Recent content by clampdown33

Yeah, that's not even worth justifying with a response. I didn't address this specifically in my previous response, so here goes: Fine, let's say my first blood test post-finasteride was somehow inaccurate. Unlikely, but I'll play along. Even conceding that point, there was still my second post-finasteride...

I'm of course aware my original blood test was taken five years ago; I simply included it as I thought it provided context in terms of to where my testosterone levels have risen since getting off the drug. The more important numbers, I think, are the multiple tests done after getting off finasteride...

I've told my story a a few times in other threads, but as quick recap, here goes: Took 1/8 of tablet of finasteride for four days in late December. Total testosterone levels dropped over one hundred points and had all the side effects many here have suffered from -- testicle ache, prostate soreness...

I don't want to pull this thread away from timez, plus I'm about to post a thread of my own detailing my progress, but to answer your questions: Yeah, my total testosterone levels were 581 ng/dl in 2006, the year of my last blood test pre-finasteride. In 2011, just a few weeks after taking the drug for...

I'm not pretending to be an expert on the subject, but I've had multiple medical professionals explain to me the concept of a flat dose, and how finasteride fits into that category. finasteride is a flat dose; that's indisputable. Is it possible, however, that taking a lower dose could reduce sides? I don't...

finasteride is a flat dose, which means regardless of how much of it you take, the drug will still have the same effects on the body. I realize it's a counter-intuitive concept, as it's rational to think the less of a drug you take, the less the effects of it will be. But that's just not the case with...

Thanks, Enden. To what would you or anyone else attribute the the profuse sweating? To my knowledge, sweating is usually associated with testosterone levels being too high, but I don't see how that could be the case with me. Could hormonal imbalances trigger excessive perspiration in certain...

Hey, guys. I've recounted my story in other posts, but I'll briefly repeat here: I took finasteride for four days between this past Christmas and New Year's. Sides were too much, so I quit. In the next days I began experiencing the usual symptoms: testicle ache, prostate soreness, loss of libido, etc...

So, I'm about two weeks off finasteride now, and over the last 5-7 days I've been sweating profusely -- my hands, my feet, and, most strangely, the area between my testicles and anus. I've been on 50 mg of zinc for the last few days, though the sweating predates that. I have an appointment with a...

By "baseline levels," you mean whichever new levels have been established after finasteride (likely, lower testosterone, higher estrogen) settle and are harder to adjust? Why would they be harder to adjust after two weeks, according to what you've read? Also, "secondary hypogonadism"? How would the...

Thanks, Enden. If I may, a few questions: What do you mean by a single dose? Not sure if I was clear, but I had taken 1/8 of a tablet for four days. Also, there was the 1/4 of a tablet I took for three days the two months prior, though not knowing the half-life of finasteride, I don't know if it's...

Hi all, I've been reading through pages and pages of postings on here, and while there are those who have had similar experiences to me, there's not any one person whose experience is quite the same as mine. Hence, I'm posting. Apologies, however, if a lot of this ground has already been...

I know all of these are supposed to be the same drug, but has anyone who has tried different types experienced more results and/or different/more/less side effects. Speaking of which, what exactly is the difference between all of these? I assume it has something to do with generic brands and...

Nope, the side effects I mentioned are most certainly happening. It's been 4 days now, and there's no doubt about it.

Of you guys that have tried Propecia and had sexual side effects; did you find they go away after a certain period of time? Or have they been pretty constant? Or have most of you had no sexual side effects?