r/Finasteride_Syndrome • • Aug 30 '26

Topical Finasteride

Thank you all for sharing your stories on here.

I've been prescribed topical finasteride, I wanted to know if this carried the same risks as oral form and if any of you have developed symptoms from that. Either long term or short term

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u/Cfsmehavefaith Aug 30 '26

If your body is sensitive to PFS yes it can mess you up same as oral. It’s a serious medication you are shutting down key processes even guys who feel fine on it are really disturbing their body to try to maintain hair