Help: Day 2 Of Propecia, Feeling Foggy And Erectile Dysfunction

[bagrationi]

I was cheerful and starry-eyed when I started finasteride 1mg two days ago. Already, I feel a kind of mental fogginess (like being a step removed), trouble concentrating on studying, and emotionally flat. Already, I have less pleasurable feeling in my penis and I had trouble getting fully hard today (this was scary), and when I finally managed my ejaculation felt different. I have NEVER had these problems before; this is very creepy and I'm disappointed. I guess that's it for me, I'm throwing in the towel. Since I've only taken two doses, I'm hoping these side effects will go away in a matter of a few days? Please help.

 

[Baldy12345]

If ur getting sides from finastride, I would suggest u try CB. Maintains hair with 0 sides.

 

[JohnSmith21]

your a hypochondriac who nocebo’d himself by lurking on these forums and then taking a drug, and now your experiencing brain fog. bro either take the drug or don’t. no one here is ever gonna have any answer for you for hair loss other then “go in finasteride and min” and i one is ever gonna have a solution to “sides” other then “stop taking it”. it’s been two days. even if you experiment sides , which i doubt you are, they most likely will subside. when i first hopped on finasteride i thought i had a lower libido / couldnt get fully hard. it’s from thinking your on a pill that’s gonna do that. when in the past have you ever thought about your boner or was worried about it not working , pre finasteride? exactly. your bugging yourself out. if on the 2% chance (literally 2%) you are getting sides, they usually subside as your body adjusts to the higher test and lower dht. chill out. you decided to take the pill so either take it and move on or stop taking it... literally your only two options

 

[whatevr]

If you have side effects on the drug you would, in all honesty, be seriously advised to quit and consider topical anti-androgens, and consider yourself quite lucky if you don't have any persistent side effects after quitting the drug. The brain fog you're experiencing comes from reduction of neurosteroids as a consequence of inhibiting 5 alpha reductase in the central nervous system, some people feel this more than others, and the ED is a result of a reduction of DHT, which being a primary antagonist of estrogen in the male body makes you estrogen dominant, and this negatively impacts sexual function.

There is no way around these side effects, this is just how the drug works, some people are more sensitive than others however. If you experience side effects, they will not likely get better with time, in fact they may get worse and you are increasing your risk of developing permanent side effects even AFTER quitting the drug. This is coming from someone who was desperate enough to keep taking 1.25 mg of Finasteride for one whole year despite developing gynecomastia on the drug. The side effects only got worse after I quit, incl. brain fog, a numb penis with degenerative tissue changes and most of these issues are still with me even 3 years after.

Give RU58841 or CB a try and if that doesn't work out for you then forget about it.

 

[JohnSmith21]

If you have side effects on the drug you would, in all honesty, be seriously advised to quit and consider topical anti-androgens, and consider yourself quite lucky if you don't have any persistent side effects after quitting the drug. The brain fog you're experiencing comes from reduction of neurosteroids as a consequence of inhibiting 5 alpha reductase in the central nervous system, some people feel this more than others, and the ED is a result of a reduction of DHT, which being a primary antagonist of estrogen in the male body makes you estrogen dominant, and this negatively impacts sexual function.

There is no way around these side effects, this is just how the drug works, some people are more sensitive than others however. If you experience side effects, they will not likely get better with time, in fact they may get worse and you are increasing your risk of developing permanent side effects even AFTER quitting the drug. This is coming from someone who was desperate enough to keep taking 1.25 mg of Finasteride for one whole year despite developing gynecomastia on the drug. The side effects only got worse after I quit, incl. brain fog, a numb penis with degenerative tissue changes and most of these issues are still with me even 3 years after.

Give RU58841 or CB a try and if that doesn't work out for you then forget about it.

bro what the f*** are you talking about. you literally sound like a neurotic broscience, fear mongerer. first of all. MOST men do not have a significant increase in estrogen, it usually raises by 15%, which is not a lot, and does not take 99.9% of men out of the normal range of what estrogen is for men. this is not estrogen dominance. the majority of your sexual function comes from testosterone, which is why 2% of men have sexual sides. enough with this neurosteriod thing. man has been on it for two days. you are not a doctor or scientist , your some neurotic who is recycling the same bro science that is infinitely perpetuated in these forums.

 

[JohnSmith21]

if it puts your hypochondria at ease - out of the 2% of men who got sides, 50% of those people’s sides went away after continuation of the medication. i.e - their body either adjusted or it was in their heads in the first place. this makes the “real” instance of side effects at 1%. keep in mind the placebo was almost as high lol. dude if i gave you a sugar pill and said “this is going to give you brain fog and ed” you would experience it most likely , especially with ur level of worry. about 6 months ago, wayyyyyy before propecia, i had severe brain fog for about 2 months. for no reason! if i was on finasteride at that time, i would have 100% attributed it to that. your gonna have to take the drug long term. and in that time other sh*t is gonna happen to you . if your gonna blame everything on the medicine, don’t take it

 

[xaragedom]

I had sides for 3 months after I started finasteride and they are gone now I was so desperate that I decided before I started finasteride that I will
continue to take a drug no matter what. Also keep in mind that things like brainfog and tiredness is very easy to convince yourself that they are because of the drug! Try zin 20-30 mg and good ashwagandha, might help.

 

[whatevr]

bro what the f*** are you talking about. you literally sound like a neurotic broscience, fear mongerer. first of all. MOST men do not have a significant increase in estrogen, it usually raises by 15%, which is not a lot, and does not take 99.9% of men out of the normal range of what estrogen is for men. this is not estrogen dominance. the majority of your sexual function comes from testosterone, which is why 2% of men have sexual sides. enough with this neurosteriod thing. man has been on it for two days. you are not a doctor or scientist , your some neurotic who is recycling the same bro science that is infinitely perpetuated in these forums.

