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A word on Covid-19

Post Author:phadmin
Post published:April 4, 2020
Post Category:General

Dear members, As you are all aware the world has entered a very uncertain period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The novel coronavirus is presenting a serious challenge to the…

A Post-Androgen Deprivation Syndrome: A literature review

Post Author:axolotl
Post published:April 4, 2020
Post Category:General

Some patients develop persistent and severe multisystemic health problems following exposure to the 5 alpha reductase inhibitor finasteride. Serious and permanent harm is not correlated positively to exposure and can…

New publications focus attention on devastating consequences of PFS

Post Author:axolotl
Post published:February 12, 2020
Post Category:General / Post-Finasteride Syndrome / Research

Two new publications centred on PFS have been published, and serve to highlight many of the urgent challenges faced clinically and scientifically in adequately addressing the condition. Finasteride and Suicide:…

Round-up of 2019 – We Got Good Work Done Together

Post Author:Pete
Post published:December 31, 2019
Post Category:General

2019 was an important year for Propeciahelp.com and our forum contributors. Here’s a quick round-up of our three key achievements: Relaunch of Propeciahelp.com We’ve gone from a website largely dormant and with…

Guerrilla Patient Group Publishes Data Insights into Post-Drug Syndrome

Post Author:Pete
Post published:December 1, 2019
Post Category:General / Isotretinoin / Post-Finasteride Syndrome / PSSD

The reports are steady. The stories are raw and difficult. The problem of lasting physical, sexual and neuro-cognitive health damage from mass market medication has been known about for years. Yet doctors continue…

“There might probably be very many. Many more than we think.” German TV talks to people with long-term sexual side effects from SSRIs.

Post Author:Pete
Post published:November 3, 2019
Post Category:General / PSSD

Documentary-makers at ZDF have interviewed yet more people hit with extreme sexual side effects after taking mass-market SSRIs. Marie, now age 37, has had minimal libido for over 12 years…

Accutane Suicide and Erectile Dysfunction Links on UK TV News

Post Author:Pete
Post published:October 24, 2019
Post Category:General / Isotretinoin

Yet more tragic cases to report on this month, with Accutane again linked with suicide and persistent erectile dysfunction. Major UK news organisation, Channel 4, despatched their Health correspondent to meet…

“Merck understated the number of men who experienced sexual symptoms in clinical trials, and how long those symptoms lasted.”

Post Author:Pete
Post published:September 15, 2019
Post Category:General / Post-Finasteride Syndrome

Papers filed by US legal teams allege that Merck understated Propecia side effects during key clinical trials. Specifically, the number of patients who developed sexual symptoms whilst on Propecia -…

In Memoriam: Patient Suicides

Post Author:Pete
Post published:July 20, 2019
Post Category:General / Isotretinoin / Post-Finasteride Syndrome / PSSD

We've made a page to remember people who took their own lives after taking Propecia, Accutane and SSRIs. Propeciahelp.com has had some positive feedback from the parents of those included.…

Jesse with his sister

Acccutane Suicide: A Conversation with Derek Jones

Post Author:Pete
Post published:June 23, 2019
Post Category:General / Isotretinoin

The following is a conversation between Derek Jones and Pete @ Propeciahelp.com. Derek is a British documentary film-maker. We spoke in February of 2019. Derek’s son, Jesse, tragically took his…