Need help from Nelson Vergel ; finasteride and gynecomastia

[eudes]

Hi ,
I am a 24 yo french guy who is on his 7th year of medicine course
And i m taking finasteride for hair loss . I took several blood test and unfortunately my oestradiol are on the higher range ; 37 pg/ml . I start to have gynecomastia symptom ( puffy nipples , etc ... )

I would like to know if it could be possible to take low dose of arimidex/ aromasin , to lower my oestradiol to a normal level , while being on finasteride ? because i don't wan't to quit finasteride .

My body would have low DHT level / normal testosterone level / and oestradiol level .

I don't know if you have some knowledge about someone doing this previously . Thanks a lot .

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Gynecomastia is common in finasteride patients.

Finasteride blocks DHT. DHT has an inhibitory effect on E2.

I would stop finasteride and use topical Rogaine instead.

Finasteride induced Gynecomastia: Case report and Review of the Literature

Successful Percutaneous Dihydrotestosterone Treatment of Gynecomastia Occurring during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Four Cases and a Review of the Literature

 

[eudes]

thank a lot for your answer ; the issue is that i am already on rogaine , and finasteride
But do you think i could stay on finasteride and taking an AI to mitigate the sides ?

 

[Systemlord]

thank a lot for your answer ; the issue is that i am already on rogaine , and finasteride
But do you think i could stay on finasteride and taking an AI to mitigate the sides ?

I don't know if you've heard of Post Finasteride Syndrome but it has the potential ruin your life with a host of permanent side effects. Finasteride is known to mess up guys endocrine system causing excessively high E2 levels and a complete unbalanced endocrine system that seems irreversible for some. Some poor guys wake up a completely different person do to Finasteride changing brain tissue, it's the stuff of nightmares.

Google "Post Finasteride Syndrome".

 

[Nelson Vergel]

thank a lot for your answer ; the issue is that i am already on rogaine , and finasteride
But do you think i could stay on finasteride and taking an AI to mitigate the sides ?

Taking anastrozole cannot mitigate the DHT lowering side effects of finasteride. In fact, I think it will affect your libido more to combine those two.


Some men sacrifice a lot for their hair.


You can also explore latanoprost without finasteride or even with finasteride (transdermal, not oral)

LATANOPROST TOPICAL SOLUTION

 

[eudes]

thanks for your answer .
Sure if the gynecomastia is caused by the low DHT ,it will not help
But if it is caused by the high oestradiol maybe it could help ?
I was thinking of maybe trying tamoxifen/raloxifen which block the receptor