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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROPECIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Hair loss | Insomnia, tinnitus, severe anhedonia/emotional blunting, depression, anxiety, penis shrinkage, complete erectile dysfunction, watery semen, cold genitals, muscle atrophy, joint pain, muscle twitches, body composition changes, suicidal thoughts, cracking joints, dry skin/eyes, prostate pain, thinning loose skin etc etc etc. | This drug completely destroyed every single part of my life, now causes me to live in constant torture 24/7 and the only way out is to kill myself. Nothing I have tried has provided any relief. I have lost everything, even my dignity, as Post Finasteride Syndrome is fiercely denied by Pharma, dermatology and hairloss doctors. I could not imagine a worse fate. If you take this understand you are playing Russian Roulette with your life and if you fall victim to PFS nobody will be able to help you. Just go bald, it's not worth risking your life. | M | 36 | 30 days 1mg 1X day | 12/28/2021 | 1 | Hair loss | Penis shrinkage, testicle pain, depression, anxiety, severe insomnia, constant fatigue, irritability, tinnitus, watery semen, zero libido | While I was on Propecia, I began to have trouble sleeping and gradually became more and more tired throughout the days I was on it. My semen became incredibly watery and I lost my sex drive completely. I decided the sides weren't worth it and discontinued use. Two days of ecstasy ensued where I felt incredible until I crashed. My penis permanently shrunk and I developed the same issues pushed to the max level along with new ones like severe depression, anxiety, and tinnitus. My penis has lost actual tissue and has no girth anymore and I have suicidal ideations every day. Please don't take this. | M | 33 | 3 weeks 5 MG 1X day | 4/16/2021 | 1 | Hair loss | Hard time maintaining a worthy erection, liquid semen, low semen, numb penis and disinterested in sex/women. Depression, forgetfulness, loss of voice , anxiety and feeling weak and tired all the time. Feeling like an 80 year old man in a 24 year old body. | Don't take this garbage look at all the other reviews, clearly way more than 2% get side effects. Propecia turns you into a beta male bitch like Kevin Mann. | M | 24 | 5 years 1.25mg 1X day | 12/8/2020 | 1 | Thinning hair | Brain fog, anxiety, depression, a bit lower sex drive then usual | I was taking finasteride 1.25 mg every other day, everything was going fine in the beginning. However 3 months in I started noticing increased brain fog and anxiety attacks that came out of nowhere. Nothing had changed in my life so the only logical explanation would be finasteride. A few days ago I recently stopped taking the drug and have experienced depression and anxiety along with uncontrollable thoughts at times. I believe I will be fine but I do not recommend this drug to anyone as the risks outweigh the benefits. | M | 25 | 100 days 1.25 mg 1X O | 11/20/2020 | 1 | Hair loss | depression. No sex drive. pain in my balls. | I was very healthy before taking this awful medication. I was ripped strong and good looking. Why on earth would you take a drug with lowers for DHT. Its like lowering your water intake because you pee a lot then die from no water. Its insane. So many meds and dangerous. Always research everything before you take any poisons i a.p.s.fmean medications. | M | 37 | 5 weeks 1mg 1X day | 9/21/2020 | 1 | prevent receding hairline | After taking it 5 days ago I felt tired and dizzy the next day for no apparent reason plus my libido was way down. Since I was aware of the side effects I stopped taking the drug and waited for the sides to go away. Right now it's 5 days after the day I took the single pill and my symptoms are massive: brain fog, dizziness, extreme motivation issues, ED, depression (including suicidal ideation). Honestly I'm kinda freaking out, that I might never be the person I used to be. | Reuters figured out that the original finasteride studies were fraudulent (or at least there were inconsistencies in the incidence of side effects and their actual duration), so the metaanalysis you are gonna read about finasteride are heavily scewed and we dont necessarily know the real percentage of people experiencing side effects. Take that seriously, i didnt and paid for my arrogance by potentially destroying my life. | M | 21 | 1 days 1mg 1X day | 9/6/2020 | 1 | Hair loss | Loss of