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Anti-Baldness Drug Reduces User's Interest in Alcohol: Study
Benita Matilda
First Posted: Jun 15, 2013 11:03 AM EDT
A latest study reveals the unintended consequences of a drug that is taken by men to prevent hair loss.
A new study conducted by researchers at the George Washington University found out that men who take the anti- baldness drug, finasteride, lose interest in alcohol.
The drug 'finasteride' also kown as propecia that men take to arrest their receding hairline has an unintended consequence on the users. Those who took this drug noticed a reduction in their tendency to consume alcohol.
This study was conducted by Dr. Michael Irwig, an endocrinologist and assistant professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. The study included 83 men belonging to the age group 21-46. Once they stopped using the drug they faced sexual side effects.
Nearly 63 men consumed atleast one alcoholic drink in a week before starting the drug, and 65 percent saw a reduction in their tendency to consume alcohol on taking the drug. This tendency continued even when they stopped taking the drug.
Men also reported of having lower tolerance after consuming the drug and after drinking they felt more anxious. They also recovered less quickly from effects of alcohol, reports LiveScience.
The researchers suspects that this habit in men occurs due to the hormone neurosteroids. These hormones are associated with interest in alcohol.
But studies conducted earlier state that finasteride can cause permanent, irreversible impotence. In this study Dr. Irwig noticed that finasteride can lead to erectile dysfunction and other sexual issues.
"It's not uncommon for men with hair loss to have higher levels of social anxiety and depression issues," he says, "and that may lead them to go out to bars less and have lower alcohol levels."
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First Posted: Jun 15, 2013 11:03 AM EDT
A latest study reveals the unintended consequences of a drug that is taken by men to prevent hair loss.
A new study conducted by researchers at the George Washington University found out that men who take the anti- baldness drug, finasteride, lose interest in alcohol.
The drug 'finasteride' also kown as propecia that men take to arrest their receding hairline has an unintended consequence on the users. Those who took this drug noticed a reduction in their tendency to consume alcohol.
This study was conducted by Dr. Michael Irwig, an endocrinologist and assistant professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. The study included 83 men belonging to the age group 21-46. Once they stopped using the drug they faced sexual side effects.
Nearly 63 men consumed atleast one alcoholic drink in a week before starting the drug, and 65 percent saw a reduction in their tendency to consume alcohol on taking the drug. This tendency continued even when they stopped taking the drug.
Men also reported of having lower tolerance after consuming the drug and after drinking they felt more anxious. They also recovered less quickly from effects of alcohol, reports LiveScience.
The researchers suspects that this habit in men occurs due to the hormone neurosteroids. These hormones are associated with interest in alcohol.
But studies conducted earlier state that finasteride can cause permanent, irreversible impotence. In this study Dr. Irwig noticed that finasteride can lead to erectile dysfunction and other sexual issues.
"It's not uncommon for men with hair loss to have higher levels of social anxiety and depression issues," he says, "and that may lead them to go out to bars less and have lower alcohol levels."
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