Starting dutasteride

[25 going on 65]

So you actually convinced a doctor to write you a script? I've heard a lot of people have problems with that. I'd love to use actual Avodart but online pharmacies are charging like 3.50 usd per pill which is just insane. Also, I have a theory that the brand name stuff is more likely to be faked. Who is going to go through the trouble of faking generics when they cost pennies to manufacture? It would be like selling a fake Timex watch.

I have very little concern about a licensed pharmacy selling me fake Avodart but I guess anything is possible. I have heard that some counterfeit generics have been found in licensed pharmacies, including fin, but I never tried to research this myself. From my understanding the pharmacies were not necessarily in on the counterfeit, it was the manufacturers that were to blame.
There is no generic for dutasteride recognized in the US as far as I know. Maybe in other countries....I have no idea.
As far as getting a rx for Avodart, hair loss specialists are much easier to work with. At one time I tried getting a prescription from my GP and then a dermatologist, but neither one was comfortable writing it or even heard about dut for hair loss. Most doctors honestly do not know jack about alopecia
I think I had an especially easy time getting the rx because I have been on fin for years without suffering problems from it.

[baldesswonder]

I have very little concern about a licensed pharmacy selling me fake Avodart but I guess anything is possible. I have heard that some counterfeit generics have been found in licensed pharmacies, including fin, but I never tried to research this myself. From my understanding the pharmacies were not necessarily in on the counterfeit, it was the manufacturers that were to blame.
There is no generic for dutasteride recognized in the US as far as I know. Maybe in other countries....I have no idea.
As far as getting a rx for Avodart, hair loss specialists are much easier to work with. At one time I tried getting a prescription from my GP and then a dermatologist, but neither one was comfortable writing it or even heard about dut for hair loss. Most doctors honestly do not know jack about alopecia
I think I had an especially easy time getting the rx because I have been on fin for years without suffering problems from it.

nothing wrong with getting a generic proscar/propecia online most of us are doing that.

[25 going on 65]

I keep thinking I am imagining things but I cant help but share. I am not shedding at all. I can make no sense of it, it's much too early for dut to be doing anything (it has been less than a week). But since I started I notice maybe 4-6 hairs coming out the entire day, including when I shower. I have never been a "shed hair counter" but I always noticed hairs coming out while I was on fin. Nothing extreme, I just figured it was the normal hair cycling that would happen with or without MPB (for example I would see maybe 15-20 in the shower alone). But now it is like everything is glued to my scalp or something.
I feel this must be a coincidence because there is no way I have had dut in my system long enough to change my shedding. Does anyone else have any kind of experience like this to share?
(now watch, in 8 weeks I will shed out to a NW5)

[Widowmaker]

I started on Dut a bit before January 1. Prior to that I was on Fin 1mg everyday for around 2 years. I clipper my hair pretty short so I am not sure if I shed or not. It seems I would go through periods of seeing more scalp, and periods of satisfaction. That could just as well be attributed to psychological factors. I am pretty sure Fin was just retaining what I had, but part of me would have liked to see a shed...from what I've seen, most people who see gains experience a shed.

Anyway, back to the Dut...I think I've had a rather minimal diffuse shed. I see a bit more scalp, but it's not really noticable. I have also noticed a lot more faint baby/vellus(?) hairs sprout up along my recessed temple hairline. They aren't very noticable except up close. Sorta reminds me of a hair graveyard. I'm hopeful, but not convinced they will thicken up. Didn't have sides on Fin and haven't noticed any on Dut. I get my Dutas from InHouse. I'll probably stay on Dut to see how it goes and if I see no gains I may go back to Fin. I figure Fin was holding ground and it should be widely available as a generic (and a lot less $) by then.

[drybone]

I have to agree with 25/65

I have been on fin for over two weeks, maybe 3 weeks and I got no side effects nor any shedding.

The only thing I can think of is that I am still shedding at the same rate so I dont notice any shedding at all.

According to what I have read, I have blocked out 90% of the DHT to my hair, but that wont show up in results for up to 12 months.

[Aames]

I started on Dut a bit before January 1. Prior to that I was on Fin 1mg everyday for around 2 years. I clipper my hair pretty short so I am not sure if I shed or not. It seems I would go through periods of seeing more scalp, and periods of satisfaction. That could just as well be attributed to psychological factors. I am pretty sure Fin was just retaining what I had, but part of me would have liked to see a shed...from what I've seen, most people who see gains experience a shed.

Anyway, back to the Dut...I think I've had a rather minimal diffuse shed. I see a bit more scalp, but it's not really noticable. I have also noticed a lot more faint baby/vellus(?) hairs sprout up along my recessed temple hairline. They aren't very noticable except up close. Sorta reminds me of a hair graveyard. I'm hopeful, but not convinced they will thicken up. Didn't have sides on Fin and haven't noticed any on Dut. I get my Dutas from InHouse. I'll probably stay on Dut to see how it goes and if I see no gains I may go back to Fin. I figure Fin was holding ground and it should be widely available as a generic (and a lot less $) by then.

My dutas from inhouse is in the post. I'll be taking it and fin at the same time until I run out of fin. I'm also hoping for temple regrowth.

[25 going on 65]

Still practically no shedding on most days, except a few since I have started where there was minor shedding. When I used my keto shampoo the other day I noticed closer to the normal amount of hairs coming onto my hands in the shower. Most days though I can hang my head and vigorously rub my scalp and see 0, 1 or 2 hairs on the bathroom floor. Same when I wash my hair (other than keto days)
I assumed using dut+fin together would not be more effective than using just dut, I was just doing it for a transition period. Now I am getting a little nervous that when I drop fin I will start shedding more. I wonder what my actual DHT levels are vs what they will be when I quit fin. Maybe should get a blood test....

But it is still so early in the process that I probably am just overthinking things.

[dex89]

I'll be monitoring your thread, very curious how DUT works for you. I've been on Fin for 1 year and 5 months but I see no regrowth around the temple area that is thinning. I haven't shed like I used to but still worry that my hairline is receding to It's "mature hairline" slowly. I might make the switch soon, not sure if I should for 2 year mark.

I saw this really interesting link, I don't know if anyone has seen this. I posted it yesterday on another thread.

http://www.twinshairloss.com/dutasteride.htm

[drybone]

Hey dex

Have you seen regrowth in the crown or top of your head with the fin?

Is it just the temples where there is no regrowth?

[dex89]

Hey dex

Have you seen regrowth in the crown or top of your head with the fin?

Is it just the temples where there is no regrowth?

I'm not loosing hair on the crown or top, It's more of a receding issue and a minor diffuse right temple. The temple is a no regrowth, the corner of my temples are thinning. Fin does work but it probably would not regrow hair around the hairline area like DUT would.