have been on 1mg finasteride daily for around 6 months and in that 6 months i had absolutely no sides and actually so many positive things in my appearance showed especially my hair growing in thicker and stopping further hair loss. over this last month i started noticing more gut problems which i’ve never had in my life like constant bloating , dry skin , thinning eyebrows , fatigue. I obviously didn’t wanna blame it on finasteride so i got my thyroid and nutrient deficiencies checked and everything came out good. I looked it up and some people say the long term suppression of DHT can cause gut issues due to the hormonal imbalance so i was skeptical. i do pretty medium-high intensity cardio everyday and fast in the morning and am pretty diet restrictive so i thought this could be the issue but not much had really changed in my routine since i started it. am very healthy. anyways i stopped taking it about 2-3 weeks ago cold turkey and since then id say those symptoms got worse and i have low libido and difficulty maintaining an erection after getting off of it. i guess my question is do you think the smarter thing to do is to get back on it since my body is probably reacting to the hormone fluctuation from getting off after taking it so consistently and try to eat more and train at lower intensity and see if i can feel better while still on it or do you think i should completely stay off it and try again once i feel back to myself again? sorry for the long post. also don’t wanna start thinking this is pfs or else it’ll probably happen lol so just wanted some advice
stopping any medication abruptly can make hormones fluctuate, causing some issues. if the symptoms worsen off fin, it might be due to those hormone changes. you could try resuming fin and see if the side effects stabilize, or maybe gradually reintroduce it. some find that starting with a lower dose helps to ease back in. more info on fin can be found in The Beginner’s Guide.