DeterminedGuy
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I hate to jump at this point, damage is done. Would it not be worth me sticking with it until month 8 or 9 at least? They say a year, I am only a month past the 4 month minimum that most say they see anything at all. I just dont want to get overly anxious, then jump onto something else that then I too regret. How much more likely is duta to cause side effects? Also, do you jump to 0.5 or 1mg from 1mg of finasteride? Is it really that much more effective?
Sorry to hear about your sides with finasteride, I can say for someone who suffered almost their entire life with bad depression and anxiety. It really does suck, but there is hope as long as your mind and will is strong enough. I was on everything from prozac and effexor to living on xanex to try and "fix" my depression. All that did was make me worse, needing a drug to try and get by. The more I took, the worse I felt. Plus the side effects from those drugs were horrible, paxil CR was a nightmare for me. I went on serious mood swings, rage issues and then sudden emotional implosions where I felt like jumping in front of a bus. After a serious relationship split, I basically had enough and said it was time to figure out how to cope. After some therapy, and some other life changes I was able to maintain control. Been 10+ years since I have even looked in the direction of a therapist or took any meds. I went from needing to take 0.5-1mg xanex 2-3 times daily, to now maybe 0.25-0.5 1-2 times a month to help take the edge off when work gets crazy.
Sorry to go off on a tangent regarding the depression, wrong forum lol... but in my mind it is all linked together. Too your point, yes it is crippling, yes it can hurt the body (and as we know we can lose our hair early due to stress), and I think the erections/libido issue can be easily triggered if ones mind were to look to deeply into the side effects of these drugs. Oh and the brain fog yes, that part i am trying to work through myself. I always had sort of ADHD brain, so now I am really trying to hold onto my words and thoughts at times. I feel like I have short term memory loss at times, can't recall names or places, sometimes losing my point in mid convo. I think it has gotten slightly better, just forces me to be more prepared in what I want to say.
Sorry to hear about your sides with finasteride, I can say for someone who suffered almost their entire life with bad depression and anxiety. It really does suck, but there is hope as long as your mind and will is strong enough. I was on everything from prozac and effexor to living on xanex to try and "fix" my depression. All that did was make me worse, needing a drug to try and get by. The more I took, the worse I felt. Plus the side effects from those drugs were horrible, paxil CR was a nightmare for me. I went on serious mood swings, rage issues and then sudden emotional implosions where I felt like jumping in front of a bus. After a serious relationship split, I basically had enough and said it was time to figure out how to cope. After some therapy, and some other life changes I was able to maintain control. Been 10+ years since I have even looked in the direction of a therapist or took any meds. I went from needing to take 0.5-1mg xanex 2-3 times daily, to now maybe 0.25-0.5 1-2 times a month to help take the edge off when work gets crazy.
Sorry to go off on a tangent regarding the depression, wrong forum lol... but in my mind it is all linked together. Too your point, yes it is crippling, yes it can hurt the body (and as we know we can lose our hair early due to stress), and I think the erections/libido issue can be easily triggered if ones mind were to look to deeply into the side effects of these drugs. Oh and the brain fog yes, that part i am trying to work through myself. I always had sort of ADHD brain, so now I am really trying to hold onto my words and thoughts at times. I feel like I have short term memory loss at times, can't recall names or places, sometimes losing my point in mid convo. I think it has gotten slightly better, just forces me to be more prepared in what I want to say.
