I'm another user of finasteride that had a bad experience.
Only used for 1 week, and was hit immediately with cognitive issues. Mainly, brain fog. I'm unable to think clearly, my stress tolerance is zero, and I have waves of anxiety and panic attacks at random. Never in my life did I experience any such issues before. And as with most PFS victims, things don't effect me the same way anymore. caffeine, alcohol, other drugs. Nothing.
Psilocybin, LSD/MDMA, Opioids literally do nothing, or don't hit the same.
I've been off for 7 months now, and the entire time I've been researching and trying to understand what exactly happened.
I'm currently peating, and I've attempted extended water fasts, intermittent fasts and other dietary changes. Nothing seems to touch this fog from a diet perspective.
I've tried raising my T via Clomid, no change. My DHT/T/E2 seems to have ZERO bearing on my cognitive function.
Virtually any supplementation that totes it self as a "mood" or "cognitive boost" has yielded nothing.
My current tackle is on allop/neurosteroids, doing hcg x3 @ 250-300iu and low-dose prozac (2.5mg/daily). Along with heavy weight lifting. So far it's been a month with zero improvements.
Even though my DHT is at the upper range, Proviron was going to be my next trial...
Attached is my bloodwork, I had a good baseline before starting fin, so the only thing that really stands out is my SHBG has doubled, and remains that way. The other is my 24hr cortisol, my DHEA (saliva) is way off the chart but actual cortisol looks good. (Maybe too low?)
I'm at a complete loss - PFS is obviously such a fickle thing, and everyone ends up down different paths. But I can't find a single angle I should hit this from...
I would kill just to be able to think again, it's completely ruined my life.
If anyone has absolutely any sort of ideas on what avenue I should try next, please.
Thanks
Only used for 1 week, and was hit immediately with cognitive issues. Mainly, brain fog. I'm unable to think clearly, my stress tolerance is zero, and I have waves of anxiety and panic attacks at random. Never in my life did I experience any such issues before. And as with most PFS victims, things don't effect me the same way anymore. caffeine, alcohol, other drugs. Nothing.
Psilocybin, LSD/MDMA, Opioids literally do nothing, or don't hit the same.
I've been off for 7 months now, and the entire time I've been researching and trying to understand what exactly happened.
I'm currently peating, and I've attempted extended water fasts, intermittent fasts and other dietary changes. Nothing seems to touch this fog from a diet perspective.
I've tried raising my T via Clomid, no change. My DHT/T/E2 seems to have ZERO bearing on my cognitive function.
Virtually any supplementation that totes it self as a "mood" or "cognitive boost" has yielded nothing.
My current tackle is on allop/neurosteroids, doing hcg x3 @ 250-300iu and low-dose prozac (2.5mg/daily). Along with heavy weight lifting. So far it's been a month with zero improvements.
Even though my DHT is at the upper range, Proviron was going to be my next trial...
Attached is my bloodwork, I had a good baseline before starting fin, so the only thing that really stands out is my SHBG has doubled, and remains that way. The other is my 24hr cortisol, my DHEA (saliva) is way off the chart but actual cortisol looks good. (Maybe too low?)
I'm at a complete loss - PFS is obviously such a fickle thing, and everyone ends up down different paths. But I can't find a single angle I should hit this from...
I would kill just to be able to think again, it's completely ruined my life.
If anyone has absolutely any sort of ideas on what avenue I should try next, please.
Thanks