He’d been using topical medications for 5 years and decided to try Finesteride. That was the beginning of a nightmare. My son was a healthy, smart ambitious 28-year-old man who was going back to school at Suffolk University with a 4.0. He also worked and was in fantastic health, climbing mt Washington in 4 hours […]

20 years ago, I began the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial…Towards the end, I had already noticed occurrences of impotence but it wasn’t until the news came out that it might have been the finasteride that I put two and two together. Hello! 20 years ago, I began the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial and saw it […]

all the joy has been taken from his life…he just wants to die My son, who is 37, is suffering from PFS. He took finasteride–only 3 doses–about a year ago. He was immediately affected both mentally and physically. Mentally, he has problems focusing and concentrating. Since taking finasteride he hasn’t read a book–though he’d been […]

24 hours after the first missed dose he began experiencing extreme depression, panic, vomiting and dry heaves. My 19 year old son took Finasteride for one week and stopped because of depression and suicidal thoughts. 24 hours after the first missed dose he began experiencing extreme depression, panic, vomiting and dry heaves. How long are […]

Started with topical finasteride 0.1%… The worst is brain fog and depression. Hello I’m a 28-year-old male. Started with topical finasteride 0.1% fortified with 6% minoxidil. I have never taken the pill form of finasteride (propecia). I discontinued use after 36 days of the topical spray due to side effects. It’s been 3 days since […]

This pill has completely destroyed my life. I am a 25 year old male suffering from Post Finasteride Syndrome. I took a single 1mg pill on October 23rd, almost 8 months ago and I have progressively suffered severe side effects. I’ve suffered significant cognitive impairment since the first day, progressive muscle wastage, and now complete […]

Unfortunately, nothing I’ve tried has yielded positive benefits, and so I’m at a loss on how to move forward. I am 20 years old and developed a relatively severe case of PFS in the summer of 2015 after taking about a week’s worth of pills. My symptoms include debilitating brain fog and cognitive shift, muscle […]

My 14-year-old son was prescribed finasteride by his dermatologist and I have witnessed increased symptoms of depression in him to the point that he is barely functioning. My 14-year-old son was prescribed finasteride by his dermatologist and I have witnessed increased symptoms of depression in him to the point that he is barely functioning. Also […]

I cry more. It’s like I’m in a fog. Went to the hospital today because I didn’t know where else to go, only to be told that PFS does not exist. I have been taking finasteride 5mg orally daily since 2017 for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The depression got to be too much so I stopped […]

A few days after I stopped taking it I started experiencing muscle spasms, weakness, numbness and pain in my right arm which eventually spread to my entire body. I was on finasteride for about 3 months and I cut it off completely about a month and a half ago when I noticed some pressure in […]