How safe is Finasteride?

Thank you for your question. The incidence of side effects related to finasteride is 2-3% while patients taking a placebo pill report about 1% incidence of the same side effects. These side effects should go away with discontinuation of the medication. Patients with preexisting problems with erectile dysfunction, decreased libido and depression should avoid finasteride as they are likely to attribute their ongoing problems to the medication. There are topical applications of finasteride available that have been shown to be effective at the level of the scalp.I hope this was helpful - Dr. Moore

most people, when taking finasteride, don’t know that they are on it.  About 3% of patients have some type of sexual side effect reported and 99% of them, if they stop the medication, all sexual side effects go away