The Conditions
Three medicines, three conditions. Not just lingering side effects: they can start after stopping, and can be permanent.
Post-Finasteride Syndrome (PFS)
Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar). A multisystem condition affecting sexual function, mental health, cognition and the male body.
View condition →Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD)
SSRI and SNRI antidepressants. A multisystem condition affecting sexual function, emotions, cognition and the senses.
View condition →Post-Accutane Syndrome (PAS)
Isotretinoin (Accutane, Roaccutane), an acne drug often given to teenagers. Affects mental health, sexual function, cognition and the body.
View condition →What connects them?
All three follow the same pattern. Most of the people affected are young.
- Symptoms can continue, or first appear, after the medicine is stopped.
- Early evidence points to epigenetic change - a change in how genes are read.
- Few doctors know these conditions exist.
- There is no approved treatment.
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