens so I started taking finasteride a bit over a year ago at the young age of 18. I started with 1.25mg every other day and did this for two weeks. I got no side effects other than watery semen which I was ok with since I was certain it would go away after stopping the medication. Then I moved up to the prescribed dose of 1.25mg and after a few days I started noticing drastic loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and a lack of sensitivity in my genitals. I thought the side effects might be temporary so i kept taking the pills for a few days but the side effects became unbearable and I hopped off.

For the first couple weeks after discontinuation I was still very optimistic since I didn’t believe in PFS. I started losing hope at the 1 month mark and It didn’t take long for me to become a complete wreck. I avoided friends and family, cried and wondered why me? At the age of 18 I should be living my best life and now I’m gonna be a virgin for life cause I’m pretty much asexual because of my libido I thought to myself.

4-5 months after discontinuation I tried to book an appointment with my doctor but she didn’t believe me and indirectly said that it’s all in my head. So I had to go to a private doctor and he luckily knew his shit and believed me. I did a hormone test and unfortunately nothing was off. I say unfortunately because an out of whack hormone profile would have been easy to fix. He also prescribed me cialis which has helped with erections.

Roughly 6 months after discontinuation I accepted the situation for what it was and grew a pair of balls. I started living normally again, seeing friends, doing activities and so on. I also started trying natural treatments and soon I will start trying unnatural ones.

Now one year after discontinuation I know I have a long way to recover and it won’t be easy but I’m going to give it my all.

List of side effects:

- Low libido
- ED
- Short-Term Memory Loss
- Inability to focus
- Watery semen
- Cold testicles

If you’re currently on finasteride and haven’t experienced side effects I don’t want to scare you into thinking you’ll get PFS. You’ll most likely be fine since PFS is very rare. But I’d still hop off the drug because it’s not worth the risk.

Please take my advice and avoid the drug at all cost. You don’t want to end up in the situation I’m in.

Never take your health for granted like I did and care for your health. Have your priorities in check. I wish you all the best.

 

[Deleted member 21899]

You took it at 18? Are u stupid , dht is very important in development years


Very safe pill for adults and the sexual side effects (they are overblown and rare) is like one of the easiest health problems to combat

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Just get hair system already

 

[PROMETHEUS]

Unlucky OP

You made the best choice at the time given the knowledge you had

Not everything goes as planned

 

[buflek]

i think it was actually all in ur head

hormone profile was good and cialis worked

 

[janitormaxxing]

that dosage doesnt seem high but you should have used topical fin.

do complete bloodwork to see T, DHT, estradiol and fix slowly if deficiency. If everything is fine on the bloodwork you may have a problem with neurosteroids or within the androgen receptor but it usually happens on people that used it long term

with 8k posts on .org some of the sides could be mental and im being serious not trying to be a dick

 

[Swarthy Knight]

Just when I finally decide to bite the bullet after 7 years norwooding a new fear mongering fag tries to steer me away SMH I hate y'all niggas

 

[TechnoBoss]

Finasteride claims yet another victim.

 

[micropp]

I'm very sorry to hear that man. Most of today's doctors are psychopaths who lie through their teeth. They deny PFS and prescribe this poison without second thoughts. Accutane, antidepressants and Finasteride are some of the worst drugs with respect to the side effects profile.

 

[Nisse]

You took it at 18? Are u stupid , dht is very important in development years


Very safe pill for adults and the sexual side effects (they are overblown and rare) is like one of the easiest health problems to combat

I was naive as shit. Hair was very important to me. And no, It’s not a safe pill for anyone. Men of all ages have PFS. It is rare yes but not worth the risk.

One of the easiest health problems to combat huh.

 

[Nisse]

Just get hair system already

I don’t care about hair anymore. I just want a healthy and functioning body.

 

[Gerardwayfan]

Just when I finally decide to bite the bullet after 7 years norwooding a new fear mongering fag tries to steer me away SMH I hate y'all niggas

yea right.

but i have seen a lot of yt videos of PFS testimonials which is scaring me out of fin too. this PFS thing would be the nail in the coffin for me if it happens

 

[nofap]

I'm very sorry to hear that man. Most of today's doctors are psychopaths who lie through their teeth. They deny PFS and prescribe this poison without second thoughts. Accutane, antidepressants and Finasteride are some of the worst drugs with respect to the side effects profile.

