Any advice to counter my sides under topical finasteride 0.025% 3x/week (blood test inside) ?

[Arthurandsam]

Hello,

Last year I was on topical finasteride 0.025% 3x/week but had to stop at 4 months because of sides effect : Prostatis sympoms (penis hurt, burning while urinating, etc...)

Do you have any advice of supplement I could take to counter my sides ?

It seems I have high SHBG ... I don't have a thyroid problem or cyrosis but I admit that I drink on weekends perhaps it's related to that...

I'am 48 yo and doing about 5-7h /week workout, essentially cardio and strengthening

Thanks !

START : about 1-2 week before first blood test
STOP : about 1-2week before last blood test

 

[infamousrodi]

any sexual sides? weight gain? puffiness?

 

[Arthurandsam]

No just big tired for 2 weeks at beginning and after that all was OK until 4 months ...

 

[Arthurandsam]

Here is my ratio DHT/TESTO and DHT/FREE_TESTO if it can help

 

[real kombo]

Idk how the hell you had sides on such a low dose. I started finasteride at 16 years old.

 

[losingbattle88]

Idk how the hell you had sides on such a low dose. I started finasteride at 16 years old.

Thats a very bad age to start nuking your dht wtf man. Penis developement and all else.

 

[real kombo]

Thats a very bad age to start nuking your dht wtf man. Penis developement and all else.

Penis is averaged size. But my hair at 16 was falling out FAST and I needed to do something. Finasteride saved me for a long time...but now I'm back on this stupid website because it's effects started to wear off....

 

[losingbattle88]

Penis is averaged size. But my hair at 16 was falling out FAST and I needed to do something. Finasteride saved me for a long time...but now I'm back on this stupid website because it's effects started to wear off....

Well ur lucky to have had positive effect from it. For me it did jack sh*t same for duta. And now im stuck with a permanent side effect from the finasteride. My fault tbh cause I continued with the drugs despite sides. I recovered from dutasteride but not after quitting the finasteride. Hate myself so much now.

 

[real kombo]

Well ur lucky to have had positive effect from it. For me it did jack sh*t same for duta. And now im stuck with a permanent side effect from the finasteride. My fault tbh cause I continued with the drugs despite sides. I recovered from dutasteride but not after quitting the finasteride. Hate myself so much now.

I'm really sorry to hear that man. Are you currently on any alternatives?

 

[losingbattle88]

I'm really sorry to hear that man. Are you currently on any alternatives?

Yes im just on RU. Debating to use oral min again or not due to it affecting dht and receptor functions in recent studies. I quit finasteride before for 4 months and my side effect didnt improve so I took finasteride again like a desperate idiot. Been off 3 weeks now. I still have hope to recover someday.

 

[real kombo]

Yes im just on RU. Debating to use oral min again or not due to it affecting dht and receptor functions in recent studies. I quit finasteride before for 4 months and my side effect didnt improve so I took finasteride again like a desperate idiot. Been off 3 weeks now. I still have hope to recover someday.

Oral minoxidil affecting dht?? I was considering using it

 

[losingbattle88]

Oral minoxidil affecting dht?? I was considering using it

Ye some new studies says so... well you do hear people having sexual sides from minoxidil all over the internet.

 

[losingbattle88]

Oral minoxidil affecting dht?? I was considering using it

https://www.reddit.com/r/Minoxbeards/comments/f4iktl

 

[Arthurandsam]

Well ur lucky to have had positive effect from it. For me it did jack sh*t same for duta. And now im stuck with a permanent side effect from the finasteride. My fault tbh cause I continued with the drugs despite sides. I recovered from dutasteride but not after quitting the finasteride. Hate myself so much now.

What sides do you have ?

 

[losingbattle88]

What sides do you have ?

Ejaculation issues.

 

[Arthurandsam]

Ejaculation issues.

ok, that hurt or you got less pleasure ?

 

[losingbattle88]

ok, that hurt or you got less pleasure ?

Less pleasure. Used to be a shooter now im mostly a dribbler f*****g hate it. gonna do pelvic exercise and increase my DHT some how.

 

[Arthurandsam]

Less pleasure. Used to be a shooter now im mostly a dribbler f*****g hate it. gonna do pelvic exercise and increase my DHT some how.

Do you tried to take pea and melatonine to increase your allopregnanolone level ?
I am taking it because I think my nerve damage is partially related to the fact finasteride decreased my neurosteroid allopregnanolone level and I feel it help
Pelvic exercice help me a lot too

 

[Derek Clapton]

Less pleasure. Used to be a shooter now im mostly a dribbler f*****g hate it. gonna do pelvic exercise and increase my DHT some how.

Dunno if it would help but vit d3 IMO increases DHT - certainly increases the horn. I'm actually reluctant to use it because I fear its effects on hair but if you have sexual sides it's worth a try at say 5000 iu a day for a while. Obviously the other one is cialis - not a permanent fix per se but sometimes just reminding something how to work is all you need. But also just time - I was rekt after using 5ar blockers too but recovered.

 

[losingbattle88]

Dunno if it would help but vit d3 IMO increases DHT - certainly increases the horn. I'm actually reluctant to use it because I fear its effects on hair but if you have sexual sides it's worth a try at say 5000 iu a day for a while. Obviously the other one is cialis - not a permanent fix per se but sometimes just reminding something how to work is all you need. But also just time - I was rekt after using 5ar blockers too but recovered.

Ye I use 5000iu D everyday for months already. But ye I read some that recovered this weak ejaculation force after 7 months to years after quitting finasteride. So im hopeful