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You mean Dutasteride?
I have heard dutasteride is linking to even more shedding than finasteride in the initial stages. I think it is definitely a possibility that you could experience mild to severe shedding once you switch. Although, seeing as though you were already using a DHT blocker it might not be as bad as someone just starting on it from day 1. This is just random thought, not based on anything by the way.
I am not currently using any drugs. But my finasteride will be here next month, or so I hope.
If finasteride did not provide you with sufficient results then I think dutasteride is probably not a bad idea.
You are only a norwood 2! I don't think switching is the greatest idea if your a norwood 2 man. I really think if you can maintain norwood 2 with finasteride then you should just keep it at that. Keep dutasteride for the future when finasteride loses its effectiveness rather than use it now.
I highly doubt dutasteride will make you go into norwood 1. I highly doubt this.
Good luck though and let us know what you decide to do and what happens.
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I used finasteride for 5 years with good results. I started at age 26, a few months after I noticed thinning in the crown and temple regions. The finasteride thickened up the crown and dramatically slowed the recession in the temples. I remained a Norwood 2/3 during this time period.
Unfortunately, my genetic propensity to bald overwhelmed the finasteride at the 5 year mark, and my hair began to--quite literally--melt off my head from front to back in a Norwood 5 or 6 pattern. I desperately tried increasing the dose of finasteride but it had no effect.
My only chance to save my hair at that time was to switch over to dutasteride ASAP. I quickly got hold of some dutasteride (Dr. Reddy's Dutas), and within a month or two my hair had re-thickened back to the way it was before the finasteride lost its effectiveness. This was quite a miracle given how fast things had been deteriorating for me. After I started on the dutas, I noticed some chest tightness for about a week, but since then I haven't had any noticeable physical symptoms.
I have been on dutasteride for 3.5 years, and now it too is starting to lose its effectiveness. The same region of hair that began to melt off when I was on the finasteride is noticeably more more miniaturized now (April 2010) than it was just a few months ago.
I'm glad that I was able to get 8.5 years of use from finasteride/dutasteride, though these were by no means stress-free years (I was always worried about if/when the medications would wear off). Now that I've reached that point, I'm not sure what I'll do since there are no more miracle treatments available.
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Originally Posted by blackSTAT1K
I have been on 1.25mg of Finasteride for about a year, and I am thinking about switching to .5mg of Durastride.
From what I have read, it works better, but I just dont want to experience any shed from switching. I dont think that can happen, but I def dont want to risk it.
I am a norwood 2. Does anyone that is on Dura recommend the switch??
I switched to Dutasteride last year and I had a terrible shed.
I added Fluridil to the mix and the shedding stopped.
I highly recommend adding Fluridil. It also alot easier to apply than minoxidil.
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mhh, yeah. I think both other posters here can benefit from using Fluridil.
BTW headshake. Unlike finasteride, dutasteride actually works a little better when you increase the dosage...not that I think this is a good idea....just curious if you tried it? Good that you got 8.5 years though. Fluridil might help you get a few more years. Have you tried rogaine?
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15% minoxidil!
I have always wanted to try that! Since my shipment of shampoo + finasteride did arrive from him I will definitely buy some from him. But I don't know if starting out with 15% is a good idea. I doubt it. Perhaps I will start with 5% or 12.5% lol
But I have rogaine still on the way from other sites so I will see if it gets here.
PLEASE let me know how the ******* goes for you, I am VERY curious about that.
BTW I have emailed him a bunch of times and he has not yet resonded a single time. I used the email addresses on his website... . But yeah, he has a great website.
I finally got finasteride in my system... I feel so relieved now... finally doing something.
BTW I did buy dutasteride with my finasteride from 4rx I plan on MAYBE adding dutasteride once I have been on finasteride for a few months without sides...or something. I think it is a good idea since dutasteride blocks out other types of DHT levels, and for a very long period of time also. Maybe I wil take 1 pill a week or something crazy like that I dunno. like 6 finasteride 1 dutasteride lol. And then maybe progress into it. No idea... but I want the big guns, your right!
I am probably going to order some ******* tonight.
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