Accutane is a recipe for disaster
I can’t believe that some people with only mild acne hop on 90 mg doses of accutane. It rapes your skin and permanently dries it out and makes you look 10 years older from 25 years and onwards.

 

[Nisse]

that dosage doesnt seem high but you should have used topical fin.

do complete bloodwork to see T, DHT, estradiol and fix slowly if deficiency. If everything is fine on the bloodwork you may have a problem with neurosteroids or within the androgen receptor but it usually happens on people that used it long term

with 8k posts on .org some of the sides could be mental and im being serious not trying to be a dick

I already tested my test, free test, shbg, estradiol, DHT, hemoglobin and LH. Gonna test some other stuff later this year like FSH and thyroid hormone levels. I’ll need to do a microbiome test also.

I’ve also been thinking about trying 5-htp for serotonin so we’ll see how that goes.

I understand your skepticism I really do because I used to deny PFS. I was an avid haircafe/Kevin Mann enjoyer who preached finasteride and called PFS fake and so on. Karma really hit me hard huh.

I haven’t been active here for a long time. Wasn’t active here when i started fin.

 

[Nisse]

Just when I finally decide to bite the bullet after 7 years norwooding a new fear mongering fag tries to steer me away SMH I hate y'all niggas

Take finasteride if you want. You’ll most likely be fine but I’ve given you my warning brother.

 

[Nisse]

yea right.

but i have seen a lot of yt videos of PFS testimonials which is scaring me out of fin too. this PFS thing would be the nail in the coffin for me if it happens

PFS is luckily getting more and more publicity. Huberman and Attia both have talked about it recently.

 

[Enfant terrible]

cope

 

[Nisse]

i think it was actually all in ur head

hormone profile was good and cialis worked

I understand your skepticism because I didn’t believe in PFS until i got it myself. Cialis worked yeah, my erections are close to normal but i still have the libido and cognition of a 90 year old and I’m probably infertile going off of what my semen looks like.

 

[DR. NICKGA]

Vitamine D deficient

 

[Nisse]

Vitamine D deficient

I tried it several times. Made me feel fatigued.

 

[DR. NICKGA]

I tried it several times. Made me feel fatigued.

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[Willmogulater]

I too quit after i developed gyno

 

[Nisse]

Then do it good, don"t forget magnesium

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Gonna try magnesium soon. Thanks for your input brother.

 

[bourgeoizyzz]

Imagine being so weak minded that you get pretend side effects you read about in the internet

Then being so low sentience that you take to the internet to advertise your weak mental state

Sort your shit, bro

 

[robtical]

no recovery. only prevent more damage. Epigenetic harm has been done

 

[Nisse]

no recovery. only prevent more damage. Epigenetic harm has been done

Some have recovered. Enough to keep me going.

 

[Nisse]

Imagine being so weak minded that you get pretend side effects you read about in the internet

Then being so low sentience that you take to the internet to advertise your weak mental state

Sort your shit, bro

I came here to warn you guys, to offer advice. And you’re really gonna give me shit for that? Are you serious?

 

[bourgeoizyzz]

I came here to warn you guys, to offer advice. And you’re really gonna give me shit for that? Are you serious?

Go back to reddit

 

[buflek]

btw placebo is one hell of drug too

on hairloss related studies people on placebo grew just as much hair as guys on fin/pyrilutamide

btw im not saying pfs is 100% not real or that its all in ur head but i read several times that these PFS help groups are a massive scam that relies on donations etc

 

[dopaminebeyondfried]

Have you look into PRP

 

[yeeyeeslayer]

- Cold testicles

can i feel

 

[Swarthy Knight]

Take finasteride if you want. You’ll most likely be fine but I’ve given you my warning brother.