You are an idiot who doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're" - I am not even going to waste my time with you.

 

[JohnSmith21]

You are an idiot who doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're" - I am not even going to waste my time with you.

bro i’m just typing on my phone why the f*** wouldn’t i care about my spelling on a hairloss forum. YOU’RE neurotic about everything huh ?

 

[JohnSmith21]

You are an idiot who doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're" - I am not even going to waste my time with you.

estrogen dominance - something he heard about online. men don’t get estrogen dominance, that’s something women usually suffer from. a 15% increase in your estrogen will never cause estrogen dominance, take you out of normal range, etc. and your test actually increases. your a neurotic moron who is scaring other neurotic morons, into taking a drug that they will benefit from, and most likely not cause sides

 

[infinitepain]

estrogen dominance - something he heard about online. men don’t get estrogen dominance, that’s something women usually suffer from. a 15% increase in your estrogen will never cause estrogen dominance, take you out of normal range, etc. and your test actually increases. your a neurotic moron who is scaring other neurotic morons, into taking a drug that they will benefit from, and most likely not cause sides

Dude he got f*****g GYNO. You cannot placebo yourself into gyno.

The reality of the situation is thinking that "DHT is useless after puberty" is total cope.

 

[JohnSmith21]

Dude he got f*****g GYNO. You cannot placebo yourself into gyno.

The reality of the situation is thinking that "DHT is useless after puberty" is total cope.

dude.... you CANNOT get gyno after TWO pills of finasteride. there are dudes who run massive amounts of steroids with WAY higher estrogen and it takes them months to develop breast tissue. DHT has a lot of benefits. but it’s most important effects on the body occur during puberty. even bodybuilders don’t find it THAT useful. they use it to get rid of water weight right before a competition. it improves sex drive for sure, but again, your sex drive is mostly testosterone. you cannot develop breast tissue in two days. what you can do in two days, is realize you have fat on your chest, and then neurotically blame the pill you started taking FOURTY EIGHT HOURS AGO. cmon use your brain. of course the drug has risk of sides. so does aspirin. you shouldn’t scare people who can’t think logically from using something, bc you are neurotic.

 

[JohnSmith21]

like you really truly believe that with the less than 1% chance of getting gyno, that you can get it in two days. you know that if you injected estrogen into your body, you still wouldn’t get gyno in two days right ???? this is why this forum is shot

 

[stachu]

Finasteride sides after 2 days

You shouldn't even read leaflet from propecia!

 

[infinitepain]

dude.... you CANNOT get gyno after TWO pills of finasteride. there are dudes who run massive amounts of steroids with WAY higher estrogen and it takes them months to develop breast tissue. DHT has a lot of benefits. but it’s most important effects on the body occur during puberty. even bodybuilders don’t find it THAT useful. they use it to get rid of water weight right before a competition. it improves sex drive for sure, but again, your sex drive is mostly testosterone. you cannot develop breast tissue in two days. what you can do in two days, is realize you have fat on your chest, and then neurotically blame the pill you started taking FOURTY EIGHT HOURS AGO. cmon use your brain. of course the drug has risk of sides. so does aspirin. you shouldn’t scare people who can’t think logically from using something, bc you are neurotic.

>dht is only important during puberty

why do I keep hearing this baseless broscience?

 

[JohnSmith21]

>dht is only important during puberty

why do I keep hearing this baseless broscience?

I didn’t say that. i said it’s most important during puberty. people take finasteride for 20 years with zero problems. ashton kutcher took avodart for 10 years. these forums are classic sample bias. the realty is that 1% of men get sides. dht 100% has benefits, no one is saying it doesn’t. but the reality is, it’s most important during puberty.

 

[JohnSmith21]

I didn’t say that. i said it’s most important during puberty. people take finasteride for 20 years with zero problems. ashton kutcher took avodart for 10 years. these forums are classic sample bias. the realty is that 1% of men get sides. dht 100% has benefits, no one is saying it doesn’t. but the reality is, it’s most important during puberty.

Also, you are not blocking all of your DHT. just type 2. As a fully developed Adult on finasteride, for MOST people, that’s enough DHT to do its job. Hence why 1% of people get sides. I notice literally no difference on finasteride whatsoever and i’ve been on it for about 2 months. MAYBE a slightly lower libido , but I think i has high dht before starting.

 

[infinitepain]

I didn’t say that. i said it’s most important during puberty. people take finasteride for 20 years with zero problems. ashton kutcher took avodart for 10 years. these forums are classic sample bias. the realty is that 1% of men get sides. dht 100% has benefits, no one is saying it doesn’t. but the reality is, it’s most important during puberty.

How do you know Kutcher had no sides? Sides are embarrassing, nobody would admit them in public, only in FORUMS.

Im not saying there isnt people out there that for whatever f*cking reason have no sides, im saying that there must be a ton more with sides that are unreported.

And finasteride sucks, the crazy results are with dutasteride.

 

[Vinc2097]

I didn’t say that. i said it’s most important during puberty. people take finasteride for 20 years with zero problems. ashton kutcher took avodart for 10 years. these forums are classic sample bias. the realty is that 1% of men get sides. dht 100% has benefits, no one is saying it doesn’t. but the reality is, it’s most important during puberty.

how do you know if ashton kutcher has sides or not lol ? maybe he did.. of course he wont tell in a tv show ''yeah guys so i dont have morning boner no more'' haha

 

[INT]

>dht is only important during puberty

why do I keep hearing this baseless broscience?

Says you... hormones are much much more complex. They keep each other balanced, pulling one out can completely disturb that very delicate balance