Connect
Side effects of Finasteride
I’m 29 years old male. Since there were a considerable amount of hair falling, I went to an AGA clinic. I started with 30-day trial plan and got Finasteride. After taking it for like two days I felt numbness in my left leg. Then it went on the right leg. Within a week I couldn't even walk properly. This happened in the first week of April 2021. So I stopped taking Finasterideand consulted with the clinic. They advise me that there's no known side effect like this. I consulted my personal doctor and he also confused with the side effects.
Now it’s after 4 months there’s still slight numbness in left leg (about 25 %) and when I take a hot shower I feel temperature difference in two legs. Left does not feel temperature but right leg feels it.
Does anyone has same experience or advice on this matter.
Like
Helpful
HugInterested in more discussions like this? Go to the Men's Health Support Group.
Connect
Lots of confusion in the medical profession regarding side effects of Finasteride. I have been on Tamsulosin for quite a while. It definitely provides relief. At night I take 400 mg of ibuprofen which is anti inflammatory and that enables me to sleep usually at least 5 hours and sometimes even throughout the night without getting up to urinate.
Dana,
How long taking Finasteride. I have BPH and take Tamsulocin. I understand Finsasteride is taken to reduce size. Is that working for you?? Are you monitoring size and what is happening there? i have resisted taking it but I am interested because I read articles that claim it can exacerbate aggressive prostate cancer. Very confusing.
-
Like -
Helpful -
Hug
1 ReactionHi @pablo81 I've been taking it since June of 2018, I actually did not have symptoms that told me I had an enlarged prostate. (I do know my grandfather had issues with prostate, so I believe it is hereditary) I had some minor blood I noticed when peeing. So upon that info mayo doctors suggested to see urology. I spent most of the 10 years prior to that on water pills so peeing many times a day was normal mostly in the morning. So it was when they did the scope examination, that the enlarged prostate was found. Since then, I have been on both Finasteride and Tamsulosin since then.
My typical day now I will admit i have times of urgency and typically get up 1 or 2 times per night. But like I said its become my normal even before the transplant. So Im not sure if that helps but hopefully you are successful getting your situation better for yourself. I hope that helps and have a Blessed day