finasteride & depression

[walky]

I have started using finasteride 20 days ago. Only this week I noticed I suffer from anxiety, depression. I made a google search and it confirms that finasteride has strong connections with depression. What do you guys recommend? Will my situation improve in the future or should I quit using the drug?

[biolizard]

Stop the "poison" .... I mean Fin immediately!

[KO]

Is hair loss also causing you anxiety and depression?

[walky]

i can live without hair, but I would feel more comfortable with some hair on top. I am 5 month post my ht operation. Yield rate doesnt look good. I am recommended to take fin to improve the results. But his anxiety is killing me. If it gets better in time, i would like to continue taking the drug.

[Rawkerboi]

Stop the "poison" .... I mean Fin immediately!

 

Yes and be Bald and look old

[Squatch]

Go into everything like it's going to work. Other words.... Be positive. The brain is a powerful tool. For good or bad.

[Melvin- Admin]

Yes and be Bald and look old

 

Dude depression is a serious thing not be taken lightly mental health is very important, we all want hair and to look young, but not at the cost of mental health.

 

Op if you're experiencing side effects I recommend lowering the dose and see if the side effects go away, if they persist I recommend discontinuing use.

[KO]

i can live without hair, but I would feel more comfortable with some hair on top. I am 5 month post my ht operation. Yield rate doesnt look good. I am recommended to take fin to improve the results. But his anxiety is killing me. If it gets better in time, i would like to continue taking the drug.

 

So tell me, will you be more depressed if you get off fin and lose your nontransplanted hair? Big decision.

[biolizard]

Yes and be Bald and look old

 

I would prefer "bald and old" to dead!

 

Severe depression and mental confusion/fogginess are well documented side effects of Fin, even suicides have been attributed to this drug.

Its serious, potentially life threatening and nothing to be flippant about IMO.

 

If you are experiencing side effects then you should discontinue use of Fin.

If you continue to experience depression after discontinuing the drug, seek professional qualified medical help.

The bad thing with Fin is that on occasion serious side effects persist LONG after cessation of the drug.

The endocrine hormone ecosystem within some peoples bodies can be very fragile, disrupt that balance with Fin, and unfortunately there are those individuals that are unable to recover and irreparable damage is done!

 

This goes by the name of Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS), a real and potentially devastating consequence of taking Fin.

For more info on that check out the help website for PFS sufferers

At Propeciahelp.com and read for yourself the heartbreaking stories and accounts from those who have had their otherwise productive lives obliterated by this drug.

 

Also, with Fin if you have to quit the drug for any reason you lose all the hair you would've lost anyway, just as if you never took the drug in the first place. It's a LIFELONG commitment! Additionally, Fin does not work to maintain hair for everyone. It's only effective in hair lose prevention in some individuals. Believe it or not, there are indeed those people who take Fin, develop the side effects and lose hair anyway. How bad that would suck, I can't even imagine.

 

Even at a 5-10% chance (possibly more like 10-20% from some sources) of serious long lasting side effects, it's not worth it for me. Losing hair is undoubtably a traumatic and shattering event in a persons life, no argue with that, but the serious side effects from Fin are worse...... WAY worse. Do you really want to be playing Russian Roulette with the odds when things like permanent impotence, lose of interest in the opposite sex, diminished libido, severe depression, profound mental haziness, and CANCER are at stake?!?!?!? Yes, Fin even carries a rare, but very real risk of life threatening male breast cancer with it.

 

No I'm not a fan of Fin. But each person has to make their own judgements about what risks are acceptable to them. I just think that the many are misinformed and ignorant to the potential severity and permanence of Fin's side effects.

To me, the risk outweigh the benefits. But obviously others are free to make that choice for themselves.

 

I also recognize that some fortunate people are able to take Fin without issue, and have amazing nearly miraculous results by using Fin; however, many are not, and there are those reports VERY unlucky people developing seemingly irreversible side effects such as impotence from Fin.

[KO]

MPB also causes depression. Just because you got sides from fin doesn't mean you try to ruin it for the rest of us. It's irrelevant if it's not worth it for you, it's not about YOU.

[biolizard]

Wow KO such a hostile tone detected.

Not sure exactly what I said in my response to the OP to warrant an attack from you. Perhaps we nearly disagree on Fin?

But you unfairly distorted my position in my response.

Exactly where did I state or even insinuate it was 'all about me'?

Matter a fact I very explicitly stated that each person is free to use their own judgment and make the choice that's right for them.

