Aames' Dutasteride Log

[Aames]

Just had my doctor's appointment. He didn't know a ton about duta/hair-loss in general, but he was extremely cooperative and ordered the blood-test that I needed. They will be calling me with the results. Fingers crossed.

[dex89]

Nothing other than occasional ball ache. I seem to get it completely at random. My acne is better and I swear I've noticed a lot of vellus hairs where there didn't used to be any. I believe my doctor appointment is on the 19th.

Thanks for the reply Aames, glad it didn't effected you much. Cool, I'll be waiting for those results mate. Thanks for taking one for the team.

HAHA this made me chuckle.

[Aames]

I understand your frustration but I admire the guy. He has slight receding and the slightest beginnings to thin at the crown.

while that doesnt seem a lot to you or a guy like me who is almost 47, the kid is so smart hes decided to DO SOMETHING about it before he does go bald .

Its way easier to keep the hair you have rather than transplant it later. If he has few to no side effects, he should do whatever he can to keep his hair. Hes very smart

[drybone]

Seriously? Why are you even on this site. You are not balding!! Hypochondriac?

I don't mean to sound rude. But I find it quite demoralising and annoying when people with no hair loss come onto this site to "whinge" and plead their sob stories whilst there is nothing wrong with their hair. There are people on here with actual hairloss not just imagining it.

No offence at all but seriously it's very annoying.

No doubt i will get it in the neck for this post

I understand your frustration but I admire the guy. He has slight receding and the slightest beginnings to thin at the crown.

while that doesnt seem a lot to you or a guy like me who is almost 47, the kid is so smart hes decided to DO SOMETHING about it before he does go bald .

Its way easier to keep the hair you have rather than transplant it later. If he has few to no side effects, he should do whatever he can to keep his hair. Hes very smart

[Aames]

Hey buddy,

Just checking if you have gotten any sides from DUT? Also, did you get that hormone test checked, wondering if the dustasteride from inhouse is legit. lol

Nothing other than occasional ball ache. I seem to get it completely at random. My acne is better and I swear I've noticed a lot of vellus hairs where there didn't used to be any. I believe my doctor appointment is on the 19th.

[dex89]

Hey buddy,

Just checking if you have gotten any sides from DUT? Also, did you get that hormone test checked, wondering if the dustasteride from inhouse is legit. lol

[Aames]

let's hope so. and if not I don't have many chances, do I? I mean I will never ever touch spiro.
however I did something today probably I should never have done. I applied a little betamethasone dipropionate and it instantly took the itch away which I was dying to get rid of for the last 9 months. I am sure it is something but it cannot be used long term since it's a corticosteroid. It has unbelievable sides compared to fin/avodart including according to wikipedia: hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, cataract, anxiety, depression, colitis, hypertension, ictus, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, amenorrhoea, and retinopathy. so in no way I recommend to anyone but I was really furious about the itch that it even woke me up at night :/ I wish it had 0 sides because I can't believe how effective it is

Wow, I've never heard of that stuff. Will have to look into it out of curiosity. You could try RU, man. Some pretty intelligent people on *** speculate that duta+RU should be enough for even the most aggressive baldness. Probably your last realistic option before surgery, especially if you're unwilling to try spiro.

Thanks for giving it to me in the neck. As it stands you don't have hairloss, well not noticeable. You can't pre empt diseases and pump your body full of chemicals because you think you may get mpb. It's unnecessary like taking amoxicillin when you have a cold thinking "oh it may get worse". Look quite clearly I can't convince you because you are a guy who shows no signs of mpb but yet still persists to take some of the strongest drugs for mpb, infact duta isn't actually prescribed for mpb!! A person who is this blind sighted is obviously just going to stick to their guns and sadly it will probably be to the detriment of your health.

Oh and if you are taking duta and your aren't suffering mpb yet your body may start "getting used" to the drug so if say in 5 years you do start actually balding then it won't help you that much. You would have shot yourself in the foot by taking it too early.

