Does finasteride cause high blood pressure?
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- 2 May 2010 by chalie
- Topics:
- high blood pressure, finasteride
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5 May 2010
I took finasteride and with in a few weeks I had to go the the emergency room with a bp of 224/111. After four episodes I finally quit taking the medicine and have not had any extreme episodes since. Doctors never picked up that this was the cause. Am I the only one that has had this side effect?
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Thanks 4 ur answers.
charlie