Aames' Dutasteride Log

[Aames]

Hey brahs, haven't updated for awhile. I recently started taking 1 mg duta per day. My reasoning is mostly paranoia and desperation but I also saw some literature that showed a pretty significant decrease in scalp dht with larger doses of duta. Consequently, I decided I must do it. As of this writing, I have a 6 month supply of finpecia, dutas (will always be my staple), and dutagen (purely for cost). My plan is to ride out this supply and post pics when it is done since I want the difference to be very noticeable. I think I am seeing regrowth but it is pointless to speculate. I will let you guys decide when I finally post pics. After this period is up, I will be dropping fin. Have a good day, brahs; may Zyzz be with you.

[Aeroes]

Hey brahs, haven't updated for awhile. I recently started taking 1 mg duta per day. My reasoning is mostly paranoia and desperation but I also saw some literature that showed a pretty significant decrease in scalp dht with larger doses of duta. Consequently, I decided I must do it. As of this writing, I have a 6 month supply of finpecia, dutas (will always be my staple), and dutagen (purely for cost). My plan is to ride out this supply and post pics when it is done since I want the difference to be very noticeable. I think I am seeing regrowth but it is pointless to speculate. I will let you guys decide when I finally post pics. After this period is up, I will be dropping fin. Have a good day, brahs; may Zyzz be with you.

You need to go outside. If your idol is a roided up coke head muzza you need to get over this zomg aethetics brah hit da gym get da chix. That will not get you laid.

[WarLord]

Hey brahs, haven't updated for awhile. I recently started taking 1 mg duta per day. My reasoning is mostly paranoia and desperation but I also saw some literature that showed a pretty significant decrease in scalp dht with larger doses of duta. Consequently, I decided I must do it. As of this writing, I have a 6 month supply of finpecia, dutas (will always be my staple), and dutagen (purely for cost). My plan is to ride out this supply and post pics when it is done since I want the difference to be very noticeable. I think I am seeing regrowth but it is pointless to speculate. I will let you guys decide when I finally post pics. After this period is up, I will be dropping fin. Have a good day, brahs; may Zyzz be with you.

I already take 1.3 mg dutasteride/day (some Avodart+powder dissolved in ethanol). Well, considering the fact that the Kirkland pipette is inaccurate, it is actually close to 1.5 mg/day. This dose should suppress skin DHT by ca. 65-70% (on average). In late June, my blood DHT levels were practically unmeasurable (0.3 ng/dl), so I can no longer determine the increasing efficiacy of dutasteride in my body. I would have to have skin biopsies.

My supplies of dutasteride are now unlimited. I can consume as much powder as I want, without any financial constraints. And I quitted finasteride completely 4 weeks ago.

Your reasoning is good. Remember that when you decrease DHT, the lost hairs will return back "in the order of sensitivity to DHT". Which means that at first, you will observe some improvement on the top of your head, then on the vertex, and only at a high suppression of DHT, you will see some regrowth in temples. That's why I won't waste my time on low doses, because I am Norwood 1.5 and I can't expect any regrowth without a very strong suppression of DHT.

[luganoa]

Gees, you guys are hair gurus.

"My supplies of dutasteride are now unlimited. I can consume as much powder as I want, without any financial constraints."

Warlord - un-suprisingly i'm interested in finding out more about this quite remarkable statement... ...is it something you can share in public?

[25 going on 65]

Hey brahs, haven't updated for awhile. I recently started taking 1 mg duta per day. My reasoning is mostly paranoia and desperation but I also saw some literature that showed a pretty significant decrease in scalp dht with larger doses of duta. Consequently, I decided I must do it. As of this writing, I have a 6 month supply of finpecia, dutas (will always be my staple), and dutagen (purely for cost). My plan is to ride out this supply and post pics when it is done since I want the difference to be very noticeable. I think I am seeing regrowth but it is pointless to speculate. I will let you guys decide when I finally post pics. After this period is up, I will be dropping fin. Have a good day, brahs; may Zyzz be with you.

Like you I added .5mg Dutagen to my regimen (also for cost reasons since my other .5mg is brand name Avo). I am concerned about legitimacy but PatientlyWaiting seemed to have strong results from this brand.

I do have baby hairs growing in front of my hairline but they are cosmetically useless still. I am not convinced DHT suppression alone can bring these back to terminal hairs, since the damage has already been done over the years. Thinking about adding minox but scared sh*tless about shedding

Good luck to you. Hoping we will be in a great place 6-12 months from now

You need to go outside. If your idol is a roided up coke head muzza you need to get over this zomg aethetics brah hit da gym get da chix. That will not get you laid.

Zyzz may have been ridiculous but aesthetics do get you laid, make no mistake

[BigThinker]

I already take 1.3 mg dutasteride/day (some Avodart+powder dissolved in ethanol). Well, considering the fact that the Kirkland pipette is inaccurate, it is actually close to 1.5 mg/day. This dose should suppress skin DHT by ca. 65-70% (on average). In late June, my blood DHT levels were practically unmeasurable (0.3 ng/dl), so I can no longer determine the increasing efficiacy of dutasteride in my body. I would have to have skin biopsies.