Thanks for the warning bhai. For everyone's sake I hope this really is all in your head and you get better soon inshallah

 

[Nisse]

btw placebo is one hell of drug too

on hairloss related studies people on placebo grew just as much hair as guys on fin/pyrilutamide

btw im not saying pfs is 100% not real or that its all in ur head but i read several times that these PFS help groups are a massive scam that relies on donations etc

Yeah placebo is no joke and it can definetly contribute to side effects in some cases. But some people who weren’t even aware of finasteride side effects have developed PFS and realised it afterwards.

At the start of this journey i considered the possibility of this being in my head but after being relatively happy, stress free and level headed for 6 months I can say with full certainty that It’s not in my head. Not a chance. Placebo won’t crash your libido, give you ED, make your testicles cold, make your semen watery and give you genital numbness for a year.

People who deny PFS amaze me. I can’t beilieve I used to deny PFS.

 

[Nisse]

Thanks for the warning bhai. For everyone's sake I hope this really is all in your head and you get better soon inshallah

Thanks for the support. I’ll try everything under the sun to recover.

 

[Nisse]

can i feel

Yes bro

 

[Nisse]

Have you look into PRP

I haven’t no

 

[DR. NICKGA]

Gonna try magnesium soon. Thanks for your input brother.

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[buflek]

Yeah placebo is no joke and it can definetly contribute to side effects in some cases. But some people who weren’t even aware of finasteride side effects have developed PFS and realised it afterwards.

At the start of this journey i considered the possibility of this being in my head but after being relatively happy, stress free and level headed for 6 months I can say with full certainty that It’s not in my head. Not a chance. Placebo won’t crash your libido, give you ED, make your testicles cold, make your semen watery and give you genital numbness for a year.

People who deny PFS amaze me. I can’t beilieve I used to deny PFS.

placebo can last for years if not lifetime. if you get anxious from side effects, u might get fucked for years.

some guy on reddit claimed he had PFS for a year. then he looked into PFS foundations, found out it was all a scam and recovered within days because he then started thinking thst PFS does not exist

 

[janitormaxxing]

I already tested my test, free test, shbg, estradiol, DHT, hemoglobin and LH. Gonna test some other stuff later this year like FSH and thyroid hormone levels. I’ll need to do a microbiome test also.

I’ve also been thinking about trying 5-htp for serotonin so we’ll see how that goes.

I understand your skepticism I really do because I used to deny PFS. I was an avid haircafe/Kevin Mann enjoyer who preached finasteride and called PFS fake and so on. Karma really hit me hard huh.

I haven’t been active here for a long time. Wasn’t active here when i started fin.

how the levels of DHT were? and the other stuff

I would throw 5HTP to the trash bin, looks like just a "supplement" but can increase serotonin way too much, and you dont want to boost serotonin on a normal person anyway, let alone someone with PFS, post SSRI, PAS etc that have a lot of things in common

Leo was one of the few biohackers that were serotonin junkies for neuroplasticity yet didnt recommend it



you can find unlimited videos aganist 5HTP. Can recommend you few things that cost almost nothing and proven to help boosting DHT, neurosteroids and upregulate androgen receptor in pm, dont want greytiktokcels steal knowledge when they get cucked

 

[strawberrymushroom]

Hi guys, it’s been a while. I only returned to warn you guys of finasteride.

I started balding in my mid teens so I started taking finasteride a bit over a year ago at the young age of 18. I started with 1.25mg every other day and did this for two weeks. I got no side effects other than watery semen which I was ok with since I was certain it would go away after stopping the medication. Then I moved up to the prescribed dose of 1.25mg and after a few days I started noticing drastic loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and a lack of sensitivity in my genitals. I thought the side effects might be temporary so i kept taking the pills for a few days but the side effects became unbearable and I hopped off.

For the first couple weeks after discontinuation I was still very optimistic since I didn’t believe in PFS. I started losing hope at the 1 month mark and It didn’t take long for me to become a complete wreck. I avoided friends and family, cried and wondered why me? At the age of 18 I should be living my best life and now I’m gonna be a virgin for life cause I’m pretty much asexual because of my libido I thought to myself.

