Not true. Plenty of guys take finasteride with zero noticeable side effects.
There's very little harm and lots of upside in trying it out and seeing how you manage it.
No, it's not a FACT. Because last I checked, FACTS were backed up by SOURCES.
To learn about finasteride side effects, including ones that may affect you sexually, keep reading. Also, tips for reducing side effects of finasteride.
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It's a fact that the endocrine system is far more interconnected than we think and blocking a SINGLE hormone often leads to a cascade of changes happening into your system (known and potentially unknown).
The basic DHT equation looks like this:
Testosterone + 5α-Reductase --> DHT --> Metabolites
Here's what DHT metabolizes into and their effects. No more DHT (75% reduction keep in mind!), no more metabolites. From the wiki page of DHT:
en.wikipedia.org
Metabolites of DHT have been found to act as neurosteroids with their own AR-independent biological activity.[18] 3α-Androstanediol is a potent positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor, while 3β-androstanediol is a potent and selective agonist of the estrogen receptor (ER) subtype ERβ.[18] These metabolites may play important roles in the central effects of DHT and by extension testosterone, including their antidepressant, anxiolytic, rewarding/hedonic, anti-stress, and pro-cognitive effects.[18][19]
But wait, there's more. You block testosterone to DHT conversion, that means that your body is now left with a heap of unused testosterone. Testosterone metabolizes into various other compounds, one of them being
estrogen. Estrogen itself metabolizes into a ton of other compounds. Both testosterone and estrogen have a myriad of effects inside your body. Some noticeable, some not so much.
From wiki page of reductase:
en.wikipedia.org
Inhibition of 5α-reductase results in decreased conversion of testosterone to DHT, leading to increased testosterone and estradiol. Other enzymes compensate to a degree for the absent conversion, specifically with local expression at the skin of reductive 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, oxidative 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes.[19]
But wait, there's more. 5α-Reductase itself has other functions inside your body than just converting testosterone to DHT. Your body compensates for it by creating more enzymes instead of it that are not affected by finasteride. Those have other systemic effects based on your genes.
Like it or not, when you take that drug you alter a big chunk of your endocrine system. Some effects you may notice (and accept), like lowered libido etc. Some you may not unless you test your cognitive function or bone density regularly. And that's just the effects we know of and can test. Not to mention mental health, which is very hard to test properly (if you have more anxiety than before you probably think it's just a shitty period of your life).
I'm not saying it's an evil drug. Just that it will cause changes in you, and your hormones affect literally every other system in your body. When you take it you should know what you're getting yourself into.
PS. hims SELL finasteride. You could not have picked a more biased source.