No need to reply, it's your life, crack on and all the best

Some have used fin for almost 20 years without a loss of efficacy. There's a study that proved it's effective for >10 years. I don't believe the drugs get less effective; your follicles just become more sensitive to DHT. I can always add a topical and, if worst comes to worst, spiro (absolute last resort). Sorry if I came at you, but I get very frustrated when people say I don't have MPB when I have noticed recession and crown-thinning. And, as I said, not having MPB would be the equivalent of hitting the genetic lottery given my family history.

[jpm]

Yeah, hopefully clear results will appear at around the year mark. Have you taken pictures to document your progress? I know sometimes it may seem like your hair is getting worse when, in reality, it is staying the same.


Best of luck, man. While I hate to advocate or promote what I'm doing and fear for the safety of others that may read this thread, I'm glad that we're in this together. And yeah, I was very scared when I started fin (also Finpecia) and I think a lot of my initial sides were psychological. Apart from the ball ache, of course, which is a bit hard to conjure up in your mind. But all sides went away and I have no sides on duta thus far.


You will take it in the neck because you are wrong. The key to battling MPB is early treatment. That offers the best possibility of maintaining a full head of hair long-term. You, like many others here, are just bitter because you were in denial until your hair was noticeably bad. You want to criticize and bring down people like me that have a hope of having great hair. I seriously HATE it when people like you barge into topics and tell kids that it's "just a mature hairline." You are doing them a huge disservice by saying this. A mature hairline IS MPB. There's no way to tell how long you will hold onto a mature hairline. Maybe you'll be like Johnny Depp and hold a NW2 for decades, or maybe you'll be a NW7 in a few years. The only way to prevent the mental torture of the wait-and-see game is to ****ing treat it. Additionally, every male in my family has MPB and I can see the miniaturization and changes in my hair with my own eyes.

Thanks for giving it to me in the neck. As it stands you don't have hairloss, well not noticeable. You can't pre empt diseases and pump your body full of chemicals because you think you may get mpb. It's unnecessary like taking amoxicillin when you have a cold thinking "oh it may get worse". Look quite clearly I can't convince you because you are a guy who shows no signs of mpb but yet still persists to take some of the strongest drugs for mpb, infact duta isn't actually prescribed for mpb!! A person who is this blind sighted is obviously just going to stick to their guns and sadly it will probably be to the detriment of your health.

Oh and if you are taking duta and your aren't suffering mpb yet your body may start "getting used" to the drug so if say in 5 years you do start actually balding then it won't help you that much. You would have shot yourself in the foot by taking it too early.

No need to reply, it's your life, crack on and all the best

[konfusion]

Yeah, hopefully clear results will appear at around the year mark. Have you taken pictures to document your progress? I know sometimes it may seem like your hair is getting worse when, in reality, it is staying the same.

let's hope so. and if not I don't have many chances, do I? I mean I will never ever touch spiro.
however I did something today probably I should never have done. I applied a little betamethasone dipropionate and it instantly took the itch away which I was dying to get rid of for the last 9 months. I am sure it is something but it cannot be used long term since it's a corticosteroid. It has unbelievable sides compared to fin/avodart including according to wikipedia: hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, cataract, anxiety, depression, colitis, hypertension, ictus, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, amenorrhoea, and retinopathy. so in no way I recommend to anyone but I was really furious about the itch that it even woke me up at night :/ I wish it had 0 sides because I can't believe how effective it is

[Aames]

my Avodart is from licensed pharmacy, it's 100% authentic. I'm not thinking about quitting at the moment, at least I want to see a full year's results. the thing is my hair is also longer now so you can tell diffuse better. I used to keep it like 2.5 inches long with a "just got out of bed" style so it was harder to see the real quality. the thing is my hair took a big hit in Jan 2012. it was so fast, my NW did not change but I lost density all over. since then it never improved.

