Finasteride for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia User Reviews (Page 2)

• Bardr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 13, 2019

"Been on finasteride for about a year now, some prostate reduction but as it was tagged as grossly enlarged there is a way to go. No erection issues, reduction in semen but no loss of libido. Signs of breast development but minor. No other side effects encountered and it is working to reduce the size all be it slower than I would have liked."

• whatsup
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 18, 2020

"My dad just turned 87 in March and has been taking 5mg of finasteride since 1998 for enlarged prostate-- we have discussed the side effects-- he has had NONE over the past 22 years-- great sex drive--with no cialis---he told me his hair has gotten thicker- from my standpoint his hair is so thick it is unbelievable- he stated he has more hair now than he did in his 60s. He had no idea that finasteride produced hair growth until I told him last week. As for myself at age 56 and with a little receding hairline- I am going to start it today and see how it works for me-- since I am a clone of my dad -- I hope it works just as good me me as it has for him"

• Woody
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 1, 2019

"I'm eighty, been battling my enlarged prostate for thirty years. I've been on Finasteride for two months. Not aware of any side effects, though my sex drive is somewhere back down the highway anyhow. On a scale of one to ten, pain on urination, which was a screaming fifteen, is now a mild one. I'm very happy with the results so far."

• Richie
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 30, 2022

"Prescribed in 2019 for prostate. I took without researching out of desperation. Fast forward to 2022. I have been on a downward trend, self-admitted to hospital for a week on the beach depression , anxiety off the charts, everyday was a push. Hard to smile, couldn't barely get hard at all, didn't care about caring. Hair has been growing in thick. Off this stuff for a month keep the hair give me back my life and joy and undo all the damage to me. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION. More than likely the people pushing it aren't taking it. No different from corner drug dealers! OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN"

• conwy...
• May 9, 2017

"Suffering badly from sleep deprivation due to being woken to pee 6 times a night , prescribed Tamsulosin Hydrochloride , minimal reduction doctor then prescribed Finasteride to assist Tamsulosin which after 3 months was not achieving a result . Finasteride made me very ill within days of taking it , dizziness, nausea, some loss of feeling in finger tips , build up of calcium in tendons on hand . Made an appointment to discuss with doctor ( two weeks 3 days earliest that could be booked ), week and two days before doctor appointment sudden loss of sight in left eye due to a blood clot behind the Retina ."

• rumours
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 25, 2016

"I was previously on Tamsulosin and this worked well but i had side effects, dizziness, fatigue , red faced when doing anything physical, also palpitations. change to Finasteride it has not helped with urine flow and i am getting up 2 to 3 times a night, becoming very depressed, short tempered and fatigued .also tingling in fingers i know it takes time to build in your system , ive been on this about 4 months, the Tamsulosin made a difference after a month . need to go back to the doctor..."

• JPWhi...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 24, 2016

"This did reduce the size of my prostate. I didn't have any urinary problems, but Dr felt one lobe enlarged. Has reduced semen production quite a lot. Erections not as hard but still functional. Sex drive normal. I do have Testosterone supplements, so that may have helped retain sex drive and erection ability. Penis does seem to have shrunk over the years on this drug."

• Biker
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 1, 2017

"I am 54 years old. I've been taking Finasteride...along with Flomax for almost 4 months....after being diagnosed with bph few months earlier. It has helped tremendously with urination issues. 3 month checkup went well. I will go back in Sept. of 2018 ( one year from start of meds). I have had no side effects until recently. Sexual desire is still very high....no problem getting and maintaining an erection. But about 3 months in, was noticing less and less ejaculate to where now its almost nothing. The feeling is still intense...but the well is going dry per say. I also seem to get fatigued a little more than normal. I will be consulting my urologist about this in very near future as instructed by him."

