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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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Blocked ejaculation?! Anyone have this?
by @Cooper on January 19, 2019 at 1:34 am
@Cooper wrote: I just tried to masturbate and when i came, there was a clog like feel, just under my two testicles where Pelvic Floor muscles starts. I had this thing time to time but this time it happened more severe. My muscles try to push out the […]
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Is Oleanide safe to take with Mirtazapine
by @Shellnyce on January 18, 2019 at 5:12 pm
@Shellnyce wrote: I have been doing some research on other sleep aids. While searching for Phenibut info I came across Oleanide. Would this be safe to take if I"m already on Mirtazapine. I know that with drugs like Trazodone, you risk Seratonin […]
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Question about 5a-DHT (dark side article)
by @Rmoney96 on January 18, 2019 at 7:48 am
@Rmoney96 wrote: “Administration of 5α-DHT with or without the 5α-RIs, restored sexual behavior in long-term castrated male rats suggesting a critical role for 5α-DHT in erectile physiology.” When we take proviron is that […]
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Can GnRH agonist meds like leuprorelin cause PFS like symptoms?
by @spstriken on January 18, 2019 at 1:37 am
@spstriken wrote: Do you think that GnRh agonist can cause the same sides as pfs? I don’t think so. this question about the use of leuprorelin in profile page? looks like leuprorelin sides are not permanent.en.wikipedia.org […]
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4 Months Off...Still Suffering
by @stillhope on January 18, 2019 at 12:30 am
@stillhope wrote: First off, I appreciate all the support on this forum and I have been following it for the last three months and this is my first post. I took finasteride from late May to late September and stopped taking it in late September when I […]
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 …