Recent content by bagrationi

Thank you for your message. I have decided to taper off of finasteride starting tomorrow, I am just very terrified by all this. I'm not going to lie, I was crying a bit earlier. These are all the changes/symptoms that are cited in the literature about Post-finasteride syndrome and Persistent...

I understand, and I thank you for calming me and some reassurance. But what scares me the most are the changes to my penis appearance at baseline--it is now wrinkly, like there is "too much skin", it used to be more firm even when it was flaccid, now it just seems very limp and flabby. The shaft...

I am so scared right now. How do I taper off slowly? I just counted, I've only taken 22 pills. Why hit the gym hard?

Did you suffer from the same symptoms as me? How long did you take fina, and how long has sexual dysfunction persisted? I am so scared, I fear I've done irreversible damage to myself in just 3 weeks on it.

Did you have any sexual side effects- erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, changes to penis appearance/sensations; and did these go away?

Wow. Yes it's the only thing I took, for just 3.5 weeks now. And I've had these problems pretty much the whole time. I think that means I might be disposed to getting pfs. I probably should stop it immediately then, if it's not already too late? So frustrating how I ended up in this subset of...

Thank you, I can only hope. I am a bit panicked though, because my package looks different- skin seems to be more wrinkly, shaft just seems tonically limp (maybe shrinking?) with much less sensation. It does not look or feel the same as it did my whole life. Did you experience this too? Also...

Wow, this is scary. How long did you take fina for? I read that most people who experience ED and other sexual sides will overcome them with continued treatment or discontinuation. Your D still can't hard enough? I don't know what to do; please help.

What sides did you have? Understandably, mine are very concerning and affecting quality of life. What love to hear other people's experiences; I don't want to be one of those people who is genetically disposed to PED because I tried taking finasteride.

I am 28 years old and I first noticed changes to the sensation on my penis within the first few days of starting 1mg Finasteride (I posted about it on this forum). Now, almost 1 month into therapy, I have been experiencing pretty drastic erectile dysfunction since that time (~3 weeks) that has...

There is a huge difference in the thickness and firmness of my hair. I only had that for 3-4 days after starting finasteride, which was incredible. When I was styling it, it was so thick and lush I barely had to use the pigmented keratin powder to cover bald areas that I've been using for 5...

Please, any help or insight would be appreciated! Did my pills go bad due to storage?

Day 3 of Finasteride 1mg was nothing short of a miracle. After I showered, my hair was thicker and firmer than it had been in so many years, and I saw little hairs sprouting all over (see BEFORE photo). I couldn't believe it was my hair when I looked in the mirror and ran my hand through it, I...

Got it. I've heard dutasteride is more efficacious than finasteride, I'm assuming it would also be able to maintain for another 4-5 years? I'm 28 now, just started 1mg finasteride and would like to maintain thru at least age 40. If the anti-androgen stop working for you altogether, I fear the...

That's reassuring to hear. I assume there's a degree of variation depending on each person's genetic makeup, such as the degree of DHT sensitivity in their tissues as they age. Do you take 1mg currently, and if so would you considering bumping up to 1.25mg down the line if you needed some extra...