Aames' Dutasteride Log

[Aames]

You will never suppress 5-alpha reductase completely, even on 1 mg dut/day. So what's the matter? Do 10-year old boys suffer from neurodegeneration, because their DHT levels are similar like in men on dut?

Very good point. You could say the same for pseudo-hermaphrodites.

Aames what was your sex drive like on your first 2 weeks of Dut? & what is it at present compared to your pre-Dut baseline?

I never really noticed a change to be honest. Seems to have remained constant both pre-fin, during fin, and during the addition of duta. I think I'll be able to say for sure once I stop taking ephedrine.

[WarLord]

idk, but why the persisting slurred speech/ brain fog with some people even after they've stopped using it?

Do you know that some guys on finasteride experience periodical shrinkage of their testicles, while sitting on the toilet bowl during defecation? Read www.PROPECIAHELP.COM!

[gsr852]

I don't know if I missed it in this thread, but are you using Dr. Reddy's Dutas from inhouse pharmacy.biz?

BTW... Good for you for taking a proactive approach to your hair loss. Hope you have the success I did by starting early! I had more hair than you when I started using minoxidil at age 23. As time went by, I added Fin then switched to Avodart. As time passed, I would notice minor differences but no one else did. Kept getting compliments on my hair.

Now here I am at age 45 and it was only when I had to switch from Avodart back to Fin four years ago that I started to see a gradual difference that then became noticeable last June (new insurance company wouldn't cover Avodart for someone my age).

I am now 90 days in using Dr. Reddy's Dutas from inhouse pharmacy.biz. What I have seen is a major shed, but also seeing vellus hairs along my hairline and below it. Hoping this is a sign of good things to come...

[Aames]

I don't know if I missed it in this thread, but are you using Dr. Reddy's Dutas from inhouse pharmacy.biz?

BTW... Good for you for taking a proactive approach to your hair loss. Hope you have the success I did by starting early! I had more hair than you when I started using minoxidil at age 23. As time went by, I added Fin then switched to Avodart. As time passed, I would notice minor differences but no one else did. Kept getting compliments on my hair.

Now here I am at age 45 and it was only when I had to switch from Avodart back to Fin four years ago that I started to see a gradual difference that then became noticeable last June (new insurance company wouldn't cover Avodart for someone my age).

I am now 90 days in using Dr. Reddy's Dutas from inhouse pharmacy.biz. What I have seen is a major shed, but also seeing vellus hairs along my hairline and below it. Hoping this is a sign of good things to come...

Thanks for the support, man. And yes that is what I am using.

[gsr852]

Thanks for the support, man. And yes that is what I am using.

Thanks for responding and I hope you keep posting updates. Btw, I know we all react in different ways to the available treatments, but the minoxidil/Avodart/nizoral mix is what kept the compliments coming my way for 22 years (damn I got old). You might consider dropping the Fin. Just a suggestion and hoping the Dutas from inhouse is the real deal.

[Aames]

Thanks for responding and I hope you keep posting updates. Btw, I know we all react in different ways to the available treatments, but the minoxidil/Avodart/nizoral mix is what kept the compliments coming my way for 22 years (damn I got old). You might consider dropping the Fin. Just a suggestion and hoping the Dutas from inhouse is the real deal.

Thanks, brah. Yeah, I may very well just up my duta dosage instead of ordering more fin. And if you look back a few pages, I posted the results of a blood test I had that confirms inhouse's Dutas. Will post pics in two months at the six month mark.

[Dan26]

I don't know if I missed it in this thread, but are you using Dr. Reddy's Dutas from inhouse pharmacy.biz?

BTW... Good for you for taking a proactive approach to your hair loss. Hope you have the success I did by starting early! I had more hair than you when I started using minoxidil at age 23. As time went by, I added Fin then switched to Avodart. As time passed, I would notice minor differences but no one else did. Kept getting compliments on my hair.

Now here I am at age 45 and it was only when I had to switch from Avodart back to Fin four years ago that I started to see a gradual difference that then became noticeable last June (new insurance company wouldn't cover Avodart for someone my age).

I am now 90 days in using Dr. Reddy's Dutas from inhouse pharmacy.biz. What I have seen is a major shed, but also seeing vellus hairs along my hairline and below it. Hoping this is a sign of good things to come...

How has your experience with dut been health wise? Did you have children?

[gsr852]

Thanks, brah. Yeah, I may very well just up my duta dosage instead of ordering more fin. And if you look back a few pages, I posted the results of a blood test I had that confirms inhouse's Dutas. Will post pics in two months at the six month mark.

Just read it and glad to see that it is legit!!! I was using 0.5MG of Dutasteride back in the day and now that I am using it again. Once more, wishing you success and look forward to seeing your pics.

How has your experience with dut been health wise? Did you have children?

As a point of reference, I started taking Avodart (Dutasteride) right after the Phase I FDA Hair Loss Study Results were released through to 2009. I have never experienced any health problems! I never had any children but without going into too much detail, I can at least share with you that I "got close" twice. There were no physical complications that ended the pregnancies.

Hope that answers your question and I am glad to be taking Dutasteride once again, as in my case it brought with it amazing results all the way around. Hope it will work its magic one more time.

[rm056789]

Started Dutasteride

Aames,

I commend you for starting early. I wish I had done the same, I started fin last year but stopped and my hair loss - particularly at the temples and hairline has progressed quite a lot. I am about 2 weeks into using Cipla Duprost (generic Dutasteride) and have noticed a massive shed - on the top of my head and hairline. Given the half life of Dutasteride (~240 hrs) I am using 0.5 mg every other day in efforts to keep costs down. Hopefully, this shed is a sign of good things to come!