libido, no erections, low semen volume, numb penis, depression and anxiety | After a 3 weeks off the drug my symptoms have pretty much all gone now and hopefully continually improves into the future. I was convinced my life was over on this dangerous drug, do not take it! | M | 26 | 40 days 1mg | 5/24/2020 | 1 | alopecia | anxiety, depression, obsessivity, panic attacks, psycosis, tremors, insomnia, can't move my legs, liopatrophy, dry skin, greyng hair, attempted suicide. | REMOVE IT FROM THE MARKET! | M | 36 | 14 years 1 mg 1X day | 8/19/2018 | 1 | Hairloss prevention | Took medication for 6 months. Completely Destroyed my life. It caused severe brain fog, insomnia,erectile dysfunction,no libido,severe depression. After 6 brutal years of no improvement I began to have suicidal ideation. I’m glad to say after the 10 year mark, my body has started to heal itself. | Very dangerous drug!!!!! Unless you enjoy Russian Roullette. | M | 40 | 6 months 1 mg | 7/12/2018 | 4 | Thinning hair | Depression, Anxiety, Occasional Brain Fog. Personality is noticeably different to others, but that may be due to stress. | It has worked wonders for my diffuse hair loss- my thinning hair has noticeably filled in quite a bit, to the point where many people have pointed it out. It is not completely filled in (I doubt it ever will be without Minoxidil), but it has made a large cosmetic difference and I feel much more confident/attractive. The medication has also restored my hairline from a Norwood 2.5-3 to a Norwood 2. I suffer no sexual side effects. My penis size has remained the same and my libido may have even increased in the last few months. Testicles are the same size and I have no problem getting an erection when needed. Finasteride has changed my personality, however. I don't feel as excited or happy when good things happen- I guess I have become more "apathetic" to things. This may or may not a result of the drug. Additionally, I am more anxious and sometimes depressed than I was before, but that may be a result of stress from college/other things. The mental effects of Finasteride have easily been the worst part of taking this drug. My body hair is a somewhat more fine than it used to be. Facial hair remains the same though. Also, my fat deposits have changed places; when I am bulking or gaining fat, more appears on my "love handles" area than my abdomen where it used to. I'm not complaining about it, but it is something I have noticed. | M | 19 | 6 months 1 MG 1X day | 1/10/2015 | 1 | hair loss | extremely tired and weak, dizziness, dry eyes, no interest in women (very odd), depression, breast enlargement, very moody. | took me six months to recover. congrats, if it works for you. I cannot recommend it, however. | M | 36 | 3 months 0,5 mg 1X day | 4/17/2014 | 1 | Hair Loss | Insomnia, shrinkage and numbness in genitalia, cognitive impairment, memory loss, dry skin, body chills, slower metabolism, fat in chest, stomach and hips, floppy forearms, reduced strength and stamina, severe depression | This is poison, stay well clear, without exaggeration, A rapist would face a lot more suffering and anguish than serving time in prison. Like many of the guys on here, it destroyed my life and that isn't being melodramatic. Lost my job, family and university education due to this shit. Going through this hell isn't worth all the hair in the world | M | 24 | 2 years 1mg 1X day | 3/18/2014 | 1 | Hair Loss | Fat all over upper body, no connection between my brain and my penis, depression like I've never known, feel so empty, random erections, half-erections, zero interest in sex/masturbation, i am officially at rock bottom in my life. my face looks different, i used to have fat there, it's all been stripped away, this thing has aged me so much. | I'm crying as I type this. I'm just so depressed. I think back to anything in my life before this nightmare started and I cry. I think of the future and I cry at its emptiness, its bleakness. In a really dark place. | M | 34 | 2 years 1 MG 1X day | 1/22/2014 | 1 | Hair loss | At first I felt good and my baldness had go away, after 2 years of propecia I experienced heavy anxiety, memory loss, weakness and depression. I have stopped taking this drug for 3 months and I feel better now. (I had to quit drinking coffee and smoking because of severe anxiety) | M | 30 | 2 years 5 | 1/21/2014 | 1 | Hairloss | Anxiety, depression, derealization, brainfog, fatigue, inability to work or lead a normal life... all for the