DHT is coming..

[SniperWolfMR]

So I finally realized I was getting sides using about 120MG of RU a night. Chest pains, super weak erections..etc. I do NOT blame this on the finasteride I've been on for over 2 years, never experienced any sides from that.

Since I lowered my RU dose to about 80MG, the chest pains have gone away. Great right?

Well now my erections are becoming hard as a rock and I'm sensing some itches on my scalp throughout the day as well. When my hair randomly started miniaturizing after great success on finasteride, I also noticed my erections became alarmingly hard as well. I think this is a sign that DHT is defeating me in this battle. Looking to shave my head and become a hermit within the next few months.

 

[BackSoThickHoesWantTheTip]

keep fighting, dont give up!

 

[SniperWolfMR]

I mentally psyched myself out today. Decided to inspect my hair under harsh light after not doing so for months. I convinced myself that RU was beginning to work, hair still looks the same. Thin, miniaturized, ****ty. I need an RU veteran to come here and tell me 2 months is not long enough, I need this for my mental health.

 

[buckthorn]

I mentally psyched myself out today. Decided to inspect my hair under harsh light after not doing so for months. I convinced myself that RU was beginning to work, hair still looks the same. Thin, miniaturized, ****ty. I need an RU veteran to come here and tell me 2 months is not long enough, I need this for my mental health.

You don't need an RU veteran, you just need to fully understand the hair cycle. First of all, if a treatment is going to work, it will work to either a) keep healthy terminal hairs in anagen stage b) transition weakened hair follicles FROM anagen TO telogen, so the miniaturized hair can shed, the follicle can enlarge and deepen to start growing a new, healthier terminal hair.... this is why ANY treatment is going to take at least 3-6 months for you to know it's working. IF you are not thinning any more on treatment, that is a good sign... but also IF you are thinning a bit in the first few months that MAY be a good sign as well, as you are losing to regain even more.

If it makes you feel any better, I am over three months on RU, below baseline and still using it. What else am I going to do? I am out of options. You as well are doing everything you can, but 2 months is NO WHERE NEAR LONG ENOUGH! Hang in there, and see how you're doing at 4-6 months. I wouldn't expect RU to regrow a lot of hair, rather maintain like any other treatment. Those that tend to regrow are lucky, and the hair they are regrowing wasn't completely miniaturized to begin with.

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if you're experiencing no sides from minoxidil, you may want to consider 10%

 

[Fullhead1day]

2 months is not long enough.

 

[WangMQ]

This is off topic, but your description reminds me of the rumor that long term RU usage might make you more sensitive to DHT...That can't be good

 

[SniperWolfMR]

Long term? I've been on it for 2 months

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I've only been on ru for 2 months and a few days

 

[WangMQ]

Long term? I've been on it for 2 months

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I've only been on ru for 2 months and a few days

Have you ever tried applying RU in the day to evaluate the actual side effect? From my experience if you use it before sleep it's hard to tell what it's really doing to your body. When I was on low dosage of RU before sleep, I got the illusion that I was having no sides. But then the sides built up and I did a trial during the day. The chest pain and brain fog became much more immediate and sensible. They just subsides after hours.

And seriously even 80 mg is quite a lot!

 

[SniperWolfMR]

Have you ever tried applying RU in the day to evaluate the actual side effect? From my experience if you use it before sleep it's hard to tell what it's really doing to your body. When I was on low dosage of RU before sleep, I got the illusion that I was having no sides. But then the sides built up and I did a trial during the day. The chest pain and brain fog became much more immediate and sensible. They just subsides after hours.

And seriously even 80 mg is quite a lot!

When I say at night, I mean late afternoon. I've never experienced brain fog, just chest pains and ED. Once I lowered my weekly batch about 125-150mg, sides went away.