Recent content by xp15

I thought that the DHT produced by 5-ar type 1 is not actually what's responsible for any hairloss though (only 5-ar type 2)?

Hi everyone, I wanted to post an update now that I've just passed my one year point for starting finasteride. I have not tried minoxidil (yet), although I have been using Nizoral 2-3 times per week for the past year. I wanted to see if finasteride+nizoral was enough rather than start minoxidil also and not know...

I'll add minoxidil at a later time if there is no regrowth. From my point of view, if you start with both minoxidil and finasteride at the same time and then get regrowth, you have no idea if the regrowth is only minoxidil-related or if you got some of the regrowth from finasteride. Some people get regrowth with finasteride...

I do feel a periodic stinging sensation in the breast area, and they have become visibly puffy. The stinging sensations comes and goes, lasts for two days and then I don't feel it again for two weeks ago. Sometimes there is more of a dull pain. Going to keep monitoring that. Hmm, I can't...

Been on finasteride for 3 months without minoxidil. Appears to be no progress =/. Actually, I'm trying to debate whether the male pattern baldness is still advancing, rather than being stopped by finasteride. I figure that if finasteride would bring about regrowth for me, I would at least see "baby hairs" emerging from the scalp under...

Yeah I get that. But does that apply if I almost never take my shirt off? The head is ALWAYS visible unless you wear a hat all day. Gyno will be covered by a shirt when I go to class, work, etc.. anywhere. Well, it depends on how big it gets I suppose. There's a little bit there now and you...

Returning to this thread because this side effect is still occurring, sadly. I've noticed a periodic sensation in the breast area, it's actually quite a painful stinging. There's definitely a puffiness in my breast area that has not improved since last month. And definitely not imagining it, as...

IIRC, you made another post which contained the suggestion to drop to EOD or to drop the dosage at .6mg and that could "reduce the amount of AR-5 in brain tissue", thereby reducing sides. Why the reversal here? I've been looking into this issue, because one of the primary sides effects I've...

I hear a lot of people saying that finasteride is needed for a "few more years". Is there really some sort of alternative breakthrough treatment that's in the works? I feel like people always feel like there's some "miracle" treatment on the way, when in reality people just have their hopes up too much.

Gonna try splitting the 1.25 in half again and take .6mg. Will report back in a week.

Also, my doctor wanted to do blood tests after he noticed the puffiness in the breast area, however it appears everything came back normal. Although, it seems my testosterone is higher than the "normal" range posted here, but he said my levels are normal: Panel/Test Value Unit Normal Range...

I suppose what I'll try to do first is lower the dosage. Maybe 1.25 EOD or .6 EOD/ED. It just sucks because I recognize this drug is really the only effective treatment in the long term to prevent hair loss. I really just don't want to sacrifice my cognitive abilities to remain on it though...

One thing I forgot to mention, about 4-5 days ago (also when I started to notice increased brain fog) I switched from 1mg generic finasteride to 1.25 mg finasteride (proscar generic splitting into 4 pieces). I wonder if this switch could have anything to do with the increase side effect. Also, I find it hard...

So, I've been on finasteride for about two and half months now. I did experience side effects, but they weren't bad enough for me to want to stop the drug. I'll list what I experienced: 1) Reduced libido, maybe by about 20-30%. However, no ED (I've been able to get it up fine if I want to, I just seem...

So.. I was on here posting like three days ago that I was worried finasteride wouldn't work for me at all. Today I decided to sit down, since it's been about two months (1mg finasteride/day), and take some pictures of my head and really compare them to the pictures I took the first day I started. I was to ask...