Yeah, hopefully clear results will appear at around the year mark. Have you taken pictures to document your progress? I know sometimes it may seem like your hair is getting worse when, in reality, it is staying the same.

good to know someone is doing something about his hairloss rather than waiting for the inevitable, im in the same boat as aames.. though im 18 and i dead scared to start finasteride (finpecia 1mg) best of luck bro! neways im also prone to depression and my derm told me that ive got a mature hairline and that i have bdd.. yeah right.. neways i will be starting fin as a precautionary measure because honestly id rather not wait till im a norwood one and then regret it later down the road.. also good to know that there are people out there just like me..

Best of luck, man. While I hate to advocate or promote what I'm doing and fear for the safety of others that may read this thread, I'm glad that we're in this together. And yeah, I was very scared when I started fin (also Finpecia) and I think a lot of my initial sides were psychological. Apart from the ball ache, of course, which is a bit hard to conjure up in your mind. But all sides went away and I have no sides on duta thus far.

Seriously? Why are you even on this site. You are not balding!! Hypochondriac?

I don't mean to sound rude. But I find it quite demoralising and annoying when people with no hair loss come onto this site to "whinge" and plead their sob stories whilst there is nothing wrong with their hair. There are people on here with actual hairloss not just imagining it.

No offence at all but seriously it's very annoying.

No doubt i will get it in the neck for this post

You will take it in the neck because you are wrong. The key to battling MPB is early treatment. That offers the best possibility of maintaining a full head of hair long-term. You, like many others here, are just bitter because you were in denial until your hair was noticeably bad. You want to criticize and bring down people like me that have a hope of having great hair. I seriously HATE it when people like you barge into topics and tell kids that it's "just a mature hairline." You are doing them a huge disservice by saying this. A mature hairline IS MPB. There's no way to tell how long you will hold onto a mature hairline. Maybe you'll be like Johnny Depp and hold a NW2 for decades, or maybe you'll be a NW7 in a few years. The only way to prevent the mental torture of the wait-and-see game is to ****ing treat it. Additionally, every male in my family has MPB and I can see the miniaturization and changes in my hair with my own eyes.

[jpm]

Seriously? Why are you even on this site. You are not balding!! Hypochondriac?

I don't mean to sound rude. But I find it quite demoralising and annoying when people with no hair loss come onto this site to "whinge" and plead their sob stories whilst there is nothing wrong with their hair. There are people on here with actual hairloss not just imagining it.

No offence at all but seriously it's very annoying.

No doubt i will get it in the neck for this post

[gldngamer]

good to know someone is doing something about his hairloss rather than waiting for the inevitable, im in the same boat as aames.. though im 18 and i dead scared to start finasteride (finpecia 1mg) best of luck bro! neways im also prone to depression and my derm told me that ive got a mature hairline and that i have bdd.. yeah right.. neways i will be starting fin as a precautionary measure because honestly id rather not wait till im a norwood one and then regret it later down the road.. also good to know that there are people out there just like me..

[konfusion]

God, I'm really sorry to hear that. It's crazy how people can lose ground on duta, but you should really give it more time I think. Where do you get your duta from? Real or generic? Keep me updated, man. Also, you get bonus points for recognizing where my name comes from =)

my Avodart is from licensed pharmacy, it's 100% authentic. I'm not thinking about quitting at the moment, at least I want to see a full year's results. the thing is my hair is also longer now so you can tell diffuse better. I used to keep it like 2.5 inches long with a "just got out of bed" style so it was harder to see the real quality. the thing is my hair took a big hit in Jan 2012. it was so fast, my NW did not change but I lost density all over. since then it never improved.

[25 going on 65]

Yes my face is definitely where I have noticed the dryness. My acne days are mostly behind me so this has actually been a bit annoying, ie in certain spots my face gets uncomfortably dry. However at least it responds to lotion.
How long have you been on dut Widowmaker?

[Widowmaker]

My hair seems dryer too, I asked for that reason. My skin seems dryer also....hard to say if it is from dut or other factors as of yet.

Not sure about the dryness of my hair (I buzz it close), but since starting Dut I've noticed my face is a lot less oily which means less acne.