Pausing Finasteride For Two Weeks Made Side Effects Worse?

[Tosh]

I've been on finasteride for two years and then I went on a vacation in May for two weeks and forgot to bring finasteride (1 mg/day) with me. Ever since I restarted, for five weeks now, my sex drive has gone down significantly.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is it 100% psychological or could the pills be contributing? Would lowering the dosage help or would I have to stop taking any amount of finasteride to see an improvement?

 

[mannyFJ]

YEAH THIS HAPPENS WHEN PPL QUIT finasteride....TRY TAPERING DOWN TO NOT HAVE SIDES QUITTING finasteride....YOUR BODY HAS TO ADJUST...SOME PPL WHO NEVER HAD SIDES FROM finasteride BUT ALL OF SUDDEN DO WHEN THEY QUIT, I SUGGEST YOU DON'T QUIT IF ITS WORKING!

 

[Bagels]

could be hormonal fluctuations from stopping and starting

 

[Tosh]

how old are you ? are you active? are you healthy? are you at a healthy bodyweight? you could be very exhausted from the vacation,

keep taking the medication, relax, try resting , eating healthier and working out, give us an update in a week.

30 years old. I go to the gym twice a week, I used to do three times instead. I am slightly overweight (165 lb, 5' 9"). My weight hasn't changed that much