finasteride

Hello all, I have very high DHT on TRT cream. (>290!, @ Quest, range 12-65) I've titrated to 20% T, 1 click (50 mg cream) every morning, and 1 click in the evening 3x/wk. (I know I should probably switch to 15% cream and apply 2 clicks a day) I've been getting some acne on my face, shoulders...

Hello, I'm 23 and used finasteride and other 5AR inhibitors when I was 18 which is about the time all my symptoms began. I have brain fog, poor memory, anhedonia, low libido, zero morning/nocturnal erections in many years, etc. I stopped the finasteride when I was 19 but the symptoms remained...

I am thinking of trying out their combo spray (0.3% finasteride + 6% minoxodil). I have a receding hairline and general thinning hair. Has anyone tried their spray and/or their shampoo? How are the results? And how long did it take before you started seeing results? This is the spray...

I think I'm going to give this a try: Hair Restore Ultra Scalp Solution - 60 mL Dropper Bottle of Minoxidil / Azelaic Acid / Finasteride / Ketoconazole 5/12.5/0.1/2% I'd like to get the finasteride component down to .05 or .025..... What is a good vehicle to mix with this... I was thinking of...

If Finasteride has a cumulative effect then it wouldn't matter what dosage someone was taking as the finasteride would continue build up in the body to levels that would eventually cause side effects, it's just that a lower dose would take more time to achieve the negative side effects as...

I've been on scrotal cream for a few years. Feel great. However I have always got pretty annoying facial acne. My dht is pretty high 155ng/dL, however it's been as high as 290ng/dL. The range is usually 14 to 77ng/dL. FWIW, I used to be at a measley 8ng/dL before I started. Total T is around...

I inject 150mg per week Testosterone Cypionate. I'm about to start 1mg per day oral Finasteride for hair loss. The internet says this is totally fine. The internet says this is a terrible idea. The internet says Finasteride is poison that will ruin your life. What do we KNOW about this...

Hey guys..I am considering starting low does finasteride for hair security as I have been on TRT for a while. If finasteride raises T levels, why do some people have a lower libido? I guess they take too much and kill of their DHT? If you are on HRT, then this shouldn't be an issue if you are...

So anybody who's been active has probably noticed the sequential threads ive posted over the past couple of weeks. In short, i've been feeling for quite some time that the drawbacks of trt have far outweighed the benefits and am preparing to potentially stop. Two of the reasons for the...

Can I still take Propecia while restarting my HPTA after years on TRT? I’ve never had these terrible issues people claim to have (PFS) etc. The only side effect I have is not losing my hair.

Hi. I can’t find my post where people recommended me some online doctors in Florida as well as different doctors that deal with post finasteride syndrome. If anyone knows or has dealt with the constant headaches, head pain, pressure in head, feeling of a brain tumor, inability to read, please...

Hi everyone, I took stupid fucking finadteride for 3 months and quit due to side effects. The only issue is it has been 3 months and I have not gotten any better. My brain symptoms are the worse part. It’s as if I have brain damage. I can’t read without instantly forgetting what I read, I went...

Hi everyone, I took stupid fucking finadteride for 3 months and quit due to side effects. The only issue is it has been 3 months and I have not gotten any better. My brain symptoms are the worse part. It’s as if I have brain damage. I can’t read without instantly forgetting what I read, I went...

This article may be of interest to some forum members: U.S. court let Merck hide secrets about popular drug's risks

Finasteride/post finasteride symdrome has been discussed on this forum quite a bit. LIke statins, looks like another case where the drug manufacturer knew from the beginning that they were marketing something hazardous. U.S. court let Merck hide secrets about popular drug's risks

I’ve read the older threads on this subject but would like a little more insight from you guys. I went to the dermatologist today presenting with thinning hair on my crown. After reading all of the studies I could find regarding Propecia—the oral form of the drug—I realized that the pill wasn’t...

Have any of you guys used Finasteride specifically for acne treatment? The theory being reducing DHT production, thus reducing the cystic acne. For me, it seems like the acne comes and goes......thus far no matter the treatment. When I have the bad breakout on my back, the discoloration from...

Objective To investigate the incidence of new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus in men receiving steroid 5α-reductase inhibitors (dutasteride or finasteride) for long term treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Design Population based cohort study. Setting UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink...

Inhibitors of 5alpha-steroid reductase are drugs used to treat androgen-dependent conditions including prosta...te diseases and androgenic alopecia. Finasteride was the first on the market and is currently the most widely used inhibitor. Dutasteride was the second inhibitor to be approved and...

I would not be surprised if testing with very low dose finasteride is being conducted for dht related side effects. Perhaps .25 and .5mg dosages opposed to 1mg amd 5 mg. Finstasteride side effects do seem to be dose dependant ( to an extent ). Low dose Finasteride could very well become an...

Let me just vent a bit - Getting old sucks ass. Unlike my nose and my ears, the hair on the top of my head is getting thin. My wife noticed it yesterday and I looked with a mirror and sure enough, it is thinning out on top. We looked over some pictures back in Feb and it was getting a tad...

J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 Feb;146:74-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.03.012. Epub 2014 Apr 6. Patients treated for male pattern hair with finasteride show, after discontinuation of the drug, altered levels of neuroactive steroids in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma Caruso D1, Abbiati F1...

I have been saying for a while that estradiol is not the only factor involved in gynecomastia. Low DHT or a blocked DHT receptor can also be a risk factor. Also, remember that finasteride has also been linked to sexual dysfunction. If you have BPH, you are better off with an alpha inhibitor or...

Here is the video of today's webinar interview Dr. McClain earned his medical doctorate at Western University and completed his internship at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine Residency Program (U.S.C. California Hospital) and has worked with some of the best...

Testosterone book authors Dr John Crisler, Nelson Vergel and Jay Campbell discuss their views and asnwer questions on clomid (clomiphene), estradiol management with anastrozole, HCG for fertility and libido, how to treat finasteride syndrome, new injectable DHEA, and subcutaneous injections...

Ganzer CA, Jacobs AR, Iqbal F. Persistent sexual, emotional, and cognitive impairment post-finasteride: a survey of men reporting symptoms. Am J Mens Health 2015;9(3):222-8. http://jmh.sagepub.com/content/9/3/222.abstract Finasteride is a synthetic 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, which...

Seven hundred men participated in the study. Of those, 470 (mean age 58) took 5 mg of finasteride each day. The remaining 230 men (mean age 63) took 0.4 mg of tamsulosin. The men were followed for up to 45 months. Every three months, and at follow-up appointments, the men's testosterone levels...

This super elegantly done study looked at the effect of testosterone and DHT on body fat and insulin sensitivity. The researchers previously did a similar study that determined that low estradiol was linked to increased fat mass. By blocking testosterone, DHT and estradiol in different arms...