Quit Finasteride after 13 yrs. BIG MISTAKE

[minots143]

Artista, heard you on latest show. who is doc that you get your generic from?

[ljpviper]

Chuck, in your experience when avodart or propecia stop working is the hair loss gradual or sudden. I am asking when it starts loosing effect in long term users.The original poster stopped cold turkey, his DHT probably spiked, causing the mass loss.

What have u seen at Dr Coles with different patients?

[35YrsAfter]

Chuck, in your experience when avodart or propecia stop working is the hair loss gradual or sudden. I am asking when it starts loosing effect in long term users.The original poster stopped cold turkey, his DHT probably spiked, causing the mass loss.

What have u seen at Dr Coles with different patients?

Some of Dr. Cole's patients could not or would not tolerate finasteride or dutasteride side effects. Others appear to tolerate it well and have very healthy looking hair on top that often appears feminine and I'm not saying that in a negative way.

I have never taken finasteride or dutasteride, so I'm not up to speed on it as someone might be who researched and uses it. I have not read any studies that indicate finasteride loses its effectiveness over time. Some have compared finasteride and dutasteride to a dam holding back flood waters. I believe it is effective. Dr. Bernstein has some impressive photos on his website of patients whose experience with finasteride looks like a 2,000 to 3,000 graft hair transplant. Here is an article on the FDA website that gets into some details.

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[ljpviper]

I have been on proscar from 94-02 then avodart 02 to present. Have lost a lot of ground this year. I am 43, just wondering if old age is over powering the meds, lol. We all have to get old..

[35YrsAfter]

I have been on proscar from 94-02 then avodart 02 to present. Have lost a lot of ground this year. I am 43, just wondering if old age is over powering the meds, lol. We all have to get old..

That's an excellent question. One would think the lower testosterone levels beyond 14-20+ years of age would be easier to manage. Some claim that increased testosterone levels will not cause corresponding increased levels of DHT. I asked that question of a hair restoration doctor practicing in Arizona who does a fair amount of hair growth research. She believes that increased testosterone levels do in fact translate into higher levels of DHT. Not sure if there are any studies related to that though.

Hopefully better treatments are on their way. Cotsarelis has done some great hair loss/growth studies. If nothing materializes from that research within the next couple of years in the form of a PGD2 blocker, we could possibly be in for a 10+ year or more wait. Cosmo is in the process of developing a topical product hyped (possibly) as superior to Avodart and Propecia without side effects. At this stage it is referred to as CB-03-01. A lot of forum posters are hopeful this could be the real deal.
Chuck