Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. Drug interactions are reported among people who take Finasteride and Alcohol together. "There is interest in the neuroactive steroid system for development of new medications for problem drinking -- this study offers some support for that idea," Garbutt said.In addition, "this highlights the importance of being aware that any medication one takes has the potential to cause side effects and many side effects are not known for medications until years after they have been on the market," Garbutt added.This study also points out that a medication may have an effect that is not obvious based on initial understanding of how the medication works, Garbutt explained. Please enter a Recipient Address and/or check the Send me a copy checkbox. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDepartment of Urology, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TexasDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDivision of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonDepartment of Urology, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TexasUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Current research is inconclusive regarding the relation between alcohol consumption and prostate cancer risk. Hey. Although several underlying mechanisms are plausible, "future studies in the PCPT will examine whether heavy drinking affects finasteride metabolism or finasteride induces changes in steroid hormone metabolism. Men with sexual side effects appear to drink less, even after they stop taking the drugTHURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Some men who use Among the potential side effects of the hair-restoring drug are a reduced sex drive, "In men experiencing persistent sexual side effects despite stopping finasteride, two-thirds have noticed drinking less alcohol than before taking finasteride," said study author Dr. Michael Irwig, an assistant professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C."Finasteride interferes with the brain's ability to make certain hormones called neurosteroids, which are likely linked to drinking alcohol," he said.