And I’d say start higher than 100mg, so you’ll get opinions both ways. Pick somewhere and see how you do is my advice.
All depends on Shbg. Most finasteride users seen to do better on higher doses. I’d probably shoot for 150mg broken down in 2x 75mg shots. Get blood work tested two months later. Aim for mid 20’s in free t and do t worry as much about e2.
You’re already overthinking this.
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How much of finasteride syndrome do you think is mental
For the last several years I thought I made about 80Percent recovery
But now
I’m doubting that and questioning everything
Waking up and seeing if I have an erection
Masturbate just to see if you can…definitely OCD type things and I have a history of over analyzing and being depressive …avoiding sex due to extreme anxiety now
I think some
If it is mental but starting injections tomorrow
There is definitely a mental aspect. I’m sure the extent varies by person though. Tell a hypochondriac that their D might not working because of finasteride and the first time they have issues they’re going to think they have PFS and are screwed for life, where most people unaware of PFS would just be like well that sucks and hope for better next time and move on.
I definitely had less anxiety over all of it when I stopped reading the PFS boards, though, there are certainly people on there much worse off than I was.
I’m a hypochondriac
Also had horrid side effects but like I said I assumed I made a pretty good recovery
80%
But then I had one or two ED episodes and you start noticing hey my balls have been tight for years and get poor bloodwork and such and start saying
Hey you are a PFS guy so you can’t get better bc TRT won’t work or something bc your not normal…go jump off a bridge
Whereas other guys might just say oh this sucks let’s start some TRT and move on
Yeah. I read all that crap too. Then I realized if I had never known what PFS was, but had the blood results that I had, my symptoms would 100% make sense and TRT would be the answer.
I found that most of the PFS people saying T doesn’t help had horrible protocols that they stayed on for just barely long enough to get to a “normal” range on a blood test, then they deemed TRT a failure because they weren’t instantly cured. That kind of TRT protocol wouldn’t have helped anyone, and certainly not in the timeframe they were giving it, so in hindsight I’m not surprised.
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There is a strong correlation between OCD and those that develop PFS. I have it as well.
Me too samguy19
And if your worried your dick won’t work it depresses you and your libido even further
I have no doubt my libido isn’t what it was period to 2007 when I started and likely won’t be there again but I’ve kind of accepted that
I was fine…now I’m blaming PFS again and it feels like a new war
Weird
Lastly
If I was never really strong or muscular before does it mean I had low T always?
But I mean I had a very healthy libido and function however
Or can you be high T and just not a muscular or hairy guy?
Guys
Should I do 100mg today or do 50mg and the.mn another 50 in three days
I would do 50mg every 3 days over 100mg once a week
Or 75x2
That too.
This is all to say that no one can tell you the ideal protocol or injection method. You’ll unfortunately have to play around with it. All we can tell you is to stay the hell off gels lol.
Thanks all
She said 100mg weekly isn’t enough and I should start at 120mg at least weekly
May have to go higher to 120-160 eventually bc I’m very low
Just trying to mentally say I’m a normal guy w Low T whose been ok and not a PFS guy who is doomed again
She didn’t seem too worried about the PFS stuff bc she can’t change that anyways
So
I just had my first injection of 120mg
Didn’t hurt too bad
Should I wake up feeling a nocturnal erection or different at all?
Immediately? Not likely.
Does anyone know what my levels would be one day after injection
2 days post
3 days post
Etc etc
Eventually all the way till next Thursday when the next shot Occurs
I know we’d only know this by daily blood tests but that’s not going to be happening
