[finasta]

Not OP, but I took finasteride from ages 26 to 29. One day, around the time I quit, I realized that I couldn't remember my last sexual thought or impulse. That part of me had slowly but completely shut down during the time I was on the drug.

In my case, things never really went back to normal. It's been about seven years since I quit. A few years ago, the labeling was updated to say that sexual side effects "could persist even after stopping the medication."

I can't say for certain finasteride was to blame. Many people take it for many years with apparently minimal side effects.

[dijit]

Just a counter anecdote. I have this same issue and I have never taken any medication.

I’m 29 now and my sex drive is so low that it’s causing problems in my relationship.

[0-_-0]

Have you tried lifting weights? Deadlifts, specifically.

[kaiwen1]

Is there something special about deadlifting that achieves this effect over, say, squats? I'm a skinny distance runner but deadlifting is my favorite strength exercise and it does seems to increase libido. I just attributed it to feeling pumped. Wouldn't any heavy weight workout produce the same effect?

[0-_-0]

In theory squats should be the same (I think engaging the leg muscles has the most effect on testosterone), but for me deadlifts worked better as well. Doing climbing using a lot of power is even better.

[arkh]

Get your prolactin levels checked.

[romanovcode]

Maybe you should see a doctor

[ohyes]

Isn’t a drop in libido also associated with aging? (Also being less fit?)

I’m definitely not the same as I was when I was 25, and I never took such medicine.

[bestouff]

Well, I'm 46 (male) and haven't seen the aging effect on my libido yet.