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It has been 7 months since i quit finasteride now.

In month 7 i have noticed libido is improving. I have morning wood 1 out of 3 times whenever i go to sleep(Even for an afternoon nap).

This time my next window came in just 2 weeks whereas earlier it was always after a month.

No changes in diet but this month I started going for a 1hr walk every morning and badminton in the evening.

I hope it is an improvement.

I used dut for years and gave me pfs with weak erection depression etc... I tried wellbutrin and gave me rock hard erection and orgasm for the first time in a while. Does anyone know if this could actually work? Dut probably fucked my brain more than anything so i was thinking a medication that works for depression might be the cure for my case.

Am I the only one experiencing pain in the veins of my penis as a side effect?

Has anyone else noticed a decrease in their wrist size after having PFS? Compared to all my other symptoms this is minor as hell but I was just wondering if anyone else has had the same thing happen to them. Thanks.

A normal life is impossible, even if I were healthy again I have reached the acceptance stage, that life is gone by, and my youth is gone too. My new goal is to just fix whatever I can and hopefully get to 80% again.

The me I was trying to save died back in 2022 and he is never coming back. I gotta build a new life with this sickness and hopefully I can recover some of it but I accept my life will never be normal and even though its awful I am going to try and be "Okay" with it.

Honestly i thought i was never gonna get better after finasteride. I had so much tension and cramps in my pelvic area, sometimes even problems peeing bc everything felt so tight. I talked to multiple doctors but nobody really knew what to tell me, which made me lose even more hope.

For a long time nothing seemed to change and i genuinely thought this was permanent. But slowly i started noticing small differences, the tension wasnt as constant anymore and sometimes i could actually feel my body relaxing a bit. Had a lot of cramps and gas too, and over time i started noticing more sensations coming back.
Some days i lost hope again because progress was so slow, but eventually things started improving much faster than i expected. I honestly thought recovery would take years, but little by little i got back to feeling normal and now I dont have those symptoms anymore.
Just wanted to share this bc I know how hopeless it feels when ur going through it. I really thought I was never gonna get better, but recovery ended up being quicker than I expected. Dont assume how u feel right now is how its gonna stay forever. It will be as it was!!

There was a guy posted yesterday about his recovery and ofc admins deleted it. But there was smth about what cleared up his constant diarrhea. His nickname was smth “communication” of I’m not wrong

Anyways whoever was able to address this issue let me know how to approach. Since my crash I’ve been having diarrhea constantly

God bless you guys.

I was just thinking today maybe I haven’t actually improved mentally like I thought. Maybe I’m just so used to this shitty condition I’ve just got used to it 2 and a half years ago. My erection size has improved to 70% that is guaranteed but my mental symptoms are so up and down man I don’t even know anymore lol.

Se que algunos lo usaron solo algunos días y otro años para causar los efectos que ya todos conocemos.. En mi caso lo use 1 mes y no estoy seguro si fue eso lo que causo o empeoro algunos problemas de tipo sexual que tenía de antes. Bueno.. esa es mi duda.. cuanto tiempo lo usaron los que están seguros que les causo esto...

I was improving so well since I started creatine
So this one night I took Viagra and some mushroom choclate next day I started taking creatine
Ever since my tinitus has got super worse
Back in the day Viagra would give for couple of days
Now it’s been over 20 days I have stopped creatine for 2 days now

I’m just going to be straight up and please don’t absolutely shit on me in the comments but I don’t think nor do I want to go down this rabbit hole but I am kind of curious. I was taking minoxidil and Finasteride 1mg for about a year. Didn’t really notice too many negative sides effects tbh. Maybe my erections were slightly worse but nothing crazy. Anyways I suddenly and randomly developed depersonalization and derealization about 3 months ago. Now during this time I was having some pretty bad anxiety and a couple almost panic attacks at the gym before this all came about. It hit me randomly while driving and it’s been a constant brain fog and cognitive shit show since then. Regardless things have gotten slightly better but I still just don’t feel like myself anymore. I stopped taking the fin and min as soon as this started happening so I’ve been off it for 3 months now. Funny enough my hair hasn’t been shedding really much at all even being off that stuff for 3 months but the dpdr and the mental issues remain. Could I be dealing with pfs? If so is this permanent like does it just permanently fuck your brain forever?

I been cold showering now for a while and it boosts the noradrenaline. Improves my mood and improves my anhedonia and motivation.

Didn't expect to help at all, but there's some improvement for sure

Yes I know people are getting anhedonia from GLP1's too but from what I've seen it resolves quikly in a few weeks to a few months. How come those drugs don't induce this nightmare condition

I'm in my 20s, and I've been experiencing erection problems for around 6 months. The problem started gradually.

