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Hair loss drug finasteride 'biggest mistake of my life' (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by SleafordMod@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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I have considered this drug in the past but I thought the expense and the side effects would make it not worth it. Looks like maybe it is indeed not worth it, given how bad the side effects can be.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

James Davies, RPS director for England told BBC News: "It's really important that regardless of whether it's online or face to face, these thorough checks are taking place.

"That means that a full medical history is taken, there's an opportunity to understand the medication that may be prescribed, the side effects, the risks and the benefits."

Unless it's available on the NHS, it's inevitable that people will take shortcuts to save money. The NHS doesn't generally take men's health seriously though.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The side effects of finasteride can include suicidal thoughts

How?

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure, but the UK's National Health Service mentions depression as a potential side effect.

Drugs can have all sorts of side effects through mechanisms that we might not fully understand (maybe scientists do understand this particular mechanism though, I don't know).

[–] Chuymatt 2 points 1 month ago

The rates of the side effects listed are highly blown out of proportion. Humans are inherently pretty terrible at assessing risk on such scales.

[–] apis 1 points 1 month ago

It is a hormone, so it has the potential to give rise to mood disorders.