Finasteride gave me severe depression. Also, I microneedle. My min + microneedle regime is extremely effective.
This happened to a friend of mine. Another is taking it for years and is fine. I honestly think people aren't warned enough about that side effect. I was more worried about possible sexual dysfunction.
Functional sexual recovery took up to three months. At this point I do believe in post finasteride syndrome, and I am glad I completely recovered.
I did... "smalldose" at 0.5mg a day for only about 3 months.
And yes, the vast majority seems to have no nameworthy side effects. The norwood reaper is cruel.
I am using a pelcas one. On amazon there seems to be a pseudo brand cluster of pens that look very similar but use the same cartridges. You can check out /r/tressless for more reviews.