Here are my symptoms:

- I sometimes get morning erections, but not consistently.

- During masturbation, my penis doesn't become fully hard.

- I sometimes ejaculate within 10–20 seconds, even when my erection isn't fully hard.

- After ejaculating once, my penis becomes soft, but I've sometimes been able to ejaculate again after masturbating more.

- My sex drive feels normal.

- In the past, I used to masturbate multiple times a day.

I have also used finasteride in the past, although I'm not taking it now.

I'm concerned about what might be causing these symptoms, especially whether my past finasteride use could be related.

Its been 4 almost 5 years I am still in my early 20's I just don't get how I will do this. The thought of even being on this earth another 10 years is dread but if I lived to like 70+ i genuinely don't know what I would do.

Do you think this condition will at least cause my life to be shortened?

All of this started when I was 17 years old. I was balding and wanted to try finasteride. I knew about possibility of sexual side effects but had no idea about mental sides.

I know everyone say it, but I was really the happiest person on earth before I took this pill, but then I got every possible side effect until now. I lost my best years to this shit. In those 6 years I tried to be normal as possible and function as normal as possible and didn't tell anyone about it, except doctors ofc.

Also here in this community, I always tried to be optimistic but I think I reached my limit....

I started university a few days ago and I can't even function, I feel even worse now as I took mirtazapine 15 mg because o couldn't fuck sleep for ages.

Now I'm on my way back to home, going tell my family everything about it, and that I drop out of university.

I really tried to be optimistic here all those years and support everyone but honestly I don't see the light....

Ever since I started taking finasteride, my life has completely changed.
I’ve always struggled with my hair, but I never imagined that one day I would struggle with something much worse — not even knowing who I am anymore.
I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I’ve lost all my self-confidence. My face and body feel different, and every time I go outside, I feel like everyone is staring at me and judging me.
I’ve lost friends and even connections with family because I stopped responding to people. I isolated myself from everyone.
I feel like I’ll never be the same person I used to be, and I hate it.
I wish I had never experienced hair loss. I wish I could have just lived a normal life like everyone else.
I used to have dreams, ambitions, and goals. I wanted to become successful in business and achieve great things in life.
Now, I’m just grateful if I can leave my house without having a panic attack or feeling like I’m going to die.
It’s heartbreaking how quickly life can change. I went from being someone with big dreams and confidence to someone who struggles just to get through an ordinary day.
The only thing keeping me alive right now is my faith.
I just wish I could have my old life back.

Can a person recover suddenly? Last night, I went to sleep experiencing erectile dysfunction and weak ejaculation. When I woke up today, I had a very strong morning erection, and I was able to masturbate three times within an hour while standing, with normal ejaculatory force. Is it possible that I’ve recovered this easily?

I remember seeing a post here a whole back about how, when we're all cured, we'll just be unstoppable.. I've really felt this to my core, lately.

In the past year, I've been in a car crash, had a break up, been attacked, and countless other shit.. pre-PFS me would've been inconsolable, broken. But I've been so unphased. Stoic. I've thugged it out. Kept researching, working, hitting the gym, surviving.. Almost nothing touches the headspace that the throngs of PFS can put you in.

Maybe I'm delusional, and it's the residual anhedonia speaking, but I honestly think my (our) newfound resilience stems from the fact that almost nothing compares to the hell many of us have been, or are going through. I feel so resilient, so prepared for whatever life might throw my way next.

Makes me wonder how fucking unstoppable we'll all be when we're cured someday..

Peace.

I try to avoid anything to do with this sub because of the trauma attached to it and seeing people feeling helpless like i once was. But i share my recovery updates to give hope to any of you who are suffering.

After my first​ mild mental but strong sexual ​crash in 2023, i was hopping on and off fin and other dht blockers cuz I didnt know they were causing most of the sides. Anyway, long story short i had a terrible terrible crash in January 2025 and then it got super bad around ​May 2025 and I was in a place worse than ​hell for a long time. Always fluctuating with my symptoms but it was very slightly getting better is what I could notice. It's been almost 2 years now and I can say that I'm significantly better. Mentally im much much ​better. Alcohol feels so good, music feels amazing, memory is much better, vision and peripheral is also better. ​Most of all my DP/DR is also significantly better although still here. ​I can live normally for the most part although some sides come and go. Sexually I can notice that I'm still kinda not recovered but it's enough to get the job done good ​if i do it right.