Best of luck!

[Dan26]

How much does generic dut tablets cost?

You can order 1gram in powder form for $100...that translates to 2000 0.5mg doses, would last years!

[luganoa]

Dutasteride causes castration????

Wow, I'm just astounded at this thread, you're in essence chemically castrating yourself (potentially permanently) because you think your NW1.1 hairline is on its way to NW7 with 100% certainty.

Here's some advice: swap your pharmacist for a psychologist.

Hi guys, came across this thread by accident as was amazed by two things I read..

1. How easily people forget their own experiences when losing hair.

I didn't wake up one day 'bald' and start thinking of how to get a cure!

I started to notice my hair loss when I had loads of hair and just a tiny area at the crown where it was thinning. I used to inspect it daily with a magnifying glass it was that small. All I remember is people saying "stop being so vain".... Yeah almost all these jokers had hair!!

If I had put a picture on this site I bet it would have attracted loads of ridicule too.

Good luck to you Aames. I can only assume that those that gave you stick would love to have as much hair as you have today, and didn't think things through before reacting...

2. Taking Dutasteride is dangerous and the chemical equivalent to castrations

Now this bit I really need to understand.

To be honest if I had to choose between a full head of hair or sex it would be a tough call....

You may laugh but my guess is that if you take Finesteride or Dustateride, it';s a tough call for you too.. ..why else would you take the risk of losing your sex drive...

You can see from my post on http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=12927 that Finesteride did have an effect on my libido but I still took it.

Then I heard about Dutasteride. Same risk but more hair growth... ...it was a no brainer..

GREAT NEWS. So far my libido is back to normal AND MY HAIR IS GROWING BACK THICK & FAST.

I've been taking Dutasteride for just over a year and all my research says it 'may' cause impotence. Nowhere apart from this post has anyone said it's 'dangerous' or can cause 'castration'

DO YOU GUYS KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T? If so please give me the link...

...also what is NW1.1, NW7???? I know I'm wrong but it looks like UK post codes to me.

[WarLord]

Hi guys, came across this thread by accident as was amazed by two things I read..

1. How easily people forget their own experiences when losing hair.

I didn't wake up one day 'bald' and start thinking of how to get a cure!

I started to notice my hair loss when I had loads of hair and just a tiny area at the crown where it was thinning. I used to inspect it daily with a magnifying glass it was that small. All I remember is people saying "stop being so vain".... Yeah almost all these jokers had hair!!

If I had put a picture on this site I bet it would have attracted loads of ridicule too.

Good luck to you Aames. I can only assume that those that gave you stick would love to have as much hair as you have today, and didn't think things through before reacting...

2. Taking Dutasteride is dangerous and the chemical equivalent to castrations

Now this bit I really need to understand.

To be honest if I had to choose between a full head of hair or sex it would be a tough call....

You may laugh but my guess is that if you take Finesteride or Dustateride, it';s a tough call for you too.. ..why else would you take the risk of losing your sex drive...

You can see from my post on http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=12927 that Finesteride did have an effect on my libido but I still took it.

Then I heard about Dutasteride. Same risk but more hair growth... ...it was a no brainer..

GREAT NEWS. So far my libido is back to normal AND MY HAIR IS GROWING BACK THICK & FAST.

I've been taking Dutasteride for just over a year and all my research says it 'may' cause impotence. Nowhere apart from this post has anyone said it's 'dangerous' or can cause 'castration'

DO YOU GUYS KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T? If so please give me the link...

...also what is NW1.1, NW7???? I know I'm wrong but it looks like UK post codes to me.

How can dutasteride cause impotence, when it increases testosterone levels by 20-30%? Some men actually continue to lose hair on dutasteride because of the disproportional explosion of testosterone. After I started to take dutasteride, the only side effects that I noticed was acne and increased libido.

The idiocy connected with "side effects" in 5-AR blockers never ceases to amaze me.

[luganoa]

How can dutasteride cause impotence, when it increases testosterone levels by 20-30%? Some men actually continue to lose hair on dutasteride because of the disproportional explosion of testosterone. After I started to take dutasteride, the only side effects that I noticed was acne and increased libido.

The idiocy connected with "side effects" in 5-AR blockers never ceases to amaze me.

That's exactly what I've experienced. An increase in sex drive. No bad side effects so far. I've been suffering from dry eye syndrome for the last 5 months. I don;t think its on the side effects list.

I didn't know Dustateride increases testosterone. It might explain a few things.

I've started to work out a lot and getting quite pumped up. I've also been taking a lot of whey protein. Not sure it that's the same protein that hair is made from but it may be a factor in my hair growth..

[KO1]

Warlord - Yeah I've had the acne side effect on fin, same with dut, but no sexual sides, and no change in libido. Did you see any benefit from the drug?

Interestingly, acne has never been noted in any clinical trial, AFAIK.

[WarLord]

Warlord - Yeah I've had the acne side effect on fin, same with dut, but no sexual sides, and no change in libido. Did you see any benefit from the drug?

Interestingly, acne has never been noted in any clinical trial, AFAIK.

The outburst of acne (mostly on my back) was quite significant, and it was actually not me, who noticed it first. But after 2-3 months, it calmed down.

After ca. 2 months on dutasteride, my incessant hairloss stopped, and after additional 1 month, I started to observe some regrowth, although it is not much noticeable. It is always very difficult to regrow hair in temples, especially after 16+ years, like in my case.