PFS Patient (male)

I’ve not taken Propecia for almost 11 months now. Can side effects come back even after discontinued use?

I took Propecia for 17 years from the age of 17 to 35 and I stopped taking the drug after I began experiencing the sexual side effects that appear to be dangerously common. Up to that point, I had not experienced any side effects from finasteride. After I discontinued Propecia, I continued to have sexual side effects for around a month. Then my body slowly recovered as did my sexual health. I’ve felt pretty normal for the past 10 months, but then recently the same sexual side effects have come back. My question is: I’ve not taken Propecia for almost 11 months now. Can side effects come back even after discontinued use? I find this to be very odd as I thought my body had recovered and by this point, I would assume that the Propecia would be completely out of my system.

GB, 36, Akron, OH: Aug. 4, 2020

Condition update: October 2020

No improvement

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