Yea that’s me rn. It hasn’t hit me yet (at least not noticably) but when it does I’m just embracing it. I know there’s medication/treatment but between cost and potential side effects (as someone who already struggles with mental health the possibility of Post Finasteride Syndrome scares the shit out of me) it’s not worth it.
Plus I have a personal aversion to the idea of clinging on to youth or denying aging. Nothing against people trying to look how they want to but I’m embracing aging, it feels so much less stressful than the alternative
Some men experience side effects like reduced/absent libido, depression, and other negative mental health effects. I don’t know how rare they are but to me it’s not worth the risk just for my own vanity. Sure the pharma companies deny it’s a thing but they have a clear profit motive so I don’t trust a damn word they say
Yea that’s me rn. It hasn’t hit me yet (at least not noticably) but when it does I’m just embracing it. I know there’s medication/treatment but between cost and potential side effects (as someone who already struggles with mental health the possibility of Post Finasteride Syndrome scares the shit out of me) it’s not worth it.
Plus I have a personal aversion to the idea of clinging on to youth or denying aging. Nothing against people trying to look how they want to but I’m embracing aging, it feels so much less stressful than the alternative
What’s Post Finasteride Syndrome?? Just curious.
CW: suicide
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hair-loss-drug-finasteride-side-effects-1.7483898
Some men experience side effects like reduced/absent libido, depression, and other negative mental health effects. I don’t know how rare they are but to me it’s not worth the risk just for my own vanity. Sure the pharma companies deny it’s a thing but they have a clear profit motive so I don’t trust a damn word they say
Oh, Jesus. That’s terrifying to read.