JayUK
08-20-2008, 04:28 PM
I'm a victim of Propecia (finasteride) -induced ED. I quit the drug after just 3 weeks because I lost my ability to gain & keep an erection. This is what the drug did to me (in chronological order).
week 1 & 2 on fin (v. high libido)
week 3 & 4 (falling libido & total loss of erection/penis retraction)
quit drug
week 5 to 12 unusual intermittant pains in breast area (+ falling Total T)
week 12 - 15 noticable fatty breasts but lessening breast pains.
week 15 total T drops out of range.
I'm now stuck in this hormonal state, with a lifeless shrunken penis. All doctors say levels are in range and my low T isn't worth TRT. Also slightly fatty breasts isn't a cause for concern.
Has anyone got any idea how I can get my d*** back?
here's my labs:
Taken April 2008
Total Testosterone 14.4 (range 11 – 36) 5 months off propecia
Taken 28th May 2008
Total Testosterone dropped to 8.4 !!! (range 11 – 40) 6 months off propecia
Cortisol 378 nmol/L (range?)
Free T4 13 pmol/L (10-22)
TSH 1.08 mu/L (0.3 – 5.0)
LH 6.5 iu/L (1 – 8)
FSH 5.7 iu/L (1 – 8)
Progesterone 1.1 (range?)
Oestradiol 98 pmol/L (30 – 206)
Prolactin 169 mu/L (60 – 380)
Alkaline phosphatase 71 u/L (30 – 120)
Potassium 4.2 mmol/L (3.8 – 5.3)
Sodium 144 mmol/L (135 – 145)
Calcium 2.43 mmol/L (2.10 – 2.60)
Inorganic phosphate 1.3 mmol/L (0.70 – 1.34)
Corrected calcium level 2.31 mmol/L (2.1 – 2.6)
Creatinine 94 umol/L (55 – 108)
Urea 5.6 mmol/L (3.3 – 7.8)
Albumin 45 g/L (35 – 50)
Regards,
JayUK.
week 1 & 2 on fin (v. high libido)
week 3 & 4 (falling libido & total loss of erection/penis retraction)
quit drug
week 5 to 12 unusual intermittant pains in breast area (+ falling Total T)
week 12 - 15 noticable fatty breasts but lessening breast pains.
week 15 total T drops out of range.
I'm now stuck in this hormonal state, with a lifeless shrunken penis. All doctors say levels are in range and my low T isn't worth TRT. Also slightly fatty breasts isn't a cause for concern.
Has anyone got any idea how I can get my d*** back?
here's my labs:
Taken April 2008
Total Testosterone 14.4 (range 11 – 36) 5 months off propecia
Taken 28th May 2008
Total Testosterone dropped to 8.4 !!! (range 11 – 40) 6 months off propecia
Cortisol 378 nmol/L (range?)
Free T4 13 pmol/L (10-22)
TSH 1.08 mu/L (0.3 – 5.0)
LH 6.5 iu/L (1 – 8)
FSH 5.7 iu/L (1 – 8)
Progesterone 1.1 (range?)
Oestradiol 98 pmol/L (30 – 206)
Prolactin 169 mu/L (60 – 380)
Alkaline phosphatase 71 u/L (30 – 120)
Potassium 4.2 mmol/L (3.8 – 5.3)
Sodium 144 mmol/L (135 – 145)
Calcium 2.43 mmol/L (2.10 – 2.60)
Inorganic phosphate 1.3 mmol/L (0.70 – 1.34)
Corrected calcium level 2.31 mmol/L (2.1 – 2.6)
Creatinine 94 umol/L (55 – 108)
Urea 5.6 mmol/L (3.3 – 7.8)
Albumin 45 g/L (35 – 50)
Regards,
JayUK.