Hi everyone,
I am a 27 year old male from new zealand suffering from genral thinning in crown and temples, not major yet but enough to send me to the Dr to look at products to help, as I wanted to hang on to my hair until at least my wedding next year.
After talking it over at the doctors I/we decided that a finasteride/ketoconazol 2% combo would be a good start for me, he gave me proscar 5mg and told me to cut it into quaters as that was the cost cutting way to get the finasteride I needed. (as you all probably know!)
I wasn't in the slightest bit worried about any sides, and was even prepared for a little sexual sides to start with. So I started taking the finasteride quaters about four weeks ago with the best hopes, I even stayed away from the scaremongering sites after reading about them here so I didn't have any pre conceptions about sides to be concerned about.
1 week in and all was going well, no real sides to report, although I did have a little bit of itchiness on my back, thought the cat might have put fleas in the room or something, but my fiance said no bites or anything she could see.
Nearly two weeks in and I started getting testicular pain, switching from one testicle to the other and sometimes in both, and LOTS of movement in my testicles when standing waiting for the shower to get warm etc. (Moving up and down, rolling slightly) It was around maybe half the time I was awake, but after reading up many people said this went away so I carried on.
I also started noticing slight erectile difficulties, a softer erection, I could still have sex and it was still pleasureable, just not as hard, and the consistency of my semen was definately thinner.
I also noticed difficulty getting to sleep, now I am GOOD at sleeping : ) but I would lay awake for 3 quaters of an hour when it would usually take me five minutes to get to sleep, maybe I was a lil worried about the other sides and hairloss in genral and thinking a bit more than usual and that could have contributed, also stated waking up more during the night.
About three weeks in and i was getting burning/dry eyes during the day and minor headaches as well as continuous testicle pain and (And i know people will jump all over me on this one, like I said just my honest opinion on what happened to ME PERSONALLY, i am in no way sayin this would happen to everyone) my left testicle had reduced in size! only very slightly, but most of the pain had gone from that testicle and it was definately noticibly different in size from the right one. Still lots of movement from them when standing naked also.
Mouth ulcers- LOTS of them that just would not clear up. I had hardly ever had them before, but they just started popping up on my cheeks and my inner lip like crazy. I tried salty water rinses, bonjella pain numbing antiseptic gel but those lil buggers just stayed around.
Arount 6 days ago my hands started feeling like there was a crazy amount of pressure in them around 1pm (give or take a couple of hours) and my veins were HUGE! I usually have slightly visible veins but seriously, they were popping like a body builders, and my arms felt dull and heavy.
My eye dryness continued and I started getting a conjunctivitis like goop in my right eye after a nights sleep, like the sleep you usually get in there, but ten times more, and I when I would wake up during the night my tounge would be totally dry and slightly numb/swollen as well.
I was scared to talk to my partner about it, It took all I had to tell her about my hairloss in the first place (although i'm sure she noticed but was nice about it) and now the one thing that was supposed to save me from it, at least until our wedding, was causing all these problems, but I did. We talked it over and she convinced me that hairloss was not a big deal to her, she loved me for who I am, not my hair, and she would rather me be healthy with no hair than suffer my way through to our wedding. She supported me in getting the treatment in the first place because the original discovery of hairloss was causing me sooo much greif.
We have our first baby on the way, and she wants a big family, and like she said "Anything that causes constant pain in your testicles cant be good for them!"
(Not that I am saying finasteride will stop you having a baby, affect your sperms swimming ability or anything, i am defiantely not)
I gave up on the finasteride two days ago, my ulcers are clearing up, my veins are returning to normal (Def not as noticible this morning thank god) my testicles still hurt at the moment but not as much, and I slept much better last night (Whether tis was because of dropping the finasteride or that I was releived after talking to my partner and not having such a ball ache i'm not sure)
I'll keep using the keto shampoo, drink my green tea and live my life as a balding guy, cause the sides certainly wern't worth it for me!
I know that some people jump on and tell others "sides were in your head, bah, rubbish no way finasteride could do that etc" but like I said, just my personal opinion on how it affected ME. Thanks for taking the time to have a read, as it was good just to get it off my chest as well.
