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Hey there everyone,
I'm 23, about to be 24 this year. On February 24th, I got a prescription from my doctor for 5 mg generic finasteride for hair loss. I have a receding hairline, probably about a Norwood 2-2.5 or so. I have had long hair my whole life, and was in denial for quite a bit, so when I finally came to terms, I was kind of excited about starting treatment and actually doing something about my situation. I did a lot of online research before approaching my doctor and thought I was more or less ready/willing to take the risk.
Anyways, I split the pill into quarters and took my first dosage at 1.25 mg the same day I received the script. Halfway through the day I got ballache, which I figured was more or less normal. I continued taking it for two additional days after this. On the second day I got ballache, and tender breasts/breast pain. On the third day the pain was affecting my work, and so I discontinued medication completely and waited a week.
My plan was to wait a week for the drug to leave my system and start up again at 1/8th dosage to see if I still got side effects. The week in between where I was not taking anything, I felt fine and everything returned to normal. Then a week afterward, I began taking .625 mg per day....for about 4-5 days. Ballache was not as bad, but still present and after the 3rd or 4th day I began getting breast pain and tenderness again. This time I figured it was not worth it and discontinued. I have no further plans to take the drug again.
March 9th was the last day I took the drug at this 1/8th dosage. In the few days after I stopped taking the drug, I had armpit pains off and off that would fluctuate throughout the day. I could think clearly and still had regular libido. It's been about a week and a half now and I feel like maybe I'm experiencing PFS.
The armpit pains get incredibly bad on some days. Yesterday, I even went to the doctor because I was scared. They did an exam for lumps/gyno or tissue and said there was no additional growth, lumps, or new tissue growth. Over the past few days I've been waking up before my alarm at 5:00am in the morning, my memory is not great, and I'm sluggish at work. I feel numb to humor and happiness and today my semen looked very watery. I feel exhausted when I wake up and even though I do no have the energy to do anything I can barely go back to sleep when I randomly wake up at 5:00am. The brainfog comes and goes throughout the day and there are little windows of clarity. Armpit pains also fluctuate.
Is there anything you guys can recommend? I've read horror stories about people never recovering and that's my fear at the moment. I love my job and I often work long hours, but over the last 3-4 days everything seems very bland and unenjoyable.
I know for some people finasteride is little less than a miracle when it comes to hair regrowth, and for others their body reacts to it like a poison. I'm not trying to start some war or jump on the anti-finasteride hatewagon. I'm just scared and looking for some advice and help.
How long did other users experience the crash and is it in most cases reversible? Is there anything I can do to combat these symptoms? It seems like it's getting worse for me each day rather than better. Especially considering I took the drug for only 8 days in total.
Thanks for reading.
I'm 23, about to be 24 this year. On February 24th, I got a prescription from my doctor for 5 mg generic finasteride for hair loss. I have a receding hairline, probably about a Norwood 2-2.5 or so. I have had long hair my whole life, and was in denial for quite a bit, so when I finally came to terms, I was kind of excited about starting treatment and actually doing something about my situation. I did a lot of online research before approaching my doctor and thought I was more or less ready/willing to take the risk.
Anyways, I split the pill into quarters and took my first dosage at 1.25 mg the same day I received the script. Halfway through the day I got ballache, which I figured was more or less normal. I continued taking it for two additional days after this. On the second day I got ballache, and tender breasts/breast pain. On the third day the pain was affecting my work, and so I discontinued medication completely and waited a week.
My plan was to wait a week for the drug to leave my system and start up again at 1/8th dosage to see if I still got side effects. The week in between where I was not taking anything, I felt fine and everything returned to normal. Then a week afterward, I began taking .625 mg per day....for about 4-5 days. Ballache was not as bad, but still present and after the 3rd or 4th day I began getting breast pain and tenderness again. This time I figured it was not worth it and discontinued. I have no further plans to take the drug again.
March 9th was the last day I took the drug at this 1/8th dosage. In the few days after I stopped taking the drug, I had armpit pains off and off that would fluctuate throughout the day. I could think clearly and still had regular libido. It's been about a week and a half now and I feel like maybe I'm experiencing PFS.
The armpit pains get incredibly bad on some days. Yesterday, I even went to the doctor because I was scared. They did an exam for lumps/gyno or tissue and said there was no additional growth, lumps, or new tissue growth. Over the past few days I've been waking up before my alarm at 5:00am in the morning, my memory is not great, and I'm sluggish at work. I feel numb to humor and happiness and today my semen looked very watery. I feel exhausted when I wake up and even though I do no have the energy to do anything I can barely go back to sleep when I randomly wake up at 5:00am. The brainfog comes and goes throughout the day and there are little windows of clarity. Armpit pains also fluctuate.
Is there anything you guys can recommend? I've read horror stories about people never recovering and that's my fear at the moment. I love my job and I often work long hours, but over the last 3-4 days everything seems very bland and unenjoyable.
I know for some people finasteride is little less than a miracle when it comes to hair regrowth, and for others their body reacts to it like a poison. I'm not trying to start some war or jump on the anti-finasteride hatewagon. I'm just scared and looking for some advice and help.
How long did other users experience the crash and is it in most cases reversible? Is there anything I can do to combat these symptoms? It seems like it's getting worse for me each day rather than better. Especially considering I took the drug for only 8 days in total.
Thanks for reading.
