Finasteride and Panic attacks - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Panic attacks is reported as a side effect among people who take Finasteride (finasteride), especially for people who are male, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Propecia, and have Androgenetic alopecia.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Panic attacks when taking Finasteride. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 42,469 people who have side effects when taking Finasteride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Finasteride?
Finasteride has active ingredients of finasteride. It is often used in prostate examination abnormal. eHealthMe is studying from 44,160 Finasteride users. Check the latest studies of Finasteride.
What is Panic attacks?
Panic attacks is found to be associated with 2,589 drugs and 2,067 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Panic attacks.
42,469 people reported to have side effects when taking Finasteride.
Among them, 363 people (0.85%) have Panic attacks.

Among these 363 people:
How long have people been on Finasteride when they have Panic attacks? *
- < 1 month: 27.91 %
- 1 - 6 months: 15.7 %
- 6 - 12 months: 5.23 %
- 1 - 2 years: 16.86 %
- 2 - 5 years: 12.79 %
- 5 - 10 years: 10.47 %
- 10+ years: 11.05 %
What is the gender of people who have Panic attacks when taking Finasteride? *
- female: 0.9 %
- male: 99.1 %
What is the age of people who have Panic attacks when taking Finasteride? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.42 %
- 20-29: 23.73 %
- 30-39: 39.83 %
- 40-49: 8.05 %
- 50-59: 4.24 %
- 60+: 23.73 %
What are other drugs people take besides Finasteride? *
- Propecia: 125 people, 34.44%
- Proscar: 45 people, 12.40%
- Rivaroxaban: 14 people, 3.86%
- Tamsulosin: 14 people, 3.86%
- Nizoral: 10 people, 2.75%
- Xarelto: 10 people, 2.75%
- Rogaine: 8 people, 2.20%
- Vitamin B12: 8 people, 2.20%
- Proair Hfa: 8 people, 2.20%
- Minoxidil: 7 people, 1.93%
What are other side effects people have besides Panic attacks? *
- Stress And Anxiety: 251 people, 69.15%
- Depression: 223 people, 61.43%
- Erection Problems: 194 people, 53.44%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 147 people, 40.50%
- Suicidal Ideation: 138 people, 38.02%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 122 people, 33.61%
- Loss Of Libido (loss of sexual urge): 111 people, 30.58%
- Weakness: 92 people, 25.34%
- Memory Loss: 91 people, 25.07%
- Cognitive Disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving): 85 people, 23.42%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Androgenetic Alopecia (common form of hair loss): 136 people, 37.47%
- Depression: 28 people, 7.71%
- Cardiac Failure: 15 people, 4.13%
- Prostatomegaly (enlargement of the prostate): 14 people, 3.86%
- Seborrhoeic Dermatitis (a common, inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas such as the scalp): 11 people, 3.03%
- Stress And Anxiety: 10 people, 2.75%
- Pain: 9 people, 2.48%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 7 people, 1.93%
- Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 6 people, 1.65%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 5 people, 1.38%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Finasteride:
- Finasteride (44,160 reports)
Panic attacks treatments and more:
- Panic attacks (65,701 reports)
How severe was Panic attacks and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of finasteride:
- Panic attacks and drugs with ingredients of finasteride (701 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Common Finasteride side effects:
- Finasteride side effect: Erection problems (2,433 reports)
- Finasteride side effect: Depression (2,197 reports)
- Finasteride side effect: Drug ineffective (2,081 reports)
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon drugs associated with Panic attacks:
- Xanax side effect: Panic attacks (2,377 reports)
- Clonazepam side effect: Panic attacks (1,781 reports)
- Seroquel side effect: Panic attacks (1,553 reports)
- Paxil side effect: Panic attacks (1,544 reports)
- Prednisone side effect: Panic attacks (1,500 reports)
- Zoloft side effect: Panic attacks (1,416 reports)
- Cymbalta side effect: Panic attacks (1,413 reports)
- Chantix side effect: Panic attacks (1,383 reports)
- Aspirin side effect: Panic attacks (1,340 reports)
- Lyrica side effect: Panic attacks (1,315 reports)
Browse all the drugs that are associated with Panic attacks:
- Panic attacks (2,589 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Panic attacks:
- Depression aggravated: 4,389 reports
- Antidepressant therapy: 4,383 reports
- Depression: 4,380 reports
- Anxiety aggravated: 3,663 reports
- Anxiolytic therapy: 3,662 reports
- Pain: 2,123 reports
- Pain relief: 2,090 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 1,863 reports
- Panic disorder: 1,831 reports
- Panic attack: 1,767 reports
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Panic attacks:
- Panic attacks (2,067 conditions)
Drugs similar to Finasteride and Panic attacks :
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
- Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on finasteride (the active ingredients of Finasteride) and Finasteride (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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