Finasteride vs Dudasteride, which one is the best?

KipWinger

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hi guys! i am so sad.... finasteride is not really working very well on me. i am on it 8 mounths. i am thincking which one is better? is there anyone who have tryed both ones and have somothing to say? i am so depressed, this hair loss is ruin my life! i always want to sleep to forget this problem that is always in my head. i dont see life like a good thing anymore, i see this like a pain that i have to suport. i just want some of my hair back and maintaing what i still have. please any advice is welcome.
 

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What do you mean exactly by its not working? If you are maintainig that is a success. On the other hand if after 8 months you are still losing that is worrying. I would give it another 2-3 months then consider switching to dutasteride.

I initially had success with finasteride but after about two years it stopped working so I switched to dutasteride which seems to have stopped my loss.
 

arya

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KipWinger I can very much understand your pain. From what I know, though Dudasteride is a better DHT blocker, its not as safe as finasteride, means u have more chance of getting side effects from dudasteride then finasteride.

Good luck
 

KipWinger

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hi thancks for the posts. i will respond the questions. when i started taking finasteride, i was losing hair for about 3 or 4 years. but i still have many hair in my head. i started that and my hair loss stopted completely. i was not seeing anymore hair in my pillow and i was not losing any more hairs in bath. i was so glad with that. i had not inicialy shed like many others have. it stopped the hair loss without a shed. but in the mounth 6 i started to shed again.... and i became worried, but i have read many post in here talking about shed that i decided to wait. the time was passing by, and now in my mounth 9 i am sheeding like i never was before... i have more shed that i had before finasteride.... i dont know if this shed is a good sign or not, i hope that it is.... yesterday when i went to bed, i pulled some hairs of my head with my finger....and i have counter the hairs that falled out...was 30 hairs! i was in panic! i never see so much hair falling in the same time. and in the shower is always like 20 hairs or something like that. i can see new hairs coming,they are some, but are less than the hair that is shedding for sure. my questions are:

1- do you thinck that i am going in a finasteride shed and it is a good sign?
2- how long i have to wait to it stop shedding? (i am shedding like 3 mounths)
3- anyone of you have a finasteride shed and passed that with success? when i say success is if you are now with more hair than before shed and if your hair is more strong. in witch mounth you had a shed? anyone like me that the drug worked so well to stop hair loss and then in mounths 5 or 6 or something like that started to a horrible shed?
4- Dudasteride is a alternative to me right now? or wait to one year of finasteride?

PLEASE I NEED TO ANYONE TO ANSWEER THE QUESTION... BECOUSE I AM BECOMING CRASY.
thancks to you all guys and i hope that every one can be happy becouse it is all i want for me, and i cant.
 

arya

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1- do you thinck that i am going in a finasteride shed and it is a good sign?
So u are shedding after six months. I don’t think its a bad sign, because its not DHT related shed, as your DHT level should be much lower now after 6 months on finasteride. You are having this shedding most likely because new hairs are coming out of your DHT free scalp. So keep your hope high. GOOD LUCK

2- how long i have to wait to it stop shedding? (i am shedding like 3 mounths)
well, u never know. But it usually stop after few weeks, however its differ on every individual

3- anyone of you have a finasteride shed and passed that with success?
Yea, there are lots of people in here who did.

4- Dudasteride is a alternative to me right now? or wait to one year of finasteride?

Dudasteride is more stronger and comes with more side effects, so if I were you, I would stick to finasteride for now.

And please don't worry too much about it, u gonna do more harm to hair than good
 
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