Finasteride Weight Gain (Page 5)

I have been taking finasteride for about two years now, and it seems to me that I have developed increased abdominal flab. Thankfully, no breast development (yet!), but I definitely feel an increase in size around my waist and below. The literature available suggests that weight gain is not a side effect [1]; however, it appears to me that it might be, as I have gained about 7 to 8 pounds. I would be interested in hearing about others' experiences in this regard. Thank you.

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Gained 30 pounds in 9 months. I'm taking 5 mg per day .

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I too have put on about 10 lbs. since starting Finasteride. I work out 6 days a week typically weigh low 160s and now low 170s with no change in diet or activity. I am going off and will discuss an alternative with my doctor.

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Same old s***..Still climbing and nothing different..Up 25lbs now at 186lb..Looks like it never ends after you quit taking this death sentence..Been off for 9 months now.

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So you're off the medication and still gaining weight? This is wild! What does the doctor say?

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Dude..thats why its called Post finasteride syndrome..Most symptoms dont show until after stopping the med..Although i did feel bad while taking it and had to stop..Dr is clueless..They have no idea why this occurs but basicly due to Androgen deprivation..For some reason the receptors dont respond one the dht goes back up and i would also guees all that is also increasing free testosterone and estrogen..

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HI I ALSO GAIN WEIGHT ON FINASTERIDE .stopped taken 3 months ago changed nothing else in diet ,lost 9 pounds .am taking pumpkin seed oil 1000 mg .working better than drug.am drug free now.wounder why doctor did not tell me.larry

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I agree. I started to gain belly fat and tender enlarged boobs within a few months after taking finasteride, with no other changes.

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Saw my urologist today for yearly check up..Had ultra sound and all was good except tiny stone in left kidney..I told him what had happened..Since stopping finasteride and he just laughed his ass off pretty much..Said i just needed to cut calories and maybe finasteride had slowed my metabolisim..

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I had exactly the same thing with a lot of weight gain.

I used this drug about ten years ago (am 42 now) and had no side effects. Came off it before trying to start a family. This time round I gained weight when I should have been losing it (was more physically active), have stopped taking it for about 6 weeks now and am still putting on weight. Very disappointed, this side effect should be on the list of possible side effects right next to libido issues etc.

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Yeah coming up on a year off the med now and i am like a different person..My body is wrecked and no sign of change..About to just give up on it..

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Been reading several body building sites and are way more knowledgeable about dht than any of these *****s that are prescribing finasteride..I have been told now that blocking dht is the last thing any healthy male would want..Effects of blocking dht..Fatigue, Depression, increase in body fat, irritability, lack of strength, etc..It makes you feel like s*** basically and not like a man..And these guys experiment with hormones and testosterone all the time and know the effects..Dht plays a big role in body's metabolic effects and storing of body fat..U have f****d up big time taking this junk..And if not predisposed to male balding all the dht in the world won't do anything to your hair and is very beneficial to overall health and well-being..

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I have been taking finasteride 5 mg for a year now. Belly fat is about 5 to 7 lbs more now. No matter how much I exercise, it doesn't even begin to recede. Hate it and I'll talk to doc. Believe it is due to lower testo levels associated with the prostate inactivity. Any comments?

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I have been told by a victim of this s*** as well that the drug clomiphene helps tremendously with symptoms.

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Hi guy's, I have been on Fin for about 6 years. It has really helped my hair loss and have thicker hair than I did 10 years ago but I do have the same beer belly look. I am really slim, tall and weigh only 70 kg's but I cannot lose the belly and I have noticed I have cellulite around my boobs. Finasteride definitely is a hormonal drug because I have noticed I don't have any back hair any more and have bisexual thoughts which I have never had in my life of 40 years.

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Rather be thinning than fat. That's why I quit taking the horrible drug. If you're a man shave your head and stop taking it. If you're a woman... even worse... stop taking and buy a hair piece rather than gaining weight that you can never lose.

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I have been taking 1mg per day religiously for the past 13 years starting when I was about 35. I have been exercising like crazy and and eating right to keep the fat and 'moobs' off, and have been successful, but it has been a lot of work. I can't indulge in alcohol or dessert or my mid section diameter increases, particulary around the muffin top waist area. Recently, I was on a beach holiday following a stressful time at work, and shocked when my partner took a photo of me in the water as I was the heaviest I have ever been in my life, and have now gone on the paleo diet to lose the weight. Sure fat comes and goes depending on cardio and when I don't eat right, but I have noticed when I run out of finasteride for a while, things get better by themselves and my workouts become more effective. I imagine if I went off it for a few months I could return to a more normal lifestyle.

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I have been taking fin, about a month for hair loss, have gained 5 pounds in midsection, fat hanging over pants! Awful... I am Done!

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Update here..Continuing to worsen guys..Up to 191lbs now while uping my running some and same diet..Just continue to get larger all over..Hips, back, arms, chest..Got a refferal to and Endo..They won't even see me..Said I needed labs and my Dr said they can't do all that hormone testing..And the endo won't do it or see me without some kind of diagnosis or labs to show..So outta luck..Talked to Dr goldstein in Cali and they and few other drs recognize the condition but would have to fly 3,000 miles out there..Seems there is not much hope or help with these physical after effects..

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Strange you never hear back from a lot of these people over the course of years and months about their status..I assume some may have committed suicide..This stuff is serious..A lot of folks have killed their self..

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Just read the posts here. Practically every post talks about weight gain.

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