My supplies of dutasteride are now unlimited. I can consume as much powder as I want, without any financial constraints. And I quitted finasteride completely 4 weeks ago.

Your reasoning is good. Remember that when you decrease DHT, the lost hairs will return back "in the order of sensitivity to DHT". Which means that at first, you will observe some improvement on the top of your head, then on the vertex, and only at a high suppression of DHT, you will see some regrowth in temples. That's why I won't waste my time on low doses, because I am Norwood 1.5 and I can't expect any regrowth without a very strong suppression of DHT.

Makes me wonder. My vertex and crown feel and look thicker. My crown had a spot developing and now it's filled back in, even though my hair is half the length of my baselines pics. (I'm 1.25 fin/day atm). My hairline (whole frontal lobe really) is worse and still getting worse - full of miniaturization still at 5+ months of fin. It's nice I can run my hand over the top of my head and *feel* resistance for the first time in months. I would love that feeling at my hairline.

My dut arrived last week. I think on Monday I'm going to add 0.5 mg/week dut in addition to my daily fin. I'll do this for 3 months and if I don't feel any sides I'll have the next shipment ordered for before it runs out.

Does this seem reasonable to you, WL?

[PatientlyWaiting]

I see some familiar names in here, hope you're all doing good.

[konfusion]

decided to drop Avodart. I believe now it is very dangerous. today I came to work, tried to log in to my computer but no matter how hard I tried I could not because I did not remember the password. the password I use everyday for the last 2 years! I believe it has something to do with the 5 alpha reductase type-1 blocking properties of dutasteride. I am only 30, too young to experience such thing. so everybody who's on dut, consider yourself warned.

edit: funny thing is I needed to ask my admin for it, he looked surprised and said how can you forget your password. I also play the piano, and now there are times I sit and just look at the keys because I cannot remember a piece I played 1000 times before. it's scary. it's like my motor skills are also deteriorating, normally I don't need to look at the keyboard at all, my fingers know which keys they should go, but sometimes they just get frozen and can't remember.

[luganoa]

I've been suffering from occasional short term memory loss (running up the stairs and forgetting why I was going upstairs for????) and my head seems to be permanently foggy.

The sort of foggy/thick head you get when you're about get a cold/flu. I have also experienced sweating for no particular reason. ...so much my clothes are soaking wet.

I been feeling like this since last December and put it down to age (i'm 56), male menopause, possible diabetes or Alzheimer's.

After reading your post I did some Googleing...

"On Oct, 6, 2013: 7,612 people reported to have side effects when taking Avodart. Among them, 91 people (1.20%) have Memory Impairment."

I've been taking generic Dut for 2 years. Is it possible it takes a while to start affecting your memory?

Anyone else experiencing my symptoms?

[konfusion]

The sort of foggy/thick head you get when you're about get a cold/flu.

I have this too, very well explained, it definitely feels thick.

[UK_]

The brain fog I got on finasteride was horrible, sometimes I felt quite spaced out - it was a weird feeling ive never had before - the depression however was the worst syndrome.

[25 going on 65]

At some point in my first 4-5 months on dut I felt like my typing might be impaired. (My typing at work must be very formal/perfect, nothing like it is on this forum) Like my fingers just were not hitting the right keys. Not sure if this was related to dut or something else....this lasted 2-3 months but it seems ok now though

I do have concerns about long term neuro effects of inhibiting all 5-ar types, however hair matters more than brains in this society (to a certain point).

[irishpotatoes322]

@25_going_on_65, uk_, luganoa and konfusion

I honestly can't even imagine what dut would do to me if .25mg fin every 3-4 days gives me those exact same symptoms. it's pretty ironic because since taking propecia, my skin has really cleared up and I've easily put on 10lbs of muscle with minimal fat gains. in other words, I look great, but no matter what I do, the lack of DHT is unmistakable; without a doubt, fin has seriously reduced my quality of life from a mental perspective, and I'm generally a happy-go-lucky kind of guy with great friends. it's ridiculous. I'm quitting fin for once and for all if my body doesn't adapt by the 1 year mark, there is absolutely no reason to become a shell of your former self for hair, I'd rather get on that dht hype train and become the bald guy with a ton of energy and positive outlook on life.

[Ohionin]

At some point in my first 4-5 months on dut I felt like my typing might be impaired. (My typing at work must be very formal/perfect, nothing like it is on this forum) Like my fingers just were not hitting the right keys. Not sure if this was related to dut or something else....this lasted 2-3 months but it seems ok now though

I do have concerns about long term neuro effects of inhibiting all 5-ar types, however hair matters more than brains in this society (to a certain point).

Where do you get Dut?

[25 going on 65]

Where do you get Dut?

I get Avodart from a licensed pharm. I have a prescription

I also use Dutagen from inhouse, but I am too paranoid to rely 100% on generic stuff from the net. So I take .5mg Avo every day, & .5mg Dutagen every day as well