Avodart, (Dutasteride) dosages? And success stories.

[FrankieRed]

Hello all. I have been to a doc and am getting bloodwork done before taking Avodart. Doc wants to make sure everything is okay for me to give it a go. What were some of your doses, and have you guys noticed any positive effects? Negative effects?

Any response would be appreciated.

Thank yu.

[Dan26]

0.5mg a day for just over a year now

positives: no sides, increased thickness, density, darker etc + slowed body hair growth

cons: slowed beard growth, temples/hairline not yet stabilized, still shed frequently

[TotallyScrewed]

0.5mg/day for 2.5 months..

No cessation of hairloss or hair thinning; thinned body hair (especially forearms, where it is in some places now nearly non-existent), libido seems the same, maybe higher? Possibly increased muscle growth, hard to say. No increased mood swings the way I got from propecia.

[FrankieRed]

Thank you guys for the response.

Just wondering, do you get blood work frequently to check your testosterone and DHT levels? If so where has your DHT levels settled at?

Any other responses are welcome.

[robincurtz]

2 months on .5 mg dutasteride.no response.corners and frontal are very near to go bald.

[SolarPowered Man]

15 months on 0.5 mg Dut every day.

Pros: Hair re-growth, new hairs, thickening of existing hair, no shed. Notable difference in overall hair coverage, as I was a diffused thinner, mentioned by my family members. Bold spot on back covering up nicely where I used to have sun spots. Temples slowly recovering.
Cons: Watery seamen.

[FrankieRed]

I'm hearing that shedding is very common the first 3 months, and then the hairs start to sprout. My doctor says a full year is warranted to see the full results.

Thank you guys for the responses. Please keep them coming. All are welcome.

[rdawg]

0.5mg twice a week for about 2.5 months now.

pros- could be stabalizing my hair, not sure yet, very light shedding since switching from fin.

cons- very slightly lower libido the day after taking(back to normal the next day though). other than that nothing noticable.

it's kind of my last resort unless something like BIM comes out soon, this stuff is definitely more powerful than fin, but side effect wise I dont get much.

[FrankieRed]

Thank you rdawg. BIM seems promising. ...Has anyone done any follow up blood work to see how low their DHT levels went while on Avodart? Just curious.

[Aonyx262]

0.5mg 2-3 days/wk for the past 3 months, in addition to 1mg finasteride 4 d/wk (6mos); Overall, I notice some increased density throughout. I've been using less caboki. I'm almost to the point where I can go out without it if I style it a certain way, which I havent been able to do for 3+ years. One of my temples is sprouting little tiny hairs, the other one seems to be taking its time. It looks a lot better when wet. I still shed more than someone who doesnt have MPB, but it's probably 50-60% less.

No side effects really. Maybe(?) increased libido at times, although at times I'm less interested in sex, but I can also say that it may have nothing to do with Avodart. I'm in medical school and stress runs through my body everyday.

[FFS]

Ive been on it 3 months and think my hair has gotten a lot worse , does this mean its not working? Its just I took Propecia and the same thing happened it never helped I shed the first few months and then waited for it to get better which it never did.

[FrankieRed]

I can't say for certain because I am just starting this, but I have been asking around for over a year. I heard if you shed it can get a lot worse in the beginning months, but it comes back. 3 months is around the time when you see changes I believe. Again this is based off the info I have gotten from others. I personally used ketokonozol for 3 months and stopped because I was losing a lot of hair. and only like 3/4 of my hair grew back after 2 years. So no more keto for me. ...I would keep it up. I think in a month or two you should notice new hairs growing back. May take longer. Everyone is different. One thing I would do is go for blood work to see where your testosterone and dht levels are at on propecia. ...you do not want your dht too low, or too high. I think when people bottom out their dht for too long they can run into problems. Again, just my opinion. ...I would never try dut or fin without before and after blood work and follow up blood work every 3 months. But thats just me.

[FrankieRed]

One week into my trt protocol at 30mg cyp every other day and set to get blood work in 3 more weeks so doc can put me on DUT. Doc said I can start on minoxidil 5% with Azelic acid right away, which i did the day I started Trt up again. Noticed a distinct libido crash after 6th day and 7th, which was today, no desire for sex, had to force rubbing one out, and had to resort to porn and it took major work to finish the job. Weak erections. No morning wood which didn't happen even while off trt. This shit is definitely effecting my sex drive. (I tried it two years ago and had to pitch it because it did the same thing.)

Anybody have sides due to minoxidil but got along ok on DUT once they got their T up? ...My only hope is DUT now. But I'm skepticle, if minoxidil is effecting me this way I can only imagine what DUT will due. ...Not happy right now.

And no it is not in my head. My johnson not hanging like it used to, balls are tight. I know it's only one week but like I said the same thing happened when I tried it and only went back because the doctor assured me it doesn't effect libido. Well, he's wrong.

[TotallyScrewed]

One week into my trt protocol at 30mg cyp every other day and set to get blood work in 3 more weeks so doc can put me on DUT. Doc said I can start on minoxidil 5% with Azelic acid right away, which i did the day I started Trt up again. Noticed a distinct libido crash after 6th day and 7th, which was today, no desire for sex, had to force rubbing one out, and had to resort to porn and it took major work to finish the job. Weak erections. No morning wood which didn't happen even while off trt. This shit is definitely effecting my sex drive. (I tried it two years ago and had to pitch it because it did the same thing.)

Anybody have sides due to minoxidil but got along ok on DUT once they got their T up? ...My only hope is DUT now. But I'm skepticle, if minoxidil is effecting me this way I can only imagine what DUT will due. ...Not happy right now.

And no it is not in my head. My johnson not hanging like it used to, balls are tight. I know it's only one week but like I said the same thing happened when I tried it and only went back because the doctor assured me it doesn't effect libido. Well, he's wrong.

This whole post sounds a bit hysterical and psychosomatic. I don't see how it could make your "balls tight," assuming you mean the sack. That's skin. Sex hormones, at least to my knowledge, don't play a role in that. Its homeostasis has more to do with ambient temperature.

I won't comment on sex drive as it's a listed side effect, although I do believe there were more people reporting sex related sides taking the placebo than the actual drug.

That said, I have very little respect for men who take testosterone supplements.

If you're taking topical minoxidil, I can't imagine how it could possibly be affecting your sex drive save on a purely psychological level.. it's probably all in your head.

[FrankieRed]

I have very little respect for people who have little respect for people who take testosterone replacement therapy when they have been diagnosed with hypogonadism and have a testosterone level of 190 and osteoporosis as a result. ...Tried to come off trt for 6 to 8 months and felt weak, but took pregnenolone and sex drive was fine. Had to jump back on TRT again to keep from advancing osteoporosis and i'm just trying to keep my hair if I can. went from raging hardons on pregnenolone and super sex drive to almost zero sexual desire within one week on test and minoxidil. Perhaps I need the test to set in, but the minoxidil is definitely having a negative effect. Like I said, it happened before. Tried it again because some rocket scientist said it was all in my head. It is not in my head. ...My question is has anyone ditched Minoxidil because of sides and switched to DUT with no sides.