I am a 27 year old male from new zealand suffering from genral thinning in crown and temples, not major yet but enough to send me to the Dr to look at products to help, as I wanted to hang on to my hair until at least my wedding next year.
After talking it over at the doctors I/we decided that a finasteride/ketoconazol 2% combo would be a good start for me, he gave me proscar 5mg and told me to cut it into quaters as that was the cost cutting way to get the finasteride I needed. (as you all probably know!)
I wasn't in the slightest bit worried about any sides, and was even prepared for a little sexual sides to start with. So I started taking the finasteride quaters about four weeks ago with the best hopes, I even stayed away from the scaremongering sites after reading about them here so I didn't have any pre conceptions about sides to be concerned about.
1 week in and all was going well, no real sides to report, although I did have a little bit of itchiness on my back, thought the cat might have put fleas in the room or something, but my fiance said no bites or anything she could see.
Nearly two weeks in and I started getting testicular pain, switching from one testicle to the other and sometimes in both, and LOTS of movement in my testicles when standing waiting for the shower to get warm etc. (Moving up and down, rolling slightly) It was around maybe half the time I was awake, but after reading up many people said this went away so I carried on.
I also started noticing slight erectile difficulties, a softer erection, I could still have sex and it was still pleasureable, just not as hard, and the consistency of my semen was definately thinner.
I also noticed difficulty getting to sleep, now I am GOOD at sleeping : ) but I would lay awake for 3 quaters of an hour when it would usually take me five minutes to get to sleep, maybe I was a lil worried about the other sides and hairloss in genral and thinking a bit more than usual and that could have contributed, also stated waking up more during the night.
About three weeks in and i was getting burning/dry eyes during the day and minor headaches as well as continuous testicle pain and (And i know people will jump all over me on this one, like I said just my honest opinion on what happened to ME PERSONALLY, i am in no way sayin this would happen to everyone) my left testicle had reduced in size! only very slightly, but most of the pain had gone from that testicle and it was definately noticibly different in size from the right one. Still lots of movement from them when standing naked also.
Mouth ulcers- LOTS of them that just would not clear up. I had hardly ever had them before, but they just started popping up on my cheeks and my inner lip like crazy. I tried salty water rinses, bonjella pain numbing antiseptic gel but those lil buggers just stayed around.
Arount 6 days ago my hands started feeling like there was a crazy amount of pressure in them around 1pm (give or take a couple of hours) and my veins were HUGE! I usually have slightly visible veins but seriously, they were popping like a body builders, and my arms felt dull and heavy.
My eye dryness continued and I started getting a conjunctivitis like goop in my right eye after a nights sleep, like the sleep you usually get in there, but ten times more, and I when I would wake up during the night my tounge would be totally dry and slightly numb/swollen as well.
I was scared to talk to my partner about it, It took all I had to tell her about my hairloss in the first place (although i'm sure she noticed but was nice about it) and now the one thing that was supposed to save me from it, at least until our wedding, was causing all these problems, but I did. We talked it over and she convinced me that hairloss was not a big deal to her, she loved me for who I am, not my hair, and she would rather me be healthy with no hair than suffer my way through to our wedding. She supported me in getting the treatment in the first place because the original discovery of hairloss was causing me sooo much greif.
We have our first baby on the way, and she wants a big family, and like she said "Anything that causes constant pain in your testicles cant be good for them!"
(Not that I am saying finasteride will stop you having a baby, affect your sperms swimming ability or anything, i am defiantely not)
I gave up on the finasteride two days ago, my ulcers are clearing up, my veins are returning to normal (Def not as noticible this morning thank god) my testicles still hurt at the moment but not as much, and I slept much better last night (Whether tis was because of dropping the finasteride or that I was releived after talking to my partner and not having such a ball ache i'm not sure)
I'll keep using the keto shampoo, drink my green tea and live my life as a balding guy, cause the sides certainly wern't worth it for me!
I know that some people jump on and tell others "sides were in your head, bah, rubbish no way finasteride could do that etc" but like I said, just my personal opinion on how it affected ME. Thanks for taking the time to have a read, as it was good just to get it off my chest as well.
