May 2026 in “Reactions Weekly” Finasteride and dutasteride may increase the risk of suicide and sexual dysfunction.
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June 2004 in “PubMed” Carbamazepine caused hair loss in a man, which stopped after he stopped taking the drug.
April 2008 in “Sexologies” Knowing about potential side effects can make them more likely to happen.
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December 2007 in “American Journal of Psychiatry” Finasteride may effectively reduce Tourette's syndrome symptoms and improve life quality.
September 2022 in “Reactions Weekly”
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June 2025 in “European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology” Finasteride may increase the risk of suicidality and depression, especially in younger people.
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February 2009 in “European urology. Supplement” Treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia involves drugs that either quickly relieve symptoms or reduce prostate size, with a combination offering more benefits but more side effects.
December 2025 in “The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry” Finasteride is not proven to cause depression or suicide, and careful patient monitoring is advised.
May 2024 in “Psychiatric News” Weight-loss drugs are not linked to suicidal thoughts.
August 2008 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology” RY-023, a specific drug, can improve early stage memory learning without affecting general activity in rats, but it's less effective for later learning stages and doesn't impact memory recall.
March 2008 in “European Urology Supplements” Finasteride and dutasteride can affect sexual function in BPH patients.
October 2019 in “Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology”
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride and SSRIs together increase impotence and low libido risk in men.
January 2008 in “xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference”
November 2025 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” Baricitinib works better in adolescents than adults for treating severe alopecia areata.
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February 2014 in “Psychopharmacology” Dutasteride makes alcohol less sedating and may lead to less drinking in men.
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May 2020 in “Biomolecules” Spironolactone, a heart and liver drug, has new uses including cancer treatment, viral infection prevention, and skin condition improvement.
January 2006 in “Zhongguo yaofang” Qianliekang and liuweidihuangwan are cheaper for BPH treatment than finasteride and tamsulosin.
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” Finasteride may help reduce tic severity in male Tourette syndrome patients.
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February 2008 in “Nature Clinical Practice Urology” Finasteride's sexual side effects may be due to nocebo effect.
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January 2014 in “PubMed” Certain substances can decrease or increase exploratory behavior in rodents.
July 1997 in “The Lancet” Finasteride increased hair count and regrowth in men with hair loss but also caused more sexual side effects than placebo.
January 2016 in “SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología” Switching from escitalopram to duloxetine helped stop hair loss.
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May 2022 in “Research and reports in urology” Caesalpinia bonduc seed extracts may help treat enlarged prostate in rats.
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April 2015 in “Behavioural Brain Research” Finasteride worsens stress effects on sensory processes, possibly linking to anxiety/depression.
5 citations
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August 2005 in “Current Urology Reports” Saw palmetto helps with nighttime urination and urine flow, similar to finasteride.
September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Finasteride may help reduce opioid use.
February 2025 in “Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research”
June 2017 in “Reactions Weekly” Finasteride (Propecia) may cause depression and suicidal thoughts; stop use and inform a healthcare professional if symptoms develop.
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February 2017 in “International journal of developmental neuroscience” Female guinea pigs exposed to less allopregnanolone before birth showed more anxiety-like behavior.