Hair loss drug finasteride can cause debilitating side-effects, men say – CBC
Pharmaceutical company maintains the medication is safe
Mar 17, 2025
Marc Turner’s mother remembers him coming home with a prescription in the fall of 2020.
“He was really excited to take it. I can literally remember him running in the house,” said Denise Turner. “He was like: ‘I know it’s a lifelong drug, but it’s going to work.'”
The 35-year-old living in Mississauga, Ont., had been concerned about losing his hair. The medication, a popular drug called finasteride, promised to curb the issue. His doctor warned him side-effects — erectile dysfunction and a lowered libido — were possible, but the doctor told Marc these symptoms would cease if he stopped the medication.
Marc’s excitement was short-lived.
“Three weeks after starting, he said to me: ‘I’m having some funny feelings in my head, like brain fog or something,'” his mother said.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hair-loss-drug-finasteride-side-effects-1.7483898
