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Originally Posted by the_charger
(maybe soothsayer can comment on this) but it looks like for the most part testosterone and DHT go back to normal even in people that still have side effects.
I addressed this in my previous post, but it looks like many men have hormone levels that are below the normal range of hormones or at the very bottom level. It does seem that a deficiency of DHT is in part responsible for causing lasting problems in these patients. If you are interested, you can take a look on PropeciaHelp where a lot of patients post the results of their hormone profiles. However, as you mentioned it is not as simple as supplementing DHT or T since this does not seem to easily work. It is also possible that Propecia use causes an acquired androgen insensitivity. If this is true, hormone supplementation will not reverse the problem even if the problem is hormonal, similar to the relationship between Type I diabetes and insulin injections.
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You can get a blood test for DHT. I had a few of them after I stopped finasteride. Make sure you take it first thing in the morning or you'll get some crazy results. Anyway, in all likelihood, your DHT levels will be normal, unless you have hypogonadism (and you would definitely know if you did). When you slow the production of hormones, the receptors for those hormones become downregulated and it takes a while for them to readjust for some people.
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Sorry for slow response here, had a busy weekend.
ryan555, just to get to your reply first, why did you get your DHT checked? Can you tell me your full story? How long did it take for you to go back to normal and what did you do to help?
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Originally Posted by chrisis
Sorry for slow response here, had a busy weekend.
ryan555, just to get to your reply first, why did you get your DHT checked? Can you tell me your full story? How long did it take for you to go back to normal and what did you do to help?
I got my DHT checked because I was terrified of coming of 12 years of finasteride after reading all the crazy shit on the internet. I quit cold turkey and all my hormonal levels went back to normal for me within a week or so. As far as sides go, I had a few that I was unaware of when I was on the drug because I never read anything about them the whole time I was on it. I just ignored them and they didn't really bother me. Those all corrected themselves within a few days, maybe a week after stopping.
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