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Memory disorders “significantly associated” with isotretinoin and antidepressant use
Memory disorders “significantly associated” with SSRI and isotretinoin use Memory disorders and related problems are a key concern of Propeciahelp.com members. French researchers, publishing in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, have found that both isotretinoin and antidepressants are significantly associated with memory disorders:…
Important Announcement: Two Community-Led Research Projects – Please Participate
We are today announcing two significant community-led scientific projects, both requiring the contributions of patients suffering Post-Finasteride Syndrome and the persistent conditions caused by use of isotretinoin (accutane), dutasteride (avodart) and saw palmetto (other 5 alpha reductase inhibiting substances) as…
Accutane: Journalist seeks interviewees for isotretinoin side effects research, UK issues drug safety update and Cosmo magazine covers devastating persistent effects
Accutane (isotretinoin) shares potent 5-alpha reductase inhibiting properties with finasteride and can cause a syndrome that can be apparently identical to Post Finasteride Syndrome. Reported persistent effects include libido loss, erectile dysfunction, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, panic attacks, penile shrinkage,…
Relaunch of propeciahelp.com
Welcome to both long term sufferers of PFS and new members. Propeciahelp has now undergone a substantial update. This change was necessary from a technical perspective, but also for a number of reasons relating to user experience, including the accommodation…
Ongoing research into PFS
PFS is a variable and potentially devastating condition, but its molecular mechanism(s) are currently unclear. The predispositions that cause a subset of men to develop PFS from as little as a single exposure to a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor remain unknown….
Latest Forum Topics
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I feel extremely bad
by @Damon on January 23, 2019 at 11:23 pm
@Damon wrote: Tonight I feel extremely bad… I’m thinking about how to die… I wish I had at least a fucking improvement They are totally without any hope This damn PFS is really terrible… Posts: 1 […]
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PSSD and anhedonia
by @sue_denim on January 23, 2019 at 10:33 pm
@sue_denim wrote: Hi guys, I’m a 26 year old female who has been suffering with severe PSSD and anhedonia since mid 2014. I stupidly cold-turkeyed 150mg of Sertraline and I’ve been paying the price for that ever since. I have never had […]
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I think I'm ending it very soon
by @Wetaka on January 23, 2019 at 9:09 pm
@Wetaka wrote: It’s just been 3 weeks of the drug technically, but things are so fucking tough right now and I don’t see any way out of this besides suicide. I don’t wanna see how my symptoms get worse each day, how I’m a […]
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Lifting Weights
by @lakehouse on January 23, 2019 at 6:36 pm
@lakehouse wrote: If 95% of my sides are mental (5% unnoticeable other sides to be safe), then would it be safe to lift weights? I was lifting for a few months last year and didn’t notice anything. Recently was doing cardio for a few months […]
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Overview at Baylor On PFS..Precusor to Epigenetic Study?
by @holyhead on January 23, 2019 at 3:54 pm
@holyhead wrote: Just ran across this forgive if its been posted before… http://www.smsna.org/sandiego2016/presentations/026.pdf Posts: 6 Participants: 5 Read full topic […]
Latest Research
- Post-finasteride syndrome – does it really exist?
Related Articles Post-finasteride syndrome – does it really exist? Aging Male. 2019 Jan 16;:1-10 Authors: Maksym RB, Kajdy A, Rabijewski M Abstract Inhibitors of 5α-steroid reductase are drugs used to …