3 Months On Topical Dutasteride - Results
- Thread starter Mustang
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Oh wow, so it's 2 mg you are applying on your scalp each week.
Quite substantial, isn't it?
Yes
High dosage and infrequent application works better for me to cover the areas and not allow systemic build up.
I could probably apply 2ML of 0.5% and still get the same result. It's just I was desperate to stop the shedding at the time and it worked.
I have gone as low as 1ML every 15 days and still works.
0.5mg or 1mg or 2mg of Dutasteride will still inhibit the same amount of DHT.
Considering it doesn't go systemic or very little does I don't care about nuking my scalp DHT.
High dosage and infrequent application works better for me to cover the areas and not allow systemic build up.
I could probably apply 2ML of 0.5% and still get the same result. It's just I was desperate to stop the shedding at the time and it worked.
I have gone as low as 1ML every 15 days and still works.
0.5mg or 1mg or 2mg of Dutasteride will still inhibit the same amount of DHT.
Considering it doesn't go systemic or very little does I don't care about nuking my scalp DHT.
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- 19
Bless. You don't understand what I meant?
- Reaction score
- 481
Have you mesured your DHT before/after? I understand you are very sensitive to serum DHT reduction based on your past experience with topical finasteride but a blood sample would be nice!
It's highly debated whether liposomal dutasteride goes systemic or doesn't. Again, due to its molecular size, some claim its systemic impact is lower than topical finasteride.
Dutasteride still has to be put into a solution in order to dose the dutasteride and transfer across the skin. Also microneedling alone is not sufficient- you need a decent carrier
(I mean mesotherapy in the loosest sense, I.e. applying the solution along with miconeedling.)
- Reaction score
- 226
Congrats on the success. I just started topical Dutasteride at 1% have been doing once a week and topical Finasteride daily to taper. Trying to learn more about the molecular weight difference. Would be great to have more topical reduction with absorption.
I’m worried that the PGE compounded Rx isn’t ideal but they can only make a cream. Still too much hair to apply a cream other than hairline and temples.
I’m worried that the PGE compounded Rx isn’t ideal but they can only make a cream. Still too much hair to apply a cream other than hairline and temples.
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- 1,126
I've been using the same dutasteride lotion for close to 11 months. The frontal area has continued to get decimated unfortunately.
Quite an expensive treatment also.
Quite an expensive treatment also.
Sorry to hear. Some people don't respond to dutasteride orally thus I assume some won't respond to it topically either.
Have you tried mesotherapy? It's more powerful than topical
What is your vehicle ?
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- 1,126
It's the same liposomal gel that you are using.
Yes liposomal from Pharmacia Parati
I am super responder to anything but I also get the sides. Shedding stopped almost immediately but after some time I got strong ED and Low Libido (but weaker than on oral). ED recovered after 1 month , Libido not yet and that's after a couple of months
But I am also now on Adenosine which also affects my libido
But I am also now on Adenosine which also affects my libido