Trump's doctor says president takes hair-growth medication

[Native]

President Donald Trump takes four different medications daily, his longtime doctor told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday, including one that promotes hair growth in men.

Dr. Harold Bornstein told the Times that Trump takes a small dose of finasteride, which is marketed and commonly known as Propecia, a drug often prescribed to treat male-pattern baldness. He also takes and antibiotic to treat Rosacea and rosuvastatin, also known as Crestor, for elevated cholesterol and lipids. Bornstein also said the president takes a baby aspirin every day to reduce his risk of heart attack.

At 70 years old, Trump is the oldest man ever to be elected president. Bornstein told the health and sciences publication Stat News that the notion that Trump holds that record “never occurred to me.” The idea that something might happen to Trump did not seem to worry the doctor.

“If something happens to him, then it happens to him,” he said. “It’s like all the rest of us, no? That’s why we have a vice president and a speaker of the House and a whole line of people. They can just keep dying.”

"They can just keep dying." My thoughts exactly!

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-takes-hair-growth-medication-234532

[Lucinda]

1. That explains the mental issues...the hair is growing inside instead of outside his head

Gotta do funny things to your brain when its wrapped up in all that hair

[uponit7771]

4. +1

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. So much for keeping medical records private.

What?

[JDC]

3. One of Crestor's side effects

-Memory loss and confusion

[Native]

6. and a boatload of other side effects

[JDC]

10. "If you think Crestor is right for you....."

I don't think it's the Crestor talking...unfortunately.

[UTUSN]

5. Would be easy to say it seeped to his brain, but pre-existing gene condition *too* n/t

[Initech]

7. Propecia's side effects:

impotence,
loss of interest in sex,
trouble having an orgasm,
abnormal ejaculation,
swelling in your hands or feet,
swelling or tenderness in your breasts,
dizziness,
weakness,
feeling like you might pass out,
headache,
runny nose, or
skin rash.

Well that might explain Mr. Tiny Hands!

[PatSeg]

8. Side effects of Propecia

More common:
-Chills
-cold sweats
-confusion
-dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position

Less common:
-Bloating or swelling of the face, arms, hands, lower legs, or feet
-breast enlargement and tenderness
-hives or welts
-itchy skin
-rapid weight gain
-redness of the skin
-skin rash
-swelling of the lips and face
-tingling of the hands or feet
-unusual weight gain or loss

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/propecia-side-effects.html

[bdamomma]

9. high cholesterol??

Just a snip of the article:


When there is too much cholesterol in your blood, it builds up in the walls of your arteries, causing a process called atherosclerosis, a form of heart disease. The arteries become narrowed and blood flow to the heart muscle is slowed down or blocked. ... LDL is the main source of artery-clogging plaque.

http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/high-cholesterol-risks-top-2-dangers#1