Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2) may regulate calcium levels in tissue (Not sure about the source though, given below).
“A function of vitamin K is to regulate calcium from soft
tissues into bones. The prescription blood “thinning” drugs
such as Coumadin (warfarin sodium) interfere with vitamin K.
These drugs are derived from rat poison and have been proven
to cause rapid calcification of soft tissues in animal studies.
There is also new evidence that they cause hard arteries in
humans.”
practicingmedicinewithoutalicense.com/protocol/excerpt_chp7.pdf
The below abstract includes finasteride as an anti-coagulant, suggesting (if the above is accurate) it could interfere with vitamin K and calcium regulation in soft tissue.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15999118
We know that many have had problems with calcifications, and hardening of soft tissue. To complicate things, in the rat prostate vitamin K2 is involved in the 5 alpha reductase reaction (as an electron acceptor).
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=menaquinone%207%205%20alpha%20reductase
Could Vitamin K disregulation by finasteride cause hardening of veins/arteries and underlie (maybe in part) mental and physical symptomology?
Interestingly, vitamin K supplementation has been shown to reduce vericose veins (which are present after finasteride).
Any thoughts? Any experiences with vitamin K?