4-5 months after discontinuation I tried to book an appointment with my doctor but she didn’t believe me and indirectly said that it’s all in my head. So I had to go to a private doctor and he luckily knew his shit and believed me. I did a hormone test and unfortunately nothing was off. I say unfortunately because an out of whack hormone profile would have been easy to fix. He also prescribed me cialis which has helped with erections.

Roughly 6 months after discontinuation I accepted the situation for what it was and grew a pair of balls. I started living normally again, seeing friends, doing activities and so on. I also started trying natural treatments and soon I will start trying unnatural ones.

Now one year after discontinuation I know I have a long way to recover and it won’t be easy but I’m going to give it my all.

List of side effects:

- Low libido
- ED
- Short-Term Memory Loss
- Inability to focus
- Watery semen
- Cold testicles

If you’re currently on finasteride and haven’t experienced side effects I don’t want to scare you into thinking you’ll get PFS. You’ll most likely be fine since PFS is very rare. But I’d still hop off the drug because it’s not worth the risk.

Please take my advice and avoid the drug at all cost. You don’t want to end up in the situation I’m in.

Never take your health for granted like I did and care for your health. Have your priorities in check. I wish you all the best.

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Quit coping bitch

 

[letsgetout]

Use the topical version Of it

 

[cheerio]

Gonna try magnesium soon. Thanks for your input brother.

magnesium helped alot with random shit happening to me id def try it

 

[New Poster]

Been on it for like 9 months. No sides. Great hair. Lol at your genes.

 

[BecomingHuman]

List of side effects:

- Low libido
- ED
- Short-Term Memory Loss
- Inability to focus
- Watery semen
- Cold testicles

Those are side effects of finishing puberty. Next side effect you are getting in the near future is enjoying wearing Crocs.

 

[truecel12]

Just when I finally decide to bite the bullet after 7 years norwooding a new fear mongering fag tries to steer me away SMH I hate y'all niggas

pfs is largely nocebo. "1 year after stopping the medication"

 

[gymislife]

I understand your skepticism I really do because I used to deny PFS. I was an avid haircafe/Kevin Mann enjoyer who preached finasteride and called PFS fake and so on. Karma really hit me hard huh.

I haven’t been active here for a long time. Wasn’t active here when i started fin.

I am in similar situation as u dude, I started balding at ~18 and got on fin and minox at 19. In the beginning I had a boost of libido the first couple of months and I felt pretty good. I was watching kevin mann, reading r/tressless and didn't even look much into PFS as I thought its bs. Also I've always been very serious with the gym, dieting and overall healthy lifestyle, so I believed I won't get any side effects.

Later down the road, my libido started getting a little worse, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I kept on living a healthy lifestyle and watching Kevin Mann, however my side effects started getting progressively worse and worse with time.
After the 2nd year I started getting brain fog, waking up in the middle of the night with anxiety and panicky feeling and unable to fall back asleep. I couldn't concentrate at work and my libido got worse and worse to the point I felt asexual. Suddenly my penis felt numb, I could get a hard on but even jerking off with death grip I wouldn't feel any satisfaction. Orgasms felt completely sensationless.
(With cialis I could get rock hard, but there was still almost 0 sensation in my penis and orgasms were muted)

That's when I got scared asf. I didn't even imagine fin could cause sides like that. I took a break for a couple of weeks and the mental/cognitive sides improved a lot, whereas libido improved only slightly. I tried to get back on it with much smaller dosages and even small dose topical, but eventually I'd always get sides. I'm now probably about 3 months completely off of it and my mental and cognitive sides have subsided but libido is still nowhere close to pre-fin state.

I'm eating 100% clean, hitting the gym for 6+ years(naturally, even tho many people think I'm on roids because of my physique),
35+ days of nofap, getting sunlight, walking in nature, meditating, breathing exercises, taking vit D3+k2, vit C, probiotic, collagen, l-arginine, l-carnitine tartrate, electrolytes.

Honestly it still baffles with me how much this drug can fuck you up even if you have a 100% healthy lifestyle.
Very scary. I saw many people on subreddits and pfs forum in similar situation as me.
Also many people say if you get any sides, they might subside with continued usage, but for me the sides kept getting worse and worse to the point I felt asexual and like a braindead zombie at work, the brain fog and anxiety was unbearable.

