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  • PatientlyWaiting
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 1637

    #76
    Originally posted by Aames
    The key to battling MPB is early treatment.
    This is very true, you are on the right path.

    I regret not aggressively fighting hair loss as soon as I started noticing it. Instead I listened to the people around me telling me i'm okay, and that i'm not losing hair. Don't make that mistake, you're doing the right thing. It's much better to treat it early when it's minimal/no loss but you know you have it, as opposed to playing catch up in your mid 20s and then getting to the point where you'd want an HT.

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    • Aames
      Inactive
      • Nov 2012
      • 626

      #77
      Originally posted by garr3t
      Man, I hope your blood tests come back with positive results! I am thinking about switching to dut, and possibly ordering inhouse like you did. I've always worried about ordering from online pharmacies. By the way, hope you find the results you're looking for with dut, aames.
      Thanks, man. I hope so too. I'm getting very impatient waiting for the lab results. I've been shedding like crazy lately and want to make sure I'm not wasting time.

      Originally posted by PatientlyWaiting
      This is very true, you are on the right path.

      I regret not aggressively fighting hair loss as soon as I started noticing it. Instead I listened to the people around me telling me i'm okay, and that i'm not losing hair. Don't make that mistake, you're doing the right thing. It's much better to treat it early when it's minimal/no loss but you know you have it, as opposed to playing catch up in your mid 20s and then getting to the point where you'd want an HT.
      Thanks for the support, man. I know I'm probably taking drastic measures for relatively minimal loss but I don't want to take any chances.

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      • Aames
        Inactive
        • Nov 2012
        • 626

        #78
        Originally posted by PatientlyWaiting
        Bro, you're like a NW8 already. Forget pills, just shave.
        I'm sure some thought that I was trolling with that question but I seriously cannot tell. I have actually been diagnosed with BDD by my former therapist and it is very hard for me to honestly gauge where I am at. Until I had so many people tell me that I was around NW1, I sincerely thought I was about a NW2.5 and rapidly thinning into a NW3.

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        • dex89
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2012
          • 808

          #79
          Originally posted by garr3t
          Man, I hope your blood tests come back with positive results! I am thinking about switching to dut, and possibly ordering inhouse like you did. I've always worried about ordering from online pharmacies. By the way, hope you find the results you're looking for with dut, aames.
          I'm in the same boat as you. A lot of people are waiting for the results Aames

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          • gldngamer
            Junior Member
            • Feb 2013
            • 26

            #80
            hey man best of luck on that blood test! cant wait too see your results
            btw aames heres a dutasteride success story that keeps me motivated, the guy went from a nw2 to juvenile hairline in two years or so tell me what do you think

            http://www.****************/interact...e-Regrowth-Dut)

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            • Aames
              Inactive
              • Nov 2012
              • 626

              #81
              Originally posted by gldngamer
              hey man best of luck on that blood test! cant wait too see your results
              btw aames heres a dutasteride success story that keeps me motivated, the guy went from a nw2 to juvenile hairline in two years or so tell me what do you think

              http://www.****************/interact...e-Regrowth-Dut)
              Yeah, I've seen that; incredible results. That guy and the people at http://www.twinshairloss.com/ are what inspired me to go on duta. I pray to the hair gods that I have results like him and can maintain long-term.

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              • Aames
                Inactive
                • Nov 2012
                • 626

                #82
                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.
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                • Soxfaninfl
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 148

                  #83
                  You can measure your DHT levels? Which type of doctor does this a GP or a Dermatologist? Any sides so far?

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                  • Aames
                    Inactive
                    • Nov 2012
                    • 626

                    #84
                    Originally posted by Soxfaninfl
                    You can measure your DHT levels? Which type of doctor does this a GP or a Dermatologist? Any sides so far?
                    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.

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                    • Aeroes
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2013
                      • 159

                      #85
                      Originally posted by Aames
                      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.

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                      • konfusion
                        Senior Member
                        • May 2012
                        • 165

                        #86
                        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?

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                        • Aames
                          Inactive
                          • Nov 2012
                          • 626

                          #87
                          Originally posted by 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?
                          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.

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                          • Soxfaninfl
                            Senior Member
                            • Mar 2012
                            • 148

                            #88
                            Originally posted by Aames
                            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.

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                            • Aames
                              Inactive
                              • Nov 2012
                              • 626

                              #89
                              Originally posted by Soxfaninfl
                              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.

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                              • PatientlyWaiting
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 1637

                                #90
                                Originally posted by Aames
                                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.

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