prostate urinating problems?

[pmill]

i took propecia for about 8 months at the 1 mg and suffered from alot of sides then i lowered it to .25mg every other day for another 2-3 months and still suffered sides so i stopped completely,my sides were (low libido,difficulty maintaining erection,brain fog,total weakness and lazyness and i have this going to the gym 5 days a week,the urinating dribbling after urinating and decreased power flow of the urine) i stopped 3 1/2 weeks ago and i feel soo much better,,very hard erections,thinking clearly,lots of energy,high libido etc etc..things are slowly going back to normal,i honestly will never go back on that pill in my life.my questions is to those that had the frequent urination and dribbling urine after pissing(which i know if from the shrinking of the prostate) how long does it or did it take your prostate to go back to normal?anybody with helpful info id greatly appreciate this thanks alot please just dont read and leave,help me with info

 

[Mew]

Could take a few months.

 

[Vigaku]

Ya hey guys. I've had this problem for over a year, but didn't think of bringing it up until now...

I have a VERY HARD TIME holding my pee in for even a minute or two, and I think I didn't mention this earlier because I thought it was just me waiting a long time before I took my next piss. Naw. I have to piss like every 4 or 5 hours....and I can't hold it worth a damn.

I find myself flexing my muscles, making faces and screaming JUST SO I CAN HOLD IT IN long enough before I make it to the bathroom and piss! Could propecia be the culprit? Just wondering...

 

[Mew]

Could propecia be the culprit?

Of course. Propecia and Proscar share the same active ingredient, Finasteride, which is designed to atrophy the prostate in men with BPH so they can pass urine more easily, amongst other things.

 

[Vigaku]

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So it can make holding back urine harder, for the person who doesn't have prostate hyperplasia?

I guess the answer is a big fat yes...

 

[Vigaku]

Could propecia be the culprit?

Of course. Propecia and Proscar share the same active ingredient, Finasteride, which is designed to atrophy the prostate in men with BPH so they can pass urine more easily, amongst other things.

Makes sense...so this is probably the reason I've always had trouble holding my urine in.

Also even though the ingredient does this, it's the 1mg dose that is designed specifically for hair loss dude, whereas the 5mg can, of course, give the hair loss benefits of a 1 mg dose but not more, since more than 1 mg would not do much to keep your hair.

Taking a 5mg dose would definitely affect your prostate more than a 1mg dose.

Anyway thanks. I think I've found the culprit and I'm definitely sticking to topicals until my eventual custom hair, which hopefully will go well.

Lol just realized my sig has 2 bald guys in it...fits the forum well. XD

 

[Ende]

Ya hey guys. I've had this problem for over a year, but didn't think of bringing it up until now...

I have a VERY HARD TIME holding my pee in for even a minute or two, and I think I didn't mention this earlier because I thought it was just me waiting a long time before I took my next piss. Naw. I have to piss like every 4 or 5 hours....and I can't hold it worth a damn.

I find myself flexing my muscles, making faces and screaming JUST SO I CAN HOLD IT IN long enough before I make it to the bathroom and piss! Could propecia be the culprit? Just wondering...

Haha, must be quite a sight and 4 to 5 hours... wish I could hold for that long. I usually go several times a hour if I'm sipping drinks, and when I have to piss, I can't hold for long. I wake up several times every night to take a piss. I have always had this problem. As to the OP's question, I've noticed the same. How long it takes, depends on how fast your testosterone/estrogen ratio is restored.

 

[Ende]

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So it can make holding back urine harder, for the person who doesn't have prostate hyperplasia?

I guess the answer is a big fat yes...

No, It has nothing to do with it as far as I know. Your PC muscle is what holds the urine, the same muscle which gives you rigid erections... The reason it's difficult to take a piss with enlarged prostate, is that it squeezes the urethra.