Finasteride and Depression

[DanitheBoy]

Hi guys. I recently took an involuntary month long break from finasteride. The moment I took the first pill I had almost immediate brain fog and felt terrible to the point where I spent the rest of the day in bed with the light off just because I couldn’t focus on anything. Is this a common side effect or should I be concerned?

On the box it says stop taking immediately if you experience depressed feelings and I don’t know if this is an out of the ordinary experience or just my body adjusting to the medication again. I have had feelings like this on the drug in the past but never blamed finasteride until I took this break. It is also a different generic brand to the one I used previously, I don’t know if these problems are more common with the cheaper meds. Thanks for any help.