Finasteride has potential side effects if not dosed properly or in certain populations due to variations in individual 5-alpha reductase isoenzyme production. — Whalespan
Finasteride has potential side effects if not dosed properly or in certain populations due to variations in individual 5-alpha reductase isoenzyme production.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“The issue with finasteride is twofold. First of all, it is known to have some pretty significant side effects if it's not dosed properly, and in particular populations of people. This is because there is a wide variation in the amount of the different Isozymes that people make.”