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Post-finasteride syndrome is a devastating condition that afflicts men who’ve taken finasteride for hair loss (under the Propecia brand) or enlarged prostate (Proscar). Persistent symptoms include loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, panic attacks, Peyronie’s disease, penile shrinkage, gynecomastia, muscle atrophy, cognitive impairment, insomnia, severely dry skin, and tinnitus. Many victims suffer economic hardship due to job loss, and emotional distress due to the breakup of marriages and romantic relationships. PFS has also been linked to suicides. No one knows how many men are living with PFS, but experts estimate there are hundreds of thousands of cases worldwide. While there’s currently no cure for PFS, clinical research offers hope that effective treatments will be developed in the coming years. Until then, “PFS Global Support,” hosted by Dr. Nader Jawad, is here to provide a regular gathering place where victims and their loved ones can share information and offer mutual support.

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Host Nader will interview Jason, an advertising copywriter from California who's in his late 20s. Jason took the hair-loss drug Propecia for more than 8 years. As a result, he developed post-finasteride symdrome. He has made... more

Host Nader Jawad talks with Canadian PFS patient Bobby, 27, who has been struggling with post-finasteride syndrome for four months now. He took Propecia with the intention of helping him regrow his hair, but it turned his... more

Nader Jawad welcomes Maxime, a 27-year-old PFS patient from southwest France, who says: "I started taking Propecia in 2008. About three months into it, I developed attention deficit disorder (aka brain fog), and short- and... more

Nader Jawad welcomes Sylviane Mathieu, whose son, Romain Mathieu, took his own life due to PFS. In June 2016, the 25-year-old Parisian, who had several months earlier moved home from London where he'd been studying at Europe's... more

Host Nader Jawad will discuss treatments that have assisted him in maintaning a somewhat normal life despite the devastating effects of post-finasteride syndrome. Battling PFS since September 2015, he has developed a number of strategies... more

Nader Jawad, an ambitious 26-year-old who always loved to help others meet their health goals, was hit by a condition known as post-finasteride syndrome. At first he attributed his condition to depression, or anxiety caused by stress.... more

Marc Masters, the new host of PFS Global Support, shares some of his stories battling post-finasteride syndrome, and touches on what he has found to be the most helpful way for the friends and family members of PFS sufferers to... more

Dr Greg Emerson- loving partner, proud father, physician, permaculture farmer, sustainable living advocate and wilderness survival enthusiast. He is interviewed regularly on America's most popular health television programme because of his... more

One of the big issues I constantly hear with people suffering with PFS is the terrible feeling that accompanies it. So many are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and even suicidal thinking. What can you do about it when you are in... more

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