Can't tolerate finasteride, now what?

[Notcoolanymore]

Damn good results!

[Thinn]

Jazz1- I'd be interested to hear what you did, but I don't have high hopes since I can't even tolerate low doses twice a week. I'd also be interested to hear about topical fin - does it have less sides?

Swooping - How has RU58841 worked for you? I'm interested in trying this, but I can't find much info about any trials that have been done. At this point it seems like I'm going for hail marys, so I don't mind blowing a bit of money on something that doesn't work, but I'd like to at least know it's safe. I did read hellhouser's thread on this and I was really impressed with his results. At this point safety is my main concern with this one.

I also read the thread on CB0301 vehicle, and I read about this compound before. It sounds promising, and I like the fact that it's been through Phase 2 trials. I think if this actually worked it would be a godsend, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I'm actually a scientist at biopharma company, so I might see if Desmond is up for geeking out a bit with me to talk about the science of solubility/skin penetration before i tried this one.

So, my options are -

Topical fin (probably still will have sides)

RU - Sides? Safety?

CB0301 - Seems safe, little chance of sides (especially since it's already been through acne trials). Efficacy/penetration could be questionable, but probably worth a try.

Saw palmetto and anything non-androgen blocking, I'm not interested in. To be honest, I think the only way to really treat this is to address the androgen issue. Everything else is just window dressing.

Any more input anyone has would be appreciated.