Symptoms: Emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment, insomnia, depersonalization/derealization, suicidal ideation, severe anxiety/panic, muscle/joint pain, anhedonia, GI disturbances, complete loss of muscle functioning, complete loss of body and hair oils, severe memory loss, slurred speech
I took finasteride for a few weeks in early 2021. I immediately noticed something wasn’t right. Everything felt grey a few days after starting taking the drug, and I noticed I was having issues talking to people, like I was getting increasingly anxious and nervous for no reason.
I quit the drug and slowly everything just went to hell. I lost everything in my life—my job, my girlfriend, my friends. I slowly experienced more and more symptoms. My emotions slowly went away; now I can’t feel anything for 5+ years. I feel completely blank and empty. I cannot experience enjoyment from anything. I find nothing funny, haven’t laughed in 5 years.
I experienced severe muscle loss due to feeling so fatigued and my whole muscular system collapsing.
I have over 25 symptoms that never went away.
Finasteride destroyed my life beyond imagination.