Seeking Advice After 5 Months Off Finasteride: Anxiety and Hair Loss Concerns

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I have been off Finasteride now for 5 months after taking it for 8 ish years consistently and keeping my hairline intact.

Already I can start to see aggressive recession at the temples and crown (family are all bald)

The reason I got off was we were planning on trying for kids in the near future but have now decided to wait a few more years.

Essentially, I have noticed I am much less anxious and resilient in stressful situations starting around the 3-4 month mark, not sure if this is how long it would take to flush out the system and restore DHT as a long term user.

Is this in my head or was Finasteride actively causing anxiety issues? Obviously I am very tempted to go back on to save my hair.

My GP has no knowledge of Finasteride and couldn’t help besides saying “lots of men lose their hair at your age”

Thanks

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You don’t need to come off finasteride to have kids unless you’ve been trying for years and it’s not working. After stoping finasteride, DHT will be back to normal within 2 weeks. Finasteride isn’t the cause of those symptoms. If you think it is, then stop taking it. And find a doctor that knows his shit