Post-finasteride syndrome

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Post-finasteride syndrome - PubMed

[orthogs]

Any details on this?

[axolotl]

Hi @orthogs,

There is an existing topic on this here:

BMJ editorial: Post-finasteride syndrome

https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l5047.full <<Efforts to explain persistent symptoms are undermined by poor long term data on harms Finasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor, was approved in 1992 for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; a lower dose (1 mg) was approved in 1997 for male pattern baldness. A second 5α-reductase inhibitor, dutasteride, was approved in 2001 for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Emerging post-marketing reports of persistent depression and sexual side effects ha…