- Reaction score
- 132
I know.
So this not guaranteed but I am wrong?! okay sure whatever.
Every one is different, and there are not many studies of hair regrowth for males using Bica (studies focus on women.) Bica works well as AA but more benefit comes from Bica with lower doses of CPA (in my case) & E to fight higher T and E and resulting DHT. Bica monotherapy is a very difficult thing to get right because beside a rule of thumbs it's not possible to measure T to check range. It can vary from 150-600mg per day to be effective. Dropping a low dose of CPA can lower more efficiently T levels so there are less to deal with at the AR. Not all DHT comes from the T that Bica targets and you also need that progesterone-like effects by activating the progesterone receptor (PR). E for example 2mg is added to balance on the H axis. CPA at 12.5mg is significantly less harmful and more economical. Ymnv so check for those liver levels. If money is not a problem and you want to continue on that non steroidal path, you can try more expensive stuff like enzalutamide or darolutamide which has a lower potency and shorter half life.
Regarding libido, my comments are based personal experience only, not trying to set a general theory. I guess I should add a legal disclaimer at the end of my posts that I am not a doctor and doing it your own way will result in whatever choices and tradeoffs (physical, psychological and financial.)
I was sold on Bica for its non steroidal mechanism and less side. I have concluded in my case that higher T that can't bind don't result in the catastrophic sexual side effect Spyro got me living like a zombie. spironolactone for hair loss presents other advantages so it's about finding what works for you and keeping at it. But I also noticed that at 50mg AA is not that great with Bica unless you start looking seriously at HRT and mixing stuff.
I am fairly new at this stuff. In the short time I have been dealing with hair loss actively, I already noticed that there is no magic recipe or magic pill. Each treatment offers benefits and brings issues that can snowball into bringing other drugs to combat depending what your end goal is. Some people still believe that sex drive and hair growth are separate matters. I learned that it's a fragile balance that's not easy to find.
You don't need to add a disclaimer. As i understood from your sentence, you said it like it is a certain thing that's why i said its wrong. No big deal.
When this drug first discussed here it was introduced like a magical hair pill for males. People claimed you wouldn't get any sexual side effects because of its mechanism but nobody included its estrogen boost.
It varies from person to person. This drug is used for prostate cancer for so many years and its a well known drug so when its side effect list contains sexual side effects, you can't say it has no sexual side effect for certain. Im not talking about you, its been introduced wrong here and im just sharing my experience for other people that might try this drug, you can get side effects.
As for your suggestions, i don't think i will try at higher doses unless i see some success stories on such high doses. Maybe im being impatient i don't know. I have been taking this drug for like 6 months EOD at 50 mg and like i said i still haven't seen anything for hair profit. I was super good while on dutasteride no sexual sides at all but this drug gave me libido loss, loss of semen volume , gyno , weight increase, reduced body hair etc. That's why im dissappointed. After sacrificied so many things and get nothing from it ? Most importantly it cost me 6 months of my time. Im just thinking taking a break, continue with dutasteride alone and oberve people's stories than i will decide what to continue on.