Aames' Dutasteride Log

[PatientlyWaiting]

DUT seems the work real good. I will go on it if fin ever stops working. I wish you luck.

Thanks. I hope to see something in at least 6 months, but I am determined to give it 12-18 months in my case, since i've been balding for so long and just got on this aggressive treatment.

How is fin working for you now? It single handily slowed down my loss by itself. Man without fin, i'd be like the guy in my avatar by now.

[Soxfaninfl]

Nope. No way. Doctors would definitely go against that.

Since I have had no sides from fin 1.25 every day for 4 years, I upgraded to dut 0.5 every day and haven't dropped fin out of fear of losing the hair fin has maintained, if any. I know that dut is just a stronger version of fin, but I don't know, it's just senseless fear in my part I guess. I took my 5th dut pill today and still no signs of sides, but I guess it's too early to tell. I expect to have no sides though, I think my MPB is too aggressive and dut+fin at best would only tickle my MPB. That is where Rogaine comes in, I hope it gives me a little boost.

DUT seems the work real good. I will go on it if fin ever stops working. I wish you luck.

[PatientlyWaiting]

Is that recommended to take fin and DUT at the same time?

Nope. No way. Doctors would definitely go against that.

Since I have had no sides from fin 1.25 every day for 4 years, I upgraded to dut 0.5 every day and haven't dropped fin out of fear of losing the hair fin has maintained, if any. I know that dut is just a stronger version of fin, but I don't know, it's just senseless fear in my part I guess. I took my 5th dut pill today and still no signs of sides, but I guess it's too early to tell. I expect to have no sides though, I think my MPB is too aggressive and dut+fin at best would only tickle my MPB. That is where Rogaine comes in, I hope it gives me a little boost.

[Soxfaninfl]

Good question. I'm also on Dr Reddy's 5mg fin, which I would get from my local pharmacy.

Is that recommended to take fin and DUT at the same time?

[PatientlyWaiting]

Hi Aames. Congratulations on the DHT results. However I must ask, are you sure this is not the result of fin? I thought you had been on fin for a bit before starting dut and still take it every day?
Or is your fin also from In House?

thanks in advance

Good question. I'm also on Dr Reddy's 5mg fin, which I would get from my local pharmacy.

[25 going on 65]

Hi Aames. Congratulations on the DHT results. However I must ask, are you sure this is not the result of fin? I thought you had been on fin for a bit before starting dut and still take it every day?
Or is your fin also from In House?

thanks in advance

[Soxfaninfl]

That's some heavy shit, man. You're a stronger man than me. I can say that with certainty.


I took two different anti-anxiety pills for 1 month (1 script worth) right before I moved from a shitty rural state to a decent city in another state. I remember the pills made my d*** feel small and hard, similar to shrinkage when you're cold or when you're doing heavy weight lifting.

Obviously, this was extremely uncomfortable. Also, I remember they were diuretics -- I was pissing incessantly. Libido remained relatively the same. Regardless, I quit the pills after 1 month and decided to find other ways to get over my anxiety. Just wasn't for me.

Divorce is the worst ****ing thing you can go through especially if you didn't want it. I never liked how I felt on antidepressants. I just didn't feel right. I was only on them for a few months and stopped taking them. I remember it would take me awhile to have an orgasim when I was on them too.

It hasn't been a good 4 years for me. I went thru a divorce, got gentian herpes from the first girl I dated post divorce, started to experience hairloss and I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

[BigThinker]

I've suffered from depression due to my wife leaving me after 11 years of marriage. I

That's some heavy shit, man. You're a stronger man than me. I can say that with certainty.

I have to admit that when I took antidepressants that killed my labido, and I couldn't maintain erections very well.

I took two different anti-anxiety pills for 1 month (1 script worth) right before I moved from a shitty rural state to a decent city in another state. I remember the pills made my d*** feel small and hard, similar to shrinkage when you're cold or when you're doing heavy weight lifting.

Obviously, this was extremely uncomfortable. Also, I remember they were diuretics -- I was pissing incessantly. Libido remained relatively the same. Regardless, I quit the pills after 1 month and decided to find other ways to get over my anxiety. Just wasn't for me.

