Acute Join Pain and Propecia

I have been taking Propecia since April 2007. Within one month of beginning the prescription, I began experiencing severe left shoulder pain without any prior traumatic event, injury or prior symptoms. I am still taking Propecia (prescribed dosage),and the pain continues. I am in physical therapy now for what they have diagnosed as “shoulder impingement”, but I wonder if I stopped Propecia if it would have any effect.

Have you heard of anyone else having this issue with acute joint pain while taking Propecia?

Thank you

No, I have not heard of this correlation (if it is a correlation) from any of my patients, though there have been a few reports from readers that I’ve received by email over the years of writing this blog. If you believe Propecia is causing the shoulder pain, you can try not taking Propecia for one week and see if your symptoms resolve. Stopping Propecia for one week should not have a negative impact on your hair loss treatment course. Keep in mind that there is also the power of a placebo effect when you start or stop a substance or an activity.