fever257
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Hi all,
so i know i’ve mentioned that i previously took finasteride. my health crash is what initially got me into peating and i’m honestly so thankful i did.
through meditation, niacinamide and pregnenalone, i believe i’ve gotten my mental health under control and am operating much better than i was on the drug. overall i’d consider myself content in that capacity.
that being said, i still have sexual side effects that i feel very awkward, insecure, and concerned about. i’ve experienced pretty much everything, including the following:
- ED
- premature ejaculation
-loss of libido
-reduced sperm count and liquidy consistency
-ED again
-weird sensation where when flaccid i feel like my genitals (shaft and scrotum) just wanna recede into my body
-weak erections
-reduced size (mostly girth, huge disappointment)
anyway, i’ve been off the drug for about 8 months now and i’m starting to get really concerned. does anyone here have any ideas? am i kinda screwed for life?
i did. actually read somewhere - come to think of it, it was in video format - where a guy explained how he’d taken finasteride for research and it simply lowered his T and DHT levels, and all of his side effects diminished after he increased these levels. this is the link:
if that’s the case, should i try TRT or 5a-dhp to increase the 5-alpha reductase enzyme, which was blocked by the finasteride?
i did actually get blood work done, with my total T coming in @ 626(range 250-827). that seemed low and not optimal from my judgement. Estrogen cane in at 147(range 60-190) . free t4 was 1.2 (0.8-1.8) and TSH was 2.79(0.40-4.50).
so should i work on increasing my male hormones? does anyone have any advice or anything? i feel i really need to get to work on fixing these sexual side effects so that i can actually have a sex life.
as always, any and all advice is welcomed! @haidut please give me some feedback.
so i know i’ve mentioned that i previously took finasteride. my health crash is what initially got me into peating and i’m honestly so thankful i did.
through meditation, niacinamide and pregnenalone, i believe i’ve gotten my mental health under control and am operating much better than i was on the drug. overall i’d consider myself content in that capacity.
that being said, i still have sexual side effects that i feel very awkward, insecure, and concerned about. i’ve experienced pretty much everything, including the following:
- ED
- premature ejaculation
-loss of libido
-reduced sperm count and liquidy consistency
-ED again
-weird sensation where when flaccid i feel like my genitals (shaft and scrotum) just wanna recede into my body
-weak erections
-reduced size (mostly girth, huge disappointment)
anyway, i’ve been off the drug for about 8 months now and i’m starting to get really concerned. does anyone here have any ideas? am i kinda screwed for life?
i did. actually read somewhere - come to think of it, it was in video format - where a guy explained how he’d taken finasteride for research and it simply lowered his T and DHT levels, and all of his side effects diminished after he increased these levels. this is the link:
if that’s the case, should i try TRT or 5a-dhp to increase the 5-alpha reductase enzyme, which was blocked by the finasteride?
i did actually get blood work done, with my total T coming in @ 626(range 250-827). that seemed low and not optimal from my judgement. Estrogen cane in at 147(range 60-190) . free t4 was 1.2 (0.8-1.8) and TSH was 2.79(0.40-4.50).
so should i work on increasing my male hormones? does anyone have any advice or anything? i feel i really need to get to work on fixing these sexual side effects so that i can actually have a sex life.
as always, any and all advice is welcomed! @haidut please give me some feedback.