Exploring The Hormonal Route. Hair=life.
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You don't need to do anything. spironolactone is a really weak AA and 100mg of it will barely do anything to your male levels of T so there's zero risk of developing osteoporosis from taking it alone.
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Spironolactone is a waste. It won’t cause much sides but it also won’t help hair very much.
I'm going to supplement just in case.. osteoporosis is a nightmare
I have a mild decrease in density, I'm using 20mg of oral minoxidil, and I was going to use 50mg of spironolactone to counter OM sides. So I might as well use 100 (150max) to help some more..
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I see. I just wouldn't expect much.
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i think spironolactone is pretty decent if you pair it with E2 and 5ar inhibitors
I take finasteride as well. I would increase my dose of spironolactone before E2, and as a last resource I'd use e2 in very low doses. I don't have enough hairloss to sacrifice my chest.
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That is what i am doing but i am on bicalutamide,dutasteride minoxidil and i will add oral minoxidil aswell !
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Nuclear option displayed in this entire thread. Taking female hormones to combat male pattern hair loss is beyond incomprehensible for 99% of men. Imagine weighing the options between losing 60% of your male body for a female one and gaining 20-40% of your hair back, absolute madness, boarder line mental illness. Anyhow, good luck to the men who pursue this avenue.
not that I agree with using estrogen to regrow hair (I personally think it's not worth it), but I think that it's a personal decision. Hairloss affects people in very different ways, some of us could in the worst case live with it, some can't.
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I think he is just warning people because there are many potential Janeys out there and HRT can light that fuse
I agree. people who don't want to transition should stay away from estrogen.
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I would put my money on spironolactone+E2 vs Bica+E2 if I had to pick up between the two. spironolactone may be a weak AA but when it comes to hair, it's a proven way as long as Estrogen is involved. spironolactone mono, not so much. For reference, most cases published in serious studies (not anecdotal pictures) demonstrate this.
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Before going with minoxidil, try adding eplerenone as an MR inhibitor in conjonction with bica. If you add minoxidil later, keep eplerenone as a diuretics.That is what i am doing but i am on bicalutamide,dutasteride minoxidil and i will add oral minoxidil aswell !
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You forgot to add "at hrt dosage". There is a wave of experiments using E2 microdosing that seem to aim at demonstrating the efficacy of estrogen low dose.
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Why? Spironolactone induces gynecomastia by decreasing testosterone production so you are advocating getting more stress on the kidneys than using a natural estrogen which will both induce gyno? I fail to follow your broscience logic here.
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Beside getting a heart failure! 20mg of OM is completely nuts. Just try climbing one floor using the stairs at that dosage but first, call an ambulance to pick you up on your way.
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This thread has become worse than what we can read on reddit with all the newcomers who don't know jack about what they are talking about (reading wikipedia doesn't count.) Good luck people.
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Does spironolactone both reduces testosterone production and competes for Androgen receptors??