[PatientlyWaiting]

Even though your DHT levels are very low, I bet mine even on dut+fin are still pretty high because I have a feeling I just have so much. What else would explain MPB starting at 16 and having it really aggressive at that.

[PatientlyWaiting]

Great news, everyone. Looks like my duta (Dr. Reddy's Dutas) is completely real and I am responding to it. Let this be another confirmation of inhouse's legitimacy. My only hope is that this reduction is enough to halt my hair loss and provide regrowth. This is probably the last update I will do until the 6th month mark, unless anyone has any questions of me.

EDIT: I realized it was a bit hard to see. My DHT is 26.9 pg/mL with a reference range of 106.0 to 719.0. Obviously well below the standard for my age. Estradiol was normal.

Great, now we don't have to worry about dutasteride's legitimacy from inhouse. Thanks for this, really helpful news for me and anyone else who had doubts about inhouse before. I never had doubts, but I feel much more confident now.

[Aames]

I've been on fin 1 mg for one year, what should my DHT level be at? I should probably get tested once a year to make sure my level is where it is suppose to be at and increase my dosage if my levels start to climb or switch to duta. I've suffered from depression due to my wife leaving me after 11 years of marriage. I have to admit that when I took antidepressants that killed my labido, and I couldn't maintain erections very well.

I'm very sorry to hear about your troubles. I had a similar experience with antidepressants. It was kind of relieving in a way but I don't want artificial happiness; I need to solve my problems.

I have no idea where your DHT levels should be at, man; it really depends on where they were to start with. The total amount of DHT doesn't matter as much as your follicles' sensitivity to it (it's just that sensitivity matters a lot less when you drastically reduce the DHT in your body). In any case, being on fin or duta should put you outside of the normal range or at the very least, on the low side. I only had the test done so that I could verify my duta was legitimate. I would stay on fin until you think that your hair situation is getting worse and you need to use stronger drugs.

[Soxfaninfl]

Yeah, I mean any doctor can order the test pretty much. I had my GP do it. No sides really. My depression has probably been worse since I've been on it but I fluctuate between regular depression and suicidal feelings regularly so I don;t attribute it to duta.

I've been on fin 1 mg for one year, what should my DHT level be at? I should probably get tested once a year to make sure my level is where it is suppose to be at and increase my dosage if my levels start to climb or switch to duta. I've suffered from depression due to my wife leaving me after 11 years of marriage. I have to admit that when I took antidepressants that killed my labido, and I couldn't maintain erections very well.

[Aames]

hey aames, first of all your dht levels rocks, clear indication that Dut is working. I am glad for you.
on the other hand things are not going so well with me, I doubled my dut to 1 mg/day, hoping to get rid of the itch, but it seems to be increasing. and now I shed double the amount when I was on 0,5 mg. it feels as if all my problems are related to dht blockers. I am thinking of quitting for about one month to see if the itch goes away. what do you think?

Thanks, mate. I really recommend you go ask the people on *** or HLH. They have a lot of members that are well-versed in the scientific literature behind MPB and its treatments. If I had to give you an answer now, I would recommend first ensuring that you are responding to duta. I know that some report DHT-inhibitors making their hair worse but I just don't see a mechanism that makes this possible. After that, you are probably going to have to add in a topical given the very aggressive nature of your hair loss. You'll have to use something strong, either RU or topical duta. If you decide to add a topical, let me know and I can provide you with some info and sources on those two.

[konfusion]

hey aames, first of all your dht levels rocks, clear indication that Dut is working. I am glad for you.
on the other hand things are not going so well with me, I doubled my dut to 1 mg/day, hoping to get rid of the itch, but it seems to be increasing. and now I shed double the amount when I was on 0,5 mg. it feels as if all my problems are related to dht blockers. I am thinking of quitting for about one month to see if the itch goes away. what do you think?

[Aeroes]

Yeah, I mean any doctor can order the test pretty much. I had my GP do it. No sides really. My depression has probably been worse since I've been on it but I fluctuate between regular depression and suicidal feelings regularly so I don;t attribute it to duta.

I really don't understand why there is such denial with propecia/duta causing depression, if it's even written on the label. I know when I used propecia, I had thoughts running through my mind and rashional behaviour i'd never encountered before. Thank god i'm off it. Not good to play god with your hormones.