If there’s any history of previous anxiety disorder, or depression, then…patients ought not to have [finasteride].

If there’s any history of previous anxiety disorder, or depression, then…because of the recently described side effects, patients ought not to have [finasteride], or not to try the drug. And equally, if there’s any previous history of swelling of breast tissue–whats called gynocemastia–or any history of erectile problems or libido problems, then [patients] are probably best to avoid [the drug] and trying other treatments for their hair loss.

—Just how safe is the hair-loss drug taken by millions of men? The Mail+, March 4, 2023