fever257
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Hey everyone,
So I just joined the forum after doing some research treating post-finasteride syndrome. Side note: I'm not sure if this thread is in the right place, feel free to move it.
Anyway, so Just over a year ago I started taking finasteride; which was the single biggest mistake of my whole life. I took it for a course of 7 months before the side effects got to be so bad that I had to get off of it.
I started peating as soon as I got off the drug. I incorporated dairy, OJ, aspirin, K2, gelatin, marmalade, eggs, raw carrots and more. I essentially completed overhauled my diet. This provided visible benefits.
Later on, I incorporated red light, donated blood to reduce excess iron, and tweaked the carrot salad to avoid Vitamin A toxicity(my hands, feet and face turned orange from eating too many).
In the near future, I will be incorporating Niacinamide, Cascara, the intestinal decontaminant minocycline, and methylene blue. I need to research dosing for all of these methods. Additionally, I cannot find a source to buy methylene blue from.
In the later future, I need to incorporate T3, Progesterone/Pregnenalone (still don't know which), and some kind of endocrine therapy to restore my male hormones to normal. Maybe there are more strategies to use but I don't even know what they are yet. Research brought up 5a-dhp, tb500, bcaa's, and taurine. With that being said, one of my main questions is: Does anyone have (a) strateg(y)(ies) that worked to alleviate their symptoms?
The use of the drug left me with many negative side effects including:
-very low thyroid, my pulse is ~60 and my temperature was 97.1 last time I checked - I don't think that's normal for a 21 y/o male.
Sexual:
-ED
-low libido
-reduced sperm counts
Mental:
-severe depression
-poor memory
-trouble with speech
-anxiety
-falling asleep, waking up
Physical:
-a lot of trouble with strength training and especially putting on muscle.
-stubborn fat
-fatigue
These are my specific side effects. I understand that not everyone has these side effects. I'm completely uninterested in having a debate about the effects of finasteride; I just want to seek out advice from people who have already navigated this situation.
I want to be very clear: I know that everyone's situations are different and I need to get bloodwork and various tests done in order to get an overall picture of my hormone & androgen profiles. One of my main questions is: Which tests are best for my post-finasteride situation? Specifically: which are most reliable in getting a picture of male hormones, youth associated hormones(PROG, PREG, DHEA), and androgen profiles? I plan on meeting with an endocrinologist in order to get tests done and prescriptions for therapies.
Any and all advice regarding these things would be appreicated!
So I just joined the forum after doing some research treating post-finasteride syndrome. Side note: I'm not sure if this thread is in the right place, feel free to move it.
Anyway, so Just over a year ago I started taking finasteride; which was the single biggest mistake of my whole life. I took it for a course of 7 months before the side effects got to be so bad that I had to get off of it.
I started peating as soon as I got off the drug. I incorporated dairy, OJ, aspirin, K2, gelatin, marmalade, eggs, raw carrots and more. I essentially completed overhauled my diet. This provided visible benefits.
Later on, I incorporated red light, donated blood to reduce excess iron, and tweaked the carrot salad to avoid Vitamin A toxicity(my hands, feet and face turned orange from eating too many).
In the near future, I will be incorporating Niacinamide, Cascara, the intestinal decontaminant minocycline, and methylene blue. I need to research dosing for all of these methods. Additionally, I cannot find a source to buy methylene blue from.
In the later future, I need to incorporate T3, Progesterone/Pregnenalone (still don't know which), and some kind of endocrine therapy to restore my male hormones to normal. Maybe there are more strategies to use but I don't even know what they are yet. Research brought up 5a-dhp, tb500, bcaa's, and taurine. With that being said, one of my main questions is: Does anyone have (a) strateg(y)(ies) that worked to alleviate their symptoms?
The use of the drug left me with many negative side effects including:
-very low thyroid, my pulse is ~60 and my temperature was 97.1 last time I checked - I don't think that's normal for a 21 y/o male.
Sexual:
-ED
-low libido
-reduced sperm counts
Mental:
-severe depression
-poor memory
-trouble with speech
-anxiety
-falling asleep, waking up
Physical:
-a lot of trouble with strength training and especially putting on muscle.
-stubborn fat
-fatigue
These are my specific side effects. I understand that not everyone has these side effects. I'm completely uninterested in having a debate about the effects of finasteride; I just want to seek out advice from people who have already navigated this situation.
I want to be very clear: I know that everyone's situations are different and I need to get bloodwork and various tests done in order to get an overall picture of my hormone & androgen profiles. One of my main questions is: Which tests are best for my post-finasteride situation? Specifically: which are most reliable in getting a picture of male hormones, youth associated hormones(PROG, PREG, DHEA), and androgen profiles? I plan on meeting with an endocrinologist in order to get tests done and prescriptions for therapies.
Any and all advice regarding these things would be appreicated!