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Your Story Matters.Moral Medicine shares in-depth interviews with people suffering lasting side effects from medications like Finasteride, Accutane, SSRIs, Lion’s Mane, Saw Palmetto, and others.
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I Took Lexapro for 15 Years Without a Problem. Six Days Changed My Life Forever (opens the original)
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In this episode of Moral Medicine, Stephen shares his experience developing Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) after briefly re-exposing himself to escitalopram (Lexapro) following approximately 15 years of uneventful use. After successfully tapering off the medication and feeling better than ever for seven months, he restarted Lexapro at a low dose for just six days during a period of temporary anxiety. Within days of stopping the medication, he experienced the sudden onset of profound sexual
“He Was My Baby” — Mary Gould on Losing Her Son Conall After Finasteride (opens the original)
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In this episode of Moral Medicine, Mary Gould shares the story of her son Conall, a young man from Ireland who developed severe and persistent symptoms after taking finasteride at just 18 years old and tragically lost his life at 21. Before finasteride entered his life, Conall was athletic, social, and full of potential. He loved Gaelic football, enjoyed school, and was described by his mother as the “soul of the party” — a vibrant young man with a bright future ahead of him. Like many patients,
I Lost My Youth to Post-Finasteride Syndrome | A College Professor's 14-Year Story (opens the original)
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In this episode of Moral Medicine, Lucas, a 37-year-old college professor from Brazil, shares his 14-year experience with finasteride and the profound long-term consequences that followed after taking the drug at just 18 years old for hair loss. Like many patients, Lucas says he was never warned about the possibility of persistent sexual, neurological, or psychological side effects. He was simply told the medication would help stop his hair loss. Within days of starting finasteride, he began not
I Lost My Sexual Identity After Prozac (opens the original)
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In this episode of Moral Medicine, Katie shares her experience developing Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) after being prescribed fluoxetine (Prozac) at 21 years old during a difficult period in her life. She remained on the medication for approximately three years before realizing that the emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction, loss of attraction, and inability to form romantic connections she was experiencing began after taking SSRIs. She has now been living with these symptoms for approxi
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