Psychological adverse effects

Merck communications regarding reports of persistent erectile dysfunction and depression associated with finasteride

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See also: The Merck files: a series In regulatory, internal and media communications in the 2000s, Merck responded to concerns about reports of adverse events associated with Propecia, including persistent erectile dysfunction and depression. These documents seek to discount the validity of these reports by way of the following points: “insufficient” information including lack of … Read more

Responding to a literature of doubt: limitations of three studies of adverse events of finasteride and dutasteride

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A fourth study has been published in the ‘literature of doubt’. Read the rebuttal. Background on the co-author of Baas et al, 2018 with a disclosed conflict of interest is here. Three studies analyzing adverse event (AE) data related to finasteride and dutasteride were published from 2018–2020 (the “AE papers”).1–3 The first to appear, by Baas … Read more

Firsthand experiences of finasteride — Volume VII

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These comments have been compiled from social media. Links to original posts and comments are provided after each quote. Finasteride destroyed my life and the life of other guys who committed suicide. what the hell are you saying? when i started i did not notice anything… then, very slowly, i started having anxiety, than depression, … Read more

Firsthand experiences of finasteride — Volume IV: FOIA requests

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Following are men’s reports of symptoms they attributed to finasteride. Reports to FDA were obtained by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Took finasteride (propecia) 1mg daily for about 9 months. For the last couple of month I developed erectile dysfunction so I stopped taking finasteride. I’m now 3 months without finasteride and symptoms have … Read more

Firsthand experiences of finasteride — Volume III

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These have been compiled from social media. Links to original posts and comments are provided after each quote. This is not some easy cure-pill… I know enough now… this drug is def not worth it. Dangerous. This drug was beyond serious for me. Was on it for nearly 5 months straight. Knew what I was … Read more

Firsthand experiences of finasteride — Volume II

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These posts and comments were found on social media sites such as Reddit. Links to original posts are provided below each post. I’m genuinely just scared that I’m stuck like this and there’s no one I can go to for help. I need some comfort in my situation please I took finasteride a few days … Read more

A report of severe anxiety and tinnitus attributed to finasteride

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I came across this post on the hair loss-focused subreddit r/tressless: My experience with severe anxiety and tinnitus as a result of finasteride Hello, I just made this account to post my experience with finasteride in response to another post, but thought it should be it’s own post. I quit taking Finasteride in March of … Read more

Finding the occasion to talk about persistent adverse effects of finasteride

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In eight years of thinking and talking about health problems which I believe resulted from taking finasteride, reactions from others have ranged from compassion to curiosity, skepticism and stonewalling. Symptoms include numb genitals and total loss of sexual desire. When bringing these up, I feel I am testing the boundaries of propriety. When people feel … Read more