• rocky
• June 13, 2018

"I tried taking this at two different times, 5 mg, once at 51 years old and again at 53. Both times I took it due to a perceived thought I had a enlarged prostate, and was sold, by doctor, it could help my serious thinning in hair. Well first time I took for about a month and was on a cruise ship. I am in decent shape, and one morning I ran up a couple flights of deck stairs which I done this a million times in the past and wow, could not get my heart to slow down. Normally I recover pretty fast but it took about a minute for my heart to slow down which is a LONG time I felt like having a heart attack. Had another incident while on excursion snorkelling which scared the ....out of me. I stopped the drug and when got home began working out. I did a yearly physical, and sugar was a little high, began treadmill 3 times week. 1 year later decided to give another try for hair loss and perceived BPH, same thing happened"

• Dougie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2020

"Prior to being on Finistaride I was up all night, every night. Seriously, some nights I was up 7 times. It took quite some time (three months?) and I now sleep through the night. A bad nights sleep is when I have to get up once. Reading some of the negative reviews, these meds do not have a single side effect for me. Sleep like a baby again at 61 yrs of age. Saved me from surgery."

• anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2021

"This stuff is horrible. Stopped using it after 3 weeks. Had no more sexual desire of any kind. Just as bad was the overwhelming feeling of doom and negative thoughts! Did not use it long enough to get the breast enlargement or extreme body hair growth! I think urologists prescribe this as an easy out when they no nothing much about the prostate gland and related problems!"

• Mid...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 31, 2016

"Was given Finasteride as a trial as Contiflo (Flomax) did not solve issue completely. I stopped after 5 days as Finasteride was giving me frequent palpitations. very unsettling. I think the other well-known effect was slowly starting to take effect as well. Enough reason for me to stop and rely on Contiflo for the time being."

• Vic
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2020

"I took this medication for 8 days when my side effect symptoms started it put me into a 3 day panic attack that wouldn't stop and my entire body was numb. I felt disassociated from everything mental and I'm starting to come back to my old self still have mental fog though. Luckily my penis still works unlike many of the other men I've read about don't listen to these people saying that lots safe and to give it a try all to keep your hair one dose could be all it takes to ruin your life. Just keeping my fingers crossed mine isn't as severe as the other accounts I've read"

• Monty
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 23, 2021

"If your taking this poison for hair growth, I urge you to stop! Bald is better than the side effects. I took it for enlarged prostate but decided it wasn't a good option. I'm 71 so ED isn't an issue for me BUT after two months I started getting headaches that wouldn't go away. Then 4 days into the headaches I woke up to dizzy. I'm not talking a little dizzy, I'm talking big time spinning room dizzy that felt like the worst drunk of a life dizzy. I was 24 hours before I could walk to the bathroom without falling. I'm reading that only 2% experience the side effects. I'm betting it is a lot higher than that. Stop NOW and hope you get better. It has been a month since I took any and I am still having light headed days and minor headaches. Hopefully this isn't permanent."

• Texaxs
• October 5, 2020

"I have been taking finasteride for several years. About a year ago I noticed shrinkage of my unit and testicles , no energy ,depression and low libido. I thought it was my age . Brain fog all around lack of excitement for life. I couldn't figure it out till a few weeks ago. I hope it goes away. I can't get into my doc for 3 months. Be careful. Was on the med for 6 years for BPH. It helped with that but screwed everything else up. I am so made at my Doctor."

• Small...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 14, 2017

"Please see my earlier post for my concerns. I stated that I would be talking to my DR. about the side effects and he now has taken me off this med. and just has me on just the FloMax med. He insisted that it might take a couple of months for my side effects to completely go away. I hope they go away sooner than that! Will keep you posted."

• justs...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 23, 2023

"Mixed results. I took 2.5 mg every other day, plus an herbal prostate formulation (saw palmetto, pygeum, stinging nettle, beta sitosterol). Good : Slowed growth in prostate, improved symptoms of interstitial cystitis (burning, spasming), improved hair on head. Bad : Reduced penis size, difficult erections, greatly reduced semen volume (retrograde ejaculation). Also had bad experiences with the side effects of tamsulosin & alfuzosin. Contemplating switching to Cialis, possible 2.5 mg every other day + the herbal prostate supplement on the other days. As best I can tell, not too many options for BPH sufferers: bad drugs or bad surgeries. And no understanding by the medical profession of the causes of enlarged prostate. Pretty pitiful, really. As is the case with so much of our medical system."