To anyone who's read my story, just be very careful of fin/accutane/saw palmetto. Some people can be very unlucky, even if you don't expect it to be you. My guess is that due to lookism, the usage of such drugs is increasing.
More and more people are gonna experience scary sides and PFS, so PFS will be undeniable soon enough.
Let's hope there are gonna be better drugs for acne and hair loss in the future..

 

[buflek]

I am in similar situation as u dude, I started balding at ~18 and got on fin and minox at 19. In the beginning I had a boost of libido the first couple of months and I felt pretty good. I was watching kevin mann, reading r/tressless and didn't even look much into PFS as I thought its bs. Also I've always been very serious with the gym, dieting and overall healthy lifestyle, so I believed I won't get any side effects.

Later down the road, my libido started getting a little worse, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I kept on living a healthy lifestyle and watching Kevin Mann, however my side effects started getting progressively worse and worse with time.
After the 2nd year I started getting brain fog, waking up in the middle of the night with anxiety and panicky feeling and unable to fall back asleep. I couldn't concentrate at work and my libido got worse and worse to the point I felt asexual. Suddenly my penis felt numb, I could get a hard on but even jerking off with death grip I wouldn't feel any satisfaction. Orgasms felt completely sensationless.
(With cialis I could get rock hard, but there was still almost 0 sensation in my penis and orgasms were muted)

That's when I got scared asf. I didn't even imagine fin could cause sides like that. I took a break for a couple of weeks and the mental/cognitive sides improved a lot, whereas libido improved only slightly. I tried to get back on it with much smaller dosages and even small dose topical, but eventually I'd always get sides. I'm now probably about 3 months completely off of it and my mental and cognitive sides have subsided but libido is still nowhere close to pre-fin state.

I'm eating 100% clean, hitting the gym for 6+ years(naturally, even tho many people think I'm on roids because of my physique),
35+ days of nofap, getting sunlight, walking in nature, meditating, breathing exercises, taking vit D3+k2, vit C, probiotic, collagen, l-arginine, l-carnitine tartrate, electrolytes.

Honestly it still baffles with me how much this drug can fuck you up even if you have a 100% healthy lifestyle.
Very scary. I saw many people on subreddits and pfs forum in similar situation as me.
Also many people say if you get any sides, they might subside with continued usage, but for me the sides kept getting worse and worse to the point I felt asexual and like a braindead zombie at work, the brain fog and anxiety was unbearable.

To anyone who's read my story, just be very careful of fin/accutane/saw palmetto. Some people can be very unlucky, even if you don't expect it to be you. My guess is that due to lookism, the usage of such drugs is increasing.
More and more people are gonna experience scary sides and PFS, so PFS will be undeniable soon enough.
Let's hope there are gonna be better drugs for acne and hair loss in the future..

just use 0.005% topical fin and ur systematic exposure is close to 0

 

[gymislife]

just use 0.005% topical fin and ur systematic exposure is close to 0

I guess years of continued usage with no breaks whatsoever and pushing myself despite the sides made me completely intolerable to the drug. Even the lowest topical dosage was still giving me mental sides (anxiety and midnight awakenings with panic feeling and having trouble falling back asleep). As I said, I am a couple of months completely off of it now and my libido is still not fully recovered.

 

[buflek]

I guess years of continued usage with no breaks whatsoever and pushing myself despite the sides made me completely intolerable to the drug. Even the lowest topical dosage was still giving me mental sides (anxiety and midnight awakenings with panic feeling and having trouble falling back asleep). As I said, I am a couple of months completely off of it now and my libido is still not fully recovered.

it sounds to me that you got regular sides (like most people get imo) and then placebod urself into getting sides every time u take the drug

 

[Kroker]

it sounds to me that you got regular sides (like most people get imo) and then placebod urself into getting sides every time u take the drug

Buflek what happened?!

You were pro no fin?! Anyways I trialed with different doses and every time I get insomnia & low libido, erection issues...

DHT is crucial for men. Idk how some people can handle fin let alone dut... It's mind boggling

But sides always creep sooner or later.