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    Taking a Break from finasteride, what are the alternatives?

    I've been having anxiety lately, and I never experienced it really before. I've been on finasteride for 5+ years now and everything has been good no sides but since Dec I've been experiencing bad Anxiety and not sure what it's from. Only solution for me now is to take a month break from finasteride and see if...
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    Can Finasteride cause sides after 5+ years or is it anxiety?

    So, in late December of last year I started having this weird sensation in my body that suddenly came out of no where. The feeling was like my body internally vibrating. I had no other physical symptoms other than that, like actual shaking or something it seems to all be on the inside. It was...
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    23 yo Concerned About Balding

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    How an SSRI seems to have helped my hair loss

    I obviously have male-pattern baldness. The frontal hairline pattern is unmistakable. During my own research and consultations with doctors and dermatologists, inquiring about what factors could be contributing to it or what could mitigate it, I have so often heard the following: "Forget...
  5. N

    Currently Going Through A Big 2 Month Shed

    Hey everyone, I just wanted to share my current predicament, I'm sure some of you can relate in part and hopefully will have some advice on how to feel better about myself! For the past two months I have been shedding a crazy amount of hair pretty much everywhere. Whilst washing/combing my...
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    Brain Fog/haze With Finasteride After Being Off Medication For 2 Weeks +

    Hey guys, I was on generic finasteride for 1 month. I started with 1 mg for 5 days and started to have intense anxiety and migraine like pain in my head. It kind of felt like my IQ was 20 something. So I stopped and for 5 days and the side-effects seemed to subside a little but were not...
  7. N

    Help Please...am I Starting To Bald..?

    So long story short, i completely shaved my head to understand the temple hairloss i was having.But it seems like hair is thinning at the top of my head too.I started noticing the hairfall after i had a anxiety period.So, these are the photos after 2 weeks of hair growth.This was taken under...
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    Dutasteride Early Side Effects Depression / Tiredness

    I just started Dutasteride .5mg yesterday evening. I already seem to be feeling some side effects and I'm curious if anyone else has experienced them. Slight brain fog as well as a bit of downness / depressive feelings and an overall feeling of being excessively tired / not wanting to move...
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    Help - Anyone Dealt With Hair Loss Due To Prolonged Stress And Anxiety?

    Hello, this is my first time posting here so I’m sorry to be that guy, but I’ve been hoping to talk with literally anybody about this... I’m 25 year old male, about to turn 26 - I’ve had general anxiety disorder and persistent depressive disorder for years at this point but it escalated...
  10. leftyguy

    Just Started Propecia/need Encouragement

    Hey! I'm 21 I've been getting thinner on my hair since 17. Recently started show my scalp. So I started freak out. Tried PRP treatment, didnt have any results. Checked my blood,didnt have any problem. So it was genetics. Then a friend suggested propecia. He has been on it for 20 years. Directly...
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    What Norwood Scale Am I? Only 16 And Very Worried!!

    16 year old who is increasingly getting more stressed and generally more upset about hair recession. Always have had anxiety and always been quite stressed. Recently (July 15 this year) been taking isotretinoin. Noticed some hair recession approx late April /early May this year. Making me...
  12. iamgotham

    Guys I Really Need Your Help... (pfs Or Is Everything On My Head?)

    So, I used Finasteride for 4 years. Two months ago I started using Dutasteride (brand name Avodart), and for the last days I'm feeling really anxious, dizzy and with some troubles concentrating. I've always been an anxious person (and also a huge hypochondriac), and since I started shedding...
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    Olie's Story : Nw2 And Impact On Mental Health

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  14. 17AndBalding

    17 And Receding, In Need Of Some Comfort

    Hello everybody on this helpful forum, I am 17 years old ans have been receding significantly since I was 15/16~ and in about a year got to this point in the picture (I assume NW2/2.5). This thread is not about asking for male pattern baldness comfirmation, since I already got that from a derm, but more just a...
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    Why Is My Personality Slowly Disappearing?

    First ever post on a hair loss forum, guess this just locks in how real this all is. I was just wondering if anyone else has had a complete personality change due to going bald young? I used to be extremely active, have a large social group, and always be in a good mood, never nervous so...
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    Will Antidepressants Cause More Hair Loss?

    I'm a 23 years old girl that has been suffering from chronic effluvium telogen since the age of 15. My hair is currently extremely thin all over my head and quite patchy. I take a vitamin complex, use minoxidil and sometimes I take Finasteride. I've been trying to deal with it but I don't...
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    Finasteride(Propecia) and Anxiety/Depression?

    Hi all. I've been on 1mg/day Propecia now for almost 8 years, and am keen to hear of people's views regarding Anxiety/ Depressesion and General Mood/Well-being whilst on this drug. I've read online many 'scare' stories about how inhibiting so much DHT, could also impact seretonin levels...
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    Potentially Receiving Side Effects - How long to refrain from use?

    Hello, I've been taking finasteride for a little more than a year now. I started at 1mg daily, and then moved to 1.25mg daily (due to using generic proscar). I was stressed at the time of starting, and shortly after I became slightly/moderately depressed. I blamed it on life circumstances. I...
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