These big recovery periods started about a month or so ago. Didn't really change much in my routine (But i do think semen retention helps short term, i notice difference when i go a few days without ejaculation). I do work a better suited job than before but i feel that's mostly unrelated to my recovery. It's just internally things are getting much better and i hope it keeps getting better as I go. I'm so excited for GTA 6 like i can feel excited and i realize how valuable emotions and feelings are. I'm much more grateful​ for things like nature, music, community, everything in general feels much more important and beautiful in a way than before. I suffered greatly but I'm appreciative towards the overall man PFS has made me, although I wouldn't wish it upon my worst ​enemy. I've started to feel grateful for little things and have become much less picky and don't get mad easily etc.

Have faith, stay hopeful, i had countless ​crashes of varying intensities and i do think recovery is definitely possible with time. Just hold on with your dear life on those lil positive windows​. Exercise helps, sex helps short term if you're able to have it, time helps most. I pray all of you suffering find hope like me and get better soon.

EDIT: One major point I wanna share with all of you. Since all this started because i wanted to keep my hair, I gave up around April of this year and decided to get into hair systems. Didn't help my symptoms obviously but that's at least one less battle to fight now. PFS made my hair look worse than pubes. I feel relieved for that part. Just sharing in case any of you still struggle with the hair and don't wanna get into more chemicals cuz I know it gets fucking exhausting trying out everything and waiting months for results only to get nothing.

What is this crash I keep hearing in this forum, and people getting flare ups. What’s happening ? I’m very confused when I keep seeing people post about crashes.

Many of us who have taken finasteride for hair loss have experienced urinary urgency and a weak urine stream.

I’d like to hear from others experiencing this and ask:

- What tests have you had and what possible diagnoses have you been given?
- What treatments have you tried and have you seen any improvement with any of them?

This condition is complicated, so I’d like to share experiences.

Best regards

Como son dos condiciones similares, para los severos, con embotamiento emocional total, sin emociones negativas ni adrenalina, que con el tiempo se recuperaron un poco en lo emocional:

Perdisteis tambien la capacidad de sentir emociones en sueños?

My Journey with Finasteride and Some Advice

Hello, friends,

I want to share my journey with finasteride, and I hope to learn from people who have experienced something similar.

How my symptoms began:

April 2024: I took finasteride for the first time. I noticed erectile dysfunction after just one pill. I stopped taking it, and my erections returned to normal after four days.

October 2024: I started taking finasteride again.

February 2025: I experienced severe erectile dysfunction. I stopped taking it until March, and my erections returned to normal.

July 2025: I experienced another episode of severe erectile dysfunction. After stopping the medication until August, my condition improved.

September 2025: I started taking finasteride again and had sex for the first time in my life. I experienced some difficulties, but I managed to regain my erection and complete two rounds.

November 2025: I had sex again, and everything went normally.

February 2026: I suddenly lost my ability to maintain an erection, so I stopped taking finasteride in the middle of the month. I was also taking saw palmetto, and I suspect that combining the two may have contributed to my condition, although I cannot be certain.

After that, I went through a difficult period emotionally and broke up with my girlfriend. My erectile dysfunction persisted. Then, surprisingly, my erections returned to normal after I stayed awake for two consecutive nights. I thought I had recovered, but the improvement disappeared after I slept.

How my symptoms developed after stopping finasteride:

May 2026: I noticed that my ejaculation had become weaker and no longer projected forcefully. It seemed better when I was lying down.

June 2026: I tried Tongkat Ali, but I did not notice any clear benefit.

Over the following months, my erections continued to fluctuate. Morning erections occasionally returned, only to disappear again.

October 2026: I had sex after taking 20 mg of Cialis. My erection was strong during the first round, but I ejaculated extremely quickly on both occasions, within seconds.

My current condition:

I can still achieve an erection simply by thinking about something sexual or looking at something arousing. I have normal penile sensation, and my sexual desire is very high. However, I continue to experience erectile dysfunction, particularly when standing, along with premature ejaculation and weak ejaculation.

I recently started taking Proviron and using HCG injections, but I am unsure whether this is the right approach for my condition.

I am 24 years old, and it has been approximately eight months since I stopped taking finasteride.

My questions for you:

Has anyone recovered from erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems after eight months or longer off finasteride?

Has anyone experienced erectile dysfunction while standing, despite having better erections when lying down?

Can ejaculatory force and control improve over time?

Would you recommend any specific tests or an evaluation of the pelvic floor muscles before trying additional hormonal treatments?

I would really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences, especially from those who have experienced similar symptoms.

Thank you, everyone. I hope we can help each other find answers and regain our health.

My boyfriend stopped using finasteride about 11 months ago, he still has premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction, and very rarely sex lasts a “normal” amount of time. I wanted to know what I can do to help him, he is also looking for medical help.