Not recoveredBoth symptoms clearfda.gov (PFS Network Patient Listening Session summary)2023-06-02

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“He also noticed having a "blank" mind with low-grade anxiety. … extreme fatigue, insomnia … "brain fog," issues with concentration, memory impairment, anhedonia … He notably detailed being unable to feel emotions at the funeral of a loved one, describing post-finasteride syndrome as a "mental death."”

Cause: finasteride for male-pattern baldness x 10 days; halted after genital numbness + blank mind; symptoms persisted/worsened off-drug. PFS frame. Third-person summary of first-person listening-session testimony.
Duration: 12 years at June 2023 session; still ill
Recovery notes: Still living with PFS at 12 years. Called it a "mental death"; unable to feel emotions at a loved one's funeral. No recovery claimed.
Source URL: https://www.fda.gov/media/170437/download

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