Hair taking a pounding with dut

[Rrjc]

Was on fin for 13 years and it was helped to slow and keep what I had. I started noticing that it wasn't working as well before so I switched to dut a few months ago and now my hair is really taking a beating. Much thinning in hairline and crown which has just sunk my battleship. My question is would this have happened anyways if I had stayed on propecia because mpb is just much stronger now that the meds?
Thanks

[Aames]

I see people say this a lot but I just don't see how it is possible. Some claim that the hairline is sensitive to T (dut should theoretically increase free T), but I don't think this T increase is enough to be significant. I think T only becomes a problem when you are exceeding natural amounts (using steroids). Did you shed when you started fin? You could be just experiencing a shed due to fluctuating hormones. You say you've only been using two months?

[dex89]

How old are you OP?

[Aames]

Also OP, if it doesn't get better, you should look into RU. Very intelligent people on other forums theorize that duta and RU is enough for even the most severe MPB.

[Rrjc]

Dex89

I am 35 started using fin at 21. Still have lots of hair but can has gotten worse in past year.

[Rrjc]

Guess I will try a different site this one doesn't seem to be much help

[dex89]

Sorry OP wish I had the answer to your question. Try hairlosshelp, a lot of people use DUT and been on it for several years.

[WarLord]

Was on fin for 13 years and it was helped to slow and keep what I had. I started noticing that it wasn't working as well before so I switched to dut a few months ago and now my hair is really taking a beating. Much thinning in hairline and crown which has just sunk my battleship. My question is would this have happened anyways if I had stayed on propecia because mpb is just much stronger now that the meds?
Thanks

Your dutasteride is hopefully legit, on prescription? Not from an internet pharmacy www.buyfakecheapdut.com?

[Rrjc]

Yes legit perscription from a hair transplant dr

[25 going on 65]

What was your dose of finasteride?
What is your dose of dutasteride?
Do you use any other hair loss meds (minoxidil, ketoconazole, etc.), or did you during the 13 years on fin?
Did you abruptly stop finasteride and start taking dutasteride? Or did you taper off or on either one?
When exactly did you start dut?
Do you take it on an empty stomach?

[Rrjc]

1mg of fin for 13 yrs now 0.5mg of dut
Been on dut since November 2012
Do not take any hair loss meds and haven't in the past
Switched over from dut to fin abruptly
Take dut at night before bed

[25 going on 65]

If you have been on dut only since November, you could just be in an early shedding phase. I would give it at least a year (preferably 24-18 months) before really making judgments on how it is working for you.

I do not know if abruptly switching from fin to dut would make a difference in shedding. However, as an experiment I am slowly tapering off fin while taking dut (started dut 1 month ago). My hope is to avoid a big shed by using the fin as a "bridge" while my body adjusts to dut.
However by this time your body is completely rid of fin and should be pretty well adjusted to dut. So my guess is that you just need to ride out this shed. I have read anecdotes of people having this kind of shed and then seeing a lot of regrowth during the 6-12 month period. Unfortunately I am not aware of long-term dut studies for hair the way we have for fin, so we are bot hin experimental territory right now....

Edit: Some doctors recommend taking fin on an empty stomach unless it makes you nauseous. So I take my dut in the morning well before breakfast, just in case. You might want to try this and see how it goes (but talk to your doctor, I am no physician)

[Rrjc]

25 going on 65

Thanks for the detailed reply!!! It's good to hear you have heard cases of good regrowth in the 6-12 month period. I have a feeling too that I am still in the shed phase. The doctor said that it wouldn't be a problem switching abruptly but we didn't speak of shed. I may try taking it the morning.

Good luck and thanks again for the info

[25 going on 65]

If you have been on dut only since November, you could just be in an early shedding phase. I would give it at least a year (preferably 24-18 months) before really making judgments on how it is working for you.

That should have said 14-18 months, not 24-18

You are welcome. Treating hair loss with meds is a very long term process, that is the biggest thing to keep in mind.