It's Trump that's going bald. And it's driving him crazy. Literally. It's cause for serious concern.
He narrates and documents his own deteriorating mental condition for us almost every day.
President Trump's personal physician recently revealed that the president takes finasteride, a drug used to combat male-pattern baldness. The medication has potential side effects.
In fact, approximately 1,370 lawsuits have been filed against Merck, which markets finasteride. A class-action lawsuit against the company will examine the pharmaceutical giant's culpability in the multitude of reported sexual side effects potentially associated with the drug. Merck did not respond to a request for comment.
The constellation of potential symptoms, sometimes referred to as post-finasteride syndrome, may include sexual, physical and psychological changes. Of these, the sexual side effects are perhaps the most extensively reported. In fact, in 2012, the Food and Drug Administration announced a label change for Propecia and Proscar, requiring the manufacturer to warn that the medication may be associated with "libido disorders, ejaculation disorders, and orgasm disorders that continued after discontinuation of the drug."
At the same time, a recent study demonstrated changes in the levels of certain steroids in cerebrospinal fluid of men taking finasteride for hair loss. These steroids have been shown to influence brain function, and their presence may help explain the profound psychological changes such as depression and suicidality that have been associated with finasteride use. |