• Spidey
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 11, 2020

"Took finasteride 5 month after being diagnosed with BPH had to give up after never having erection issues found myself limp with no interest in sex. On the rare occasion I did manage to have sex there was no semen at all have now given up as feel cure worse than initial diagnosis"

• Pat
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 19, 2021

"I've been taking finasteride for 11 months to reduce my enlarged prostate. I was terrified at first to take it due to the side effects I read about. At first I tried several supplement pills but they all didn't work. Then I tried Flomax but made my nose stuffy. Then Tried Cialis but it gave me flu type symptoms. Unfortunately after 11 months I see little improvement. However, it seems my stream is a little stronger when I urinate but I still get up multiple times to urinate. But having insomnia doesn't help either. Fortunately, I have had zero side effects using Finasteride which I'm happy about. Absolutely no effect on my sex life. I'll continue taking it for the next several months to see if I needed a year to see any improvement but I'm doubtful. I'll have to go back to the doctor and try something else."

• Don
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 27, 2020

"Instead of an erection, I achieved a down-erection. My erection began to point towards the ground. I had the erection but it pointed downward instead of upward. Had never before experienced that problem. I was in my late 50's at that time. However; I will admit it did began to bring my PSI down."

• Neal
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 16, 2022

"I’m 76 years old with an enlarged prostrate. As urination became more difficult my doctor prescribed finasteride. He gave me no verbal warning but I read the “ side effects” on the prescription instructions. It did say “ may affect sexual desire." I trusted my doctor and thought it was just one of those extreme warning we see all the time. I took the medication for six months on a daily basis. After six months I became to realize my erection was difficult to achieve. I continued to take the medication thinking the problem was age related no the medication. After 6 more months I was unable to achieve an erection at all and unable to have an orgasm! My prostrate did shrink but so did my penis and testicles! At the gym I was embarrassed by my small penis which shrank to half the size it was before taking the medication! My first alarm was when I was unable to achieve orgasm by oral sex regardless of how long I tried!"

• Fed...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 17, 2022

"My father currently has prostate cancer and colorectal cancer stage 2b because of this drug and his doctor. My dad had no prostate problems but had a high PSA score, which could mean cancer. He was given scans, he had no cancer. Still the doc decided to put him on finasteride to get the score down. One of the side effects is CANCER. So my father got cancer. Then they decided to give him a 16 point, not 12 point biopsy of the prostate. On the way out they nicked his rectum with the probe that had the tissue on it, and now my dad has rectal cancer as well. The doctors should be thrown in jail for life and this medicine should never be used EVER to fiddle with a perfectly healthy man's PSA score."

• Gof
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 24, 2019

"I have been using this drug (Finasteride 5mg) on a daily basis for 18 years following a rectal examination for prostate problems. This was prescribed together with a daily dose of tamsulosin hydrochloride 400mcg. After moving to a different Health Authority district I was placed on a list for a prostate operation. The Operating Consultant examined me 2 days before the op, and said the prostate was barely enlarged and no operation was worth while at this stage - further examinations in store. Does this mean the combination of drugs long term has resolved my prostate problem or, has there been a misdiagnoses? Time will tell. (btw I have a definite 'monk's pate hair pattern.)"

• Marc
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 12, 2021

"I have had typical symptoms of BPH, very weak steam, up 2 or 3 times a night, not getting a full discharge. I started taking Finasteride 5 mg 3 days ago and I'm astonished and how quickly it has worked. I now have a fairly normal stream, and last night I got a full night sleep with no interruptions for the first time in months. I did not expect this kind of result this fast, but I'm super pleased, and no bad side effects."

• Benz
• July 2, 2022

"I've been taking Tamsulosin 0.4mg for 4+ yrs, urine is from ok to not much, drip, stop start..etc After reading these reviews I'm glad I didn't start taking finasteride 5mg yet, my Dr prescribed me last month, because I got home, looked it up and saw it was off label for prostate, meant for hair growth. I'm 60, would love the hair but I told my Dr. I'm not taking it. He didn't tell me it was for hair. He said with surgery the main risk is blood clots. How it works, he said finasteride will start working in a few months, 3-4 months, and once you start if you stop taking it will reverse and stop working. Not for me. Glad I read reviews, I was looking for good to outweigh bad so I could take. Never!"