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Firsthand experiences of finasteride – Volume IX: YouTube comments edition
A YouTube user comments: “The first step to a solution is admitting there is a problem and there are so many doctors out there who don’t know this exists or don’t want to know.” Read more
Firsthand experiences of finasteride – Volume VIII: Bald Truth edition
The Bald Truth is a radio show about hair loss which, according to its website, “has been advising listeners on issues ranging from building self confidence and creating sexual attraction to overcoming…the modern man’s Achilles’ heel, male pattern baldness.” Host Spencer Kobren founded the show over 19 years ago, and there are over 2,200 episodes Read more
Study finds changes in rats’ brain signaling after discontinuation of paroxetine, an SSRI
Even 30 days after stopping paroxetine, the treatment group had significant differences in neuroactive steroids and associated enzymes, in brain areas which help govern emotion, behavior and sexuality. Read more

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Places to start

Thinking about taking finasteride for hair loss? See drug information.
For a historical perspective, see the finasteride timeline which starts with a study in Dominican Republic in the early 1970s.
A research briefing highlights findings from two recent systematic reviews/meta-analyses.
The research bibliography gathers hundreds of papers on adverse effects of finasteride and other 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. See also Research by symptom, Systematic reviews & meta-analyses and Related research.