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Should I taper off Finasteride or quit cold turkey?

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Is finasteride withdrawal syndrome real or not? I am 26 years old and after being on F 1mg/day for two years (with no side effects) I have decided to stop. I read online that quitting suddenly can damage the HPG axis and cause PFS. there has been rare reports of this online. I know that PFS is really rare and unlikely to happen. but i was wondering is there any harm to gradually taper off F and reduce the risk of damage to HPG axis? How should i gradually taper off ? i only have 1mg tablets and apparently you should not cut the tablets

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