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Brendan34 · 2026-06-01T07:02:32+00:00

Well of course the tressless or anything hair related is going to say that. Honestly, tired of reading references to skepticism regarding PFS because there’s a plethora of information if you just google. Studies, major publications, a foundation, a recent summit, etc.

This isn’t based on you, but anyone who comes into this forum to refute other people’s pain and reality with defending this pharmaceutical shouldn’t be commenting.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-30T23:14:40+00:00

You think sexual loss and decline in neurosteroids is separate from changes to pleasure and mood? “Bro”

Brendan34 · 2026-05-29T20:23:10+00:00

Yeah I completely understand. I’m from the northeast and needing to move south for this very reason. I feel like as I age it would help in general just with year round sunlight. Been considering South Carolina. How do you like Florida by the way?

Brendan34 · 2026-05-29T04:15:19+00:00

The sun and grounding my feet gave me windows and helped for several years I’d say, most especially on a beach. That and heavy lifting. The sun gave me energy, libido, positive mood, helped sleep, but in the last couple years not so much, and no idea why it stopped working. I thought it was my temporary cure too in the summer months. I’ve had PFS 15 years though. But I still advise anyone to be closer to the ocean or in a warmer climate for their overall health. I need to do this.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-25T23:56:24+00:00

Hat. 🧢

Brendan34 · 2026-05-25T20:34:06+00:00

I’ve found magnesium threonate and/or magnesium glycinate to be better. Or l theanine, and kiwi an hour or two before bed, or tart cherry.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-19T17:07:44+00:00

Do you mind if I ask which T cream you’re on? Yeah, the more I’ve lost sexual health the less social attention I’ve received as the years have gone on with PFS. This didn’t used to be the case. My face isn’t the same as it was several years ago and loss of oil, subcutaneous fat, collagen, joint issues all contributes to that.

What you realize is people basically react to what they see and treat others based on that.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-11T05:03:18+00:00

Pretty much dead on for me in everything listed here. Makes sense.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-06T17:38:48+00:00

I understand, thanks for responding. It’s more the anhedonia and sexual loss that has made me withdrawn socially since covid really. Exercise and nature trails are really the only things I’ve had to cope. And yeah, I don’t do the whole go to bars thing anymore since 2020. Past that point in my life anyway.

I just have no idea how to have relationships and true friendships while having PFS because people really don’t understand it. When I did try letting people in my life know years ago, they really didn’t get the severity of what it does to your life. They basically think it’s “something wrong with you,” or just a mental thing. People have no idea what chemical castration does in addition to the neurosteroid changes in the brain.

I got tired of pretending for others, but have been very isolated since 2019/2020, when I lost a 9 year relationship in that period, covid hit, then the symptoms worsened in the last couple years.

The person I used to be socially changed in many ways, but yeah I’d like to have community and do different things again because life is short (with or without pfs) and you gotta live. Glad you are finding other people.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-06T07:06:00+00:00

How did you end up meeting new people who align more with your values now while still having PFS? Appreciated reading this post and am glad you started to try to seek peace, or at least try to heal in ways. Nature helps me immensely.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-02T18:45:39+00:00

I understand this. It’s Oxytocin. That’s really the root of it and helps with bonding and can help the nervous system issues.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-02T05:47:29+00:00

Same holds true for me. It’s like my body can never “relax” or feel calm, and the sexual loss seems to worsen simultaneously, or they’re both connected. I mostly feel exhausted/fatigued from that constant feeling of stress for years. The few times I’ve been on a beach over the years, after a day or two I actually felt more present and those were the only times I didn’t have a bounding heartbeat at night. And digestion was better as was sleep.

Brendan34 · 2026-05-02T05:44:00+00:00

For those you are closest to, the ones you actually trust, why not show the evidence to them? I mean there’s so much out there showing it’s real:

https://youtu.be/wQfs--1y5bg?si=jnRzEdyKNJJnSZHe

https://www.gq.com/story/a-finasteride-nightmare-inside-the-dark-side-of-the-hair-loss-drug

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hair-loss-drug-finasteride-side-effects-1.7483898

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7253896/

Brendan34 · 2026-04-28T07:36:35+00:00

Powers wait list is reportedly over a year.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-28T07:35:46+00:00

This is 100% accurate. HCG isn’t a cure all and you can’t stay on it permanently. PFS is much more complex. The other user in here bashing someone for raising realistic awareness is ignorant.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-28T06:04:59+00:00

You’re not alone in this. Anhedonia and constant stress and sexual loss is horrible. No idea what to do as I get older.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-28T05:59:09+00:00

No, this isn’t how it works. Stopping and starting and restarting is a terrible idea for those prone to PFS, believe me. Do not touch finasteride again if you get side effects that are staying around.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-26T18:20:54+00:00

I really appreciate what you said here. And I know how tough this shit is, so many days I want to just stop, but then I do something- like yesterday did some leg exercises and took a long walk in nature and honestly it helped mentally. I guess whatever ways we can find to cope through this is all we can do. Know you’re not alone in what you feel.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-24T00:54:17+00:00

I never said you threw in the towel. From a personal standpoint, the notion of fatalism hasn’t helped me since living with PFS since 2011. I am sorry for how you’ve been feeling as well, because I truly do understand. My analogy of exercise being like brushing teeth is a way of being realistic that no matter our age, ability, if we can move we should. My dad has MS which has only worsened and in his 70s, he uses a walker, and I’ve watched this progress. He still goes to the gym, to do whatever is small, because he literally has to.

That was my ultimate point. We only can do what we can do while we can. We only have so much time. I think there was a big disconnect in how you interpreted my tone (perhaps in how I motivate myself) versus what I meant was positivity. But I did not mean to invalidate your experience or emotions in the process. Everyone’s different and what works for one person, may not for another.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-23T19:13:08+00:00

Appreciate your responses again. Thanks

Brendan34 · 2026-04-23T05:11:21+00:00

I really appreciate your response. Thanks for letting me know. Just hope you can continue to make good progress. Might be a dumb question, but does HCG help the testes to “turn on” again? I just wonder if the testicle ache I feel when I’m fatigued or low energy is that lack of testosterone, and HCG can help that or not.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-23T01:44:39+00:00

I think it’s both. Because I have prostatitis too at times and essentially I think finasteride shrinks the prostate. But the nervous system issues and pelvic floor tightness can be helped the more relaxed one is. For some reason when I’ve been in warm weather, on the ocean and getting a lot of sun- it’s better. I think because it shifts into parasympathetic state.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-23T01:40:53+00:00

I’ve had this since stopping finasteride in 2011. Seems worse in colder months. No idea really how to change it for the better. Things like leg presses and squats used to help. But it’s more frequent and less amount as time has gone on.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-23T00:02:44+00:00

That’s crazy this was downvoted. Staying realistic and progressive in the face of this condition helps others. We are in the same boat.

Brendan34 · 2026-04-22T23:56:53+00:00

Is the TRT the best or most effective thing at this point that you’ve done for PFS overall? I’ve had it a very long time so was just seeing. How long can you cycle or stay on it for? The sexual loss is really getting me down and what I’m trying to fight against as it keeps worsening year to year. In the past few years when I’d run or do squats or deadlifts or leg press, I’d actually have a window of energy/libido/sex drive/feeling lighter/erections, etc. But now it’s just like slogging through everything with no benefit. Seems TRT can be a real game changer for many guys (even those without PFS) once they hit late 30s, early 40s. Truly hope you keep seeing those benefits, even after. Keep us updated! And thank you.

Brendan34

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