last 6 years since quitting! | This is a nightmare in pill form. I think it's only a matter of time before nearly everyone suffers from negative side effects. And once it hits you, you won't ever be returning to normal. So, for that reason... MoveOn dot org have a petition up to get Merck to fund studies into post-finasteride syndrome (which is what most people have). Please go there and sign it, PLEASE! | M | 40 | 9 years 1mg 1X day | 10/26/2013 | 1 | Hair Loss | Lost Libido, Anxiety, Major Depression, muscle loss, fatigue, anhedonia and more... | This drug ruined my life! Lost career, nearly divorced and haven't been able to work for 3 years. Nearly committed suicide. The pain, suffering and anguish is very difficult to describe or comprehend by anyone who hasn't gone through this. | M | 47 | 4 years 1mg 1X day | 6/26/2013 | 1 | Male pattern baldness | I took this drug for maybe 10 years and yes it does work. It also destroyed my life. It will gradually make changes to your mind and body. I developed the finasteride syndrome. I now suffer from severe insomnia, depression and nervousness. I had to quot my lucrative career. It could possibly destroy you. I also suffered from the sexual symptoms as well. I also suffered many other symptoms including paranoia , impaired vision tinnitus, and many other psychological symptoms as well as body changes: increased fat deposits on chest and face area to name a few. These changes will occur over time for most people. This drug is poison for the body. Dont risk it..!! I would rather be bald and penniless than take this drug..! Its all bad.! | M | 52 | 10 years 1mg | 5/25/2013 | 1 | Hair loss | Soft or no erections, depression, anxiety, brain fog SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. | POISON. I HATE MYSELF FOR TRYING THIS DRUG. COST ME MY RELATIONSHIP | M | 32 | 2 years 1mg 1X day | 4/29/2013 | 4 | hair loss | I'm pretty sure that any internet comments about propecia cannot be trusted because hair loss market is a multi billion business where two groups of interest constantly clash. There are those who provide real cures - finasteride, hair transplants and those who encourage hair loss and offer you prosthetics - toppik, wigs. Whenever I see a guy having depression, anxiety attacks, penile shrinkage etc. after days or weeks on propecia I'm just ROTFLOLing. Let me remind you people that Propecia by no means can be worse than castration. And castration has a long history in human kind. No history passages or medical documentation mentions that being castrated **** you up in any other way than taking away your sex life. Let's be serious now - Propecia is not castration, it just blocks one hormone that hasn't been proven to do anything good in male organism after puberty except for body hair growth, baldness on the head and prostate enlargement. | My shedding has now stopped and Im heading into regrowth period. I'm going to enjoy the next 10 years having my own hair than do a HT with much better results than those who are not taking propecia now. No side effects whatsoever. I will keep you updated. | M | 28 | 3 months 1mg 1X day | 5/19/2012 | 1 | alopecia | Prostate area achy everyday, penis and testical shrinkage, no erections whatsoever, extreme depression, thoughts of suicide, stomach bloating and feeling fat everyday, forgetfullness, zero sex drive, antisocialness, didnt even want to be around woman anymore because of poor performance on the drug and how depressed the drug (very low.self.esteem) made me feel. | 35 | 1 years 1mg | 3/19/2012 |
PROPECIA (FINASTERIDE): Finasteride is used to shrink an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) in adult men. It may be used alone or taken in combination with other medications to reduce symptoms of BPH and may also reduce the need for surgery. Finasteride may improve symptoms of BPH and provide benefits such as decreased urge to urinate, better urine flow with less straining, less of a feeling that the bladder is not completely emptied, and decreased nighttime urination. This medication works by decreasing the amount of a natural body hormone (DHT) that causes growth of the prostate. Finasteride is not approved for prevention of prostate cancer. It may slightly increase the risk of developing a very serious form of prostate cancer. Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks. Women and children should not use this medication. FDA Approval Date: 1997-12-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)