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    Hey guys,

    So I've been taking 0.25mg fin daily for the last 60 days. I had my DHT levels tested before I started, and had them tested after 60 days...

    and...

    There was only a 10% reduction in DHT!!!

    This makes no sense...

    They are generic 1mg finasteride pills prescribed by my derm and from local pharmacy...

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    How much is DHT suppose to be lowered by taking the full 1mg of fin. I thought it was somewhere near 60%. Don't quote me on that, but I don't think fin completely eliminates DHT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Notcoolanymore View Post
    How much is DHT suppose to be lowered by taking the full 1mg of fin. I thought it was somewhere near 60%. Don't quote me on that, but I don't think fin completely eliminates DHT.
    Based on what I've read, ya 1mg should reduce it by up to 70%...Generally in the 50-70% range

    But there is a nearly flat dose response rate for fin, so 0.25 should reduce it by a lot more than 10%

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    Yeah so propecia is far from a perfect DHT inhibitor so its not representative of what stopping androgens could do. Even Dut while inhibiting a lot more DHT also spikes your T a lot more. Both harm hair.

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    I know it's only been 60 days but have you had any positive results at all despite only getting a 10% reduction in your DHT levels? I'm also on 0.25mg per day and I started to get hairline regrowth at 2 months. I'd be interested to know how much my DHT levels have been reduced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan26 View Post
    Hey guys,

    So I've been taking 0.25mg fin daily for the last 60 days. I had my DHT levels tested before I started, and had them tested after 60 days...

    and...

    There was only a 10% reduction in DHT!!!

    This makes no sense...

    They are generic 1mg finasteride pills prescribed by my derm and from local pharmacy...
    You comfortable with upping the dose? Might be time to beat that DHT up, breh. I took a two week break and have been back on it daily for a solid week and feeling pristine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DanWS View Post
    I know it's only been 60 days but have you had any positive results at all despite only getting a 10% reduction in your DHT levels? I'm also on 0.25mg per day and I started to get hairline regrowth at 2 months. I'd be interested to know how much my DHT levels have been reduced.
    Pretty damn sure I've had no results, but 2 people told me my hair looked darker and/or thicker. Havn't cut it in a while so I'm chalkin it up to that lol. No sides either btw.

    Quote Originally Posted by BigThinker View Post
    You comfortable with upping the dose? Might be time to beat that DHT up, breh. I took a two week break and have been back on it daily for a solid week and feeling pristine.
    Brb bro, popping my first 10kg dut pill...

    Lol ya I'm upping to 0.5mg/day and going to retest levels in a month or two.

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    Been taking 1.25mg ED since October, my DHT is still the same -_-

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    Another Update...

    I've been taking dut 1mg ED for 10 days then 0.5mg/day since for a month

    Got another set of blood tests

    and STILL NO DHT REDUCTION

    I am a mutant...

    Also will be nw6 in the near future

    RIP my follicles

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan26 View Post
    I am a mutant...
    Your special ability is to go from handsome to unattractive in a few years.

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