Re: Low Libido, numbing, aching and sleeping problems - I quit finasteride 4 months a
I forgot all about this thread, so here's an update:
At my last doctors appointment I told him about the consistently bad stool, and I gave in a stool sample. I don't know if it will be a full stool analysis or just a culture, hopefully it's a full analysis and if it isn't i will request one. Unfortunately my doctor is away for 3 weeks apparently so I am going to have to wait a little while to see him again, will he still have the results from the stool sample when he's back? I gave it in a week ago.
It is probably appropriate to update my symptoms too as things are different as they stand.
The problem where I would get into bed, try to fall asleep and go dizzy and have muscle twitches and heart palpitations seems to be disappearing. However that's not to say my sleep is getting any better, in fact it's probably worse. Now I can often drift off to sleep without a problem, but I will never sleep for more than 3 hours straight and I will wake up feeling totally awake, I will feel what I can best describe as an 'inside tremor', my muscles often feel most fatigued and achey around this time too.
Stool is still very poor - it differs between, loose, very small and hard to flush away, very dark, yellow, bitty, and most recently a few have looked fluffy. I'm sorry to be so gross, but I think my stool is telling me something which is why I am eager to investigate this symptom.
Penis numbness is still there, both in it's flaccid state and when it's erect, the interesting thing though, is that pleasure is still great and before I was having a real time getting to the point of ejaculation, now it seems much more normal. Visibly, it's not looking so great; the tip is often very pale and has a red areas, if I press on the tip it will go extremely pale and discolored for a few seconds. I can't help but feel there is a lack of blood flow.
When things are bad at night and I can't sleep/ feel like crap I just do my best to try and get 4-5 hours, and I seem to re cooperate in the day and feel OK. I can go for runs and work out and still feel fit, but the last time I worked out properly I felt absolutely terrible for 3 days afterwards. My libido seems to have improved, and I am keen to have sex sometimes 3-4 times a day but there is occasional erectile dysfunction, more than normal.
