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What's Post Finasteride Syndrome?? Just curious.
CW: suicide
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hair-loss-drug-finasteride-side-effects-1.7483898
Some men experience side effects like reduced/absent libido, depression, and other negative mental health effects. I don't know how rare they are but to me it's not worth the risk just for my own vanity. Sure the pharma companies deny it's a thing but they have a clear profit motive so I don't trust a damn word they say
Oh, Jesus. That's terrifying to read.