Elevated Bilirubin Levels from Finasteride?
I am a 51 y/o male. I have been taking Finasteride for the past 4 yrs. I also take Lovastatin for my cholesterol. My latest blood test showed elevated levels of Bilirubin. My doctor stated that it might be from the Finastride and that it is a possible side effect of the drug. I can’t find any info on this claim and I find it hard to believe that it all of a sudden is causing this.
Can you help me? I don’t want to stop taking the Finasteride and lose the results. I also must add that Dr. Pak did a procedure on me just about 2 yrs. ago and I love the results. Thank You.
I’m glad you are enjoying the results of your hair transplant!
I would ask your doctor to look for another cause of liver dysfunction. I have not heard or read about finasteride causing this type of problem. Lovastatin and similar medications do report elevated bilirubin levels as a possible side effect, however.
Strange, I’ve been taking finasteride for about 2 years and I had a routine blood test done for the first time the other week and my bilirubin was also elevated. I’ve read a few other people on hair loss forums mention they’ve seen the same thing. I wonder if there is any correlation.
my son’s belirubin was high on propecia as well. Do you all still take the drug. Our doctor told us not to take it but what will we do about the hair loss.
I also have an elevated Bilirubin history on every blood test since 2009. The one and ONLY med I take is Propecia (finasteride) since 2006. Wish I had older blood tests to compare. Sure it may be another undiagnosed cause but thought it was worth sharing the correlation.
I took fin for 15 yrs. Did a complete check up and all my blood levels were ok.