Sarah Mirando  |  June 11, 2013

Category: Pharmaceuticals

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NPR Profiles Anonymous Propecia Depression Victim

By John Curran

 

NPRMale sexuality is a thicket that the smartest people in the world have struggled to understand, but a recent report on Propecia side effects by National Public Radio highlighted the devastation that men have felt because of erectile dysfunction, depression and other problems that have affected their marriages and family as a whole.

Specifically, a man named “John Davis” – who only allowed NPR to interview him if he had a full blackout to protect his anonymity — said he took Propecia for four years before sexual dysfunction side effects forced him to stop taking the medication. For months, he said his hormones were so disrupted by Propecia that he had severe depression for weeks and months. His family struggled to adapt to his newfound problems.

John says that his Propecia sexual side effects have persisted well after he stopped taking the drug. The hair loss medication has led to similar complaints from other men, and it was not until 2012 that the FDA forced drug maker Merck & Co. to update the labeling to warn users of persistent sexual side effects from Propecia.

That is years after European regulators requested, and received new language regarding Propecia side effects, including their persistence once patients stopped taking the medication. Perhaps more troubling for people who are looking to reverse hair loss is that Dr. Irwin Goldstein told NPR that many doctors may still not be aware of these problems in spite of research indicating issues such as depression.

Propecia is now available in generic form, which means that more patients may be able to afford it because of competition among drug makers. Still, unlike the related drug Proscar, which is used to treat enlarged prostates, the story of “John Davis” indicates that at least some men were not expecting and did not want erectile dysfunction side effects from the hair loss drugs.

While it is unclear when men will regain their libido or be able to achieve an erection once they stop taking the medication, Propecia lawsuit attorneys are working to obtain legal remedies for their clients that may aid in paying for medications or sexual therapy to limit the problems associated with them. Learn more and get a free consultation with one at the Propecia Loss of Sex Drive, Sexual Dysfunction Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Investigation.

If one’s claim is eligible, it is one way to try and get a jury award or settlement to help with the pain and suffering this drug may have caused. Learn more and get in touch with one a Propecia lawsuit attorney today.

 

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Updated June 11th, 2013

 

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