Recent content by sadscalp

I quit finasteride a year ago, and I haven't been normal since. I'm experiencing the following symptoms (they come and go): - Prostate discomfort. When my bladder or intestine are full, my testicles "retract", and my penis looks somewhat odd. - Low libido. This comes and goes, sometimes I have...

I had an increased libido too during the first few months on finasteride. But then after 6 months it all went down the shitter.

6-7 months. Went off zinc a few weeks ago. I've lost the weight that I put on, starting to feel more and more normal. As for libido, it comes and goes, same goes for my erections. Sometimes they're rock hard, other times they're a bit softer. Prostate still not completely normal, though it's...

First of all, I've yet to see evidence that topical DHT-inhibitors work. None has, as far as I know, been presented. Show me some clear cut evidence. Second, what difference does it make if it's natural or not, if the mechanism of action is the same? You seem to think that as long as something...

I'm not taking/using anything that inhibits 5AR, period. If you'd suffered the side effects you'd understand.

Just bought some Rogaine Foam from topicalminoxidil.com, let's see if it gets through customs. It said on their website that they ship as a low cost shampoo gift, so it should get through.

No Retin-A, just a standard 5% formula, with propylene glycol and ethanol. It doesn't tingle/burn anymore (I wish it did, because then I knew I was reacting to it).

Alright, so I started minoxidil liquid 5% in April 2010. By July I had excellent results (difference was pretty astonishing), but it didn't last more than a little over a month, when it started going the other way. Around Christmas it was very bad again, pretty much as bad as baseline. Then...

Thanks for your help Enden. I've upped the dosage of zinc to 90-105mg zinc citrate lately, and in the last few days I've been feeling much better and more normal. Not quite all the way there yet, but getting closer to 100%. I'd never have started taking zinc if it wasn't for this thread, so...

It's been 9 days since my last post in this thread. Since then I've upped the dosage of zinc to 90-105mg zinc citrate every day, and in the last 3-4 days I've had considerable improvements. - Prostate pain has gone away almost completely (minor discomfort at times, no big deal) - my...

It's not. Since quitting finasteride 4 months ago I've had the following problems: - Penis/nutsack/genital area (numbness, looks and feels weird, aching) - Prostate ache - Difficulty achieving erection (was completely ED for a few days, now it's just a little difficult) - Low/no sex drive (nothing like...

I'm experiencing the exact same thing 4 months after quitting finasteride, I think it's because of elevated estrogen resulting from the suppression of DHT. I'm trying to treat it with lots of zinc at the moment (60mg zinc citrate, and a multivitamin containing 15mg zinc, every day, might have to up the...

Does it matter what type of zinc one takes? I've been taking 30-45mg (2-3 15mg tablets per day) zinc citrate for a short while, but I've not experienced any changes. Just ordered zinc gluconate 50mg. I want my libido back. Been off finasteride for about 3 1/2 months by the way. If zinc restores me back...

f*** this drug, wouldn't recommend it to anybody anymore. I started taking finasteride in September of last year, and felt completely fine up until March, when one day I suddenly got hit by sides. No libido, and very, very weak erections was the result. Got off it, got better, then got worse, and now I...

You're too young to take finasteride. When you're 16 and in the middle of puberty you shouldn't be blocking off one of your hormones vital to developing your body.