Can taking finasteride 5mg daily or dutasteride .5mg daily cause a female to have joint pain and muscle weakness?

March 14, 2017
Asked By:junekicks in Anderson, SC

My hair replacement doctor prescribed dutasteride .5mg daily for me to take for my hair loss. I had been taking finasteride. I have noticed a lot of twitching in my eyelids and joint pain and not being able to hike or ride my bike like I used to without fatigue, like general weakness. Could this be caused by the medication?

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