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Mark Millich, 26 years old and insecure about his thinning hair, was curious about the ads he saw promising to reverse his hair loss. He completed a 14-question intake on Hims.com and received a bottle of finasteride pills days later. He never spoke to a doctor.
Soon after taking the medicine, Millich said he felt strange symptoms. He woke up one day anxious, dizzy and slurring his words. Later his libido plunged, and his genitals shrank and changed shape.
The Wall Street Journal spoke with 17 men, like Millich, who described debilitating side effects from finasteride after getting prescriptions from telehealth companies such as Hims and rival Keeps. Most said they didn’t realize there were risks of serious side effects from the hair-loss drug; others said they didn’t feel the warnings were adequate.
Soon after taking the medicine, Millich said he felt strange symptoms. He woke up one day anxious, dizzy and slurring his words. Later his libido plunged, and his genitals shrank and changed shape.
The Wall Street Journal spoke with 17 men, like Millich, who described debilitating side effects from finasteride after getting prescriptions from telehealth companies such as Hims and rival Keeps. Most said they didn’t realize there were risks of serious side effects from the hair-loss drug; others said they didn’t feel the warnings were adequate.