 

The only thing I would hope for is that one become adequately informed of the risk of Fin prior to taking it.

Most of my post is dedicated to exposing the potential side effects and hopefully serving as a launching point for others to do their own investigation into the dangers of Fin.

 

If someone takes Fin and isn't having problems and getting great results, that's super, I am sincerely happy for that person. However, the OP said he was experiencing depression since taking Fin. My response wasn't 'all about me' as you mistakenly gathered from my post.. Quite the contrary., it is about encouraging someone to seek help if needed and prevent depression from destroying a life.

[esrec]

Fin can be very dangerous stuff. There's countless pieces of literature to confirm this, ranging from depression to persistent sexual side effects to troubles having children (if not discontinued and especially if a female is handling) so it should absolutely be taken seriously. At minimum, its highly controversial.

 

I personally tried and didnt suffer anything serious, but I had a palpable lethargy and fogginess. Others suffer worse.

 

Its not cheap, but laser therapy has possible applications and I suppose you could use PRP if/when necessary as a maintenance tool. Or masking agents to hold you over until youre ready for another surgery.

 

There's no right answer here.

[esrec]

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/180975-mens-journal-propecia-article.html

[KO]

Biolizard, it's too bad that you had side effects, but it is sad you want to ruin it for others.

 

 

Misery loves company.

[Sethticles]

interestingly enough, i stopped taking FIN earlier this year, my morning glory's returned and what a pleasant surprise that was, however, within 6 weeks i started noticing 4 hairs a day landing on my office desk, god knows how many more were falling out that I didnt see, sweeping the tiled floor at home was really really frightening, my hair loss depression was back, I felt shit, so I went back on FIN. Hairloss has stopped and my morning glory is now not as frequent. Hair gives me confidence and

cialis gel gives me a boner.

[MrMatt]

I went back on FIN. Hairloss has stopped and my morning glory is now not as frequent. Hair gives me confidence and

cialis gel gives me a boner.

 

Shame they can't mix the two together to keep hair on the head & a pistol in the pocket.

[Sethticles]

morning and night tablets

[Sethticles]

morning and night tablets

[walky]

Thank you guys for the responses. What I wonder is if I continue taking fin, will side effects regress, the body gets used to the med? Or will my depression continue the same and even worse become permanent. Depending on your recommendation I will either immidiately stop using it or try it some more time.

[Sethticles]

I only take it 3-4 days a week, 1mg - perhaps try that method

[Melvin- Admin]

Thank you guys for the responses. What I wonder is if I continue taking fin, will side effects regress, the body gets used to the med? Or will my depression continue the same and even worse become permanent. Depending on your recommendation I will either immidiately stop using it or try it some more time.

 

Lower the dose, how many mg are you taking daily? If it's 1mg try 0.5, sometimes lowering the dose will do the trick, if it continues though I'd recommend coming off.

[biolizard]

Biolizard, it's too bad that you had side effects, but it is sad you want to ruin it for others.

 

 

Misery loves company.

 

Whats truly "sad" is that you somehow equate being properly informed of the side effects of a particular medication as 'trying to ruin it for everyone".

 

At this point I'm almost convinced that you must be trolling. I just can't imagine any rational person NOT wanting to be aware of potential side effects of a medication they are considering taking. Any future post from you saying ridiculous things like how I'm 'ruining it for everyone' or 'making it all about myself' will be ignored by me.

 

Good day. ✌️

[esrec]

Read the article I posted. Read the full study that can be found. Read the # of lawsuits that've been filed. Understand the difference between DHT in your body and DHT localized in the scalp, which is about to be available or is already in Italy.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314881/

 

There's no perfect answer here. You have to weigh the risks and make a personal decision.I personally would rather overpay for lasercaps and PRP and experiment (not proven but some potential use) with some herbals (which are prescribed for BPH in places like Germany) and get multiple surgeries than risk my man member. Its the most important relationship in my life

Edited September 22, 2015 by esrec

[KO]

Those alternative treatments are completely ineffective for stopping hair loss. You may as well light you pr money on fire.

 

Oh and people get sides from saw palmetto as well.

[esrec]

Those alternative treatments are completely ineffective for stopping hair loss. You may as well light you pr money on fire.

 

Oh and people get sides from saw palmetto as well.

 

"Completely ineffective" may be strong. There's some evidence (albeit newer and less compelling than fin) that these treatments can be effective. That said, often cost prohibitive as well.

 

I'm not advocating for either side, just awareness.