He was a happy, easy going, kind and caring teenager and Propecia has made him mentally disabled. My son, 31, had a mild form of BDD and was worried about his hair thinning and took Propecia in 2013. He was taking it for 4 years during which his personality changed beyond recognition and I suspect […]

brain zaps, sore and crunching joints – Length of time on finasteride: 4 days– When quit finasteride: March 2018– Persistent side effects: Bodily fatigue, vertigo, brain zaps, sore and crunching joints, derealisation, numb genitals, head pressure, squishy facial tissue, very poor stress response. JA, 34, London, England: July 9, 2020 Condition update: October 2020 No […]

My doctors have given up. Since I stopped Finisteride in December 2017 I have had huge problems. I now have symptoms associated with Sjogrens so my glands aren’t working properly. I do not produce enough tears for example. They couldn’t diagnose Sjogrens but found inflammation from a lip biopsy so call it Sicca Syndrome. My […]

everything seems to be disintegrating. Soft tissue, bone, cartilage, collagen, muscle atrophy, testicular cancer, eye sight, taste, smell, hearing. I have suffered from pfs for 20 years now. Unaware of the culprit to my deteriating health I took it on and off until 2015. I have every side “more than what is listed.” My health […]

I am petrified. Please help me. I took Finasteride for five days—and one week after stopping I still am completely unable to have an erection. Please tell me there is a chance I will recover from this. I am petrified. SK, 29, London, England: Aug. 27, 2019 Condition update: October 2020 Slightly improved

last night he disappeared in his car…he had driven about 25 miles to…a particular place which my wife says is well known for suicides. I am writing to you about our son who is 26 and we have just discovered the reason why he is in such bad shape. We have known for some time […]