How much higher are side effect rates with dutasteride vs finasteride?

[sportsfan12]

26 years old- Almost a year on finasteride but hairline is continuing to thin. It helped the crown (no signs of hair loss there now) but i think i need more help (i have been on minoxidil for 3 years too).

I wanted to give finasteride enough time, but it does not look like its strong enough for my hairline. I have had 0 sides so i am considering getting some blood work done and evaluating dutasteride.

For those who have moved from finasteride to dutasteride and/or those with the relevant studies- anything on side effect rates between the 2? Any info on moving from finasteride to dutasteride much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Captain Hook]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472914/

Check out the adverse effect section of this review. Dutasteride has paradoxically lower incidences of side effects compared to finasteride in every category except for gynaecomastia (It's not a big difference though, 0.8% increased risk over placebo versus finasteride's 0.7%). They really do have a comparable safety profile.

 

[sportsfan12]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472914/

Check out the adverse effect section of this review. Dutasteride has paradoxically lower incidences of side effects compared to finasteride in every category except for gynaecomastia (It's not a big difference though, 0.8% increased risk over placebo versus finasteride's 0.7%). They really do have a comparable safety profile.

This is helpful, thank you.

I will probably see my derm That prescribed me finasteride almost a year ago soon (takes it himself but he's much older). It's just frustrating that it helped my crown so much but not the hairline- does it usually take closer to that 18 months to get max benefit?

Its been 10-11 months, so i am just debating if i wait longer for the finasteride or jump on dutasteride if my Doctor approved and blood work looks fine

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472914/

Check out the adverse effect section of this review. Dutasteride has paradoxically lower incidences of side effects compared to finasteride in every category except for gynaecomastia (It's not a big difference though, 0.8% increased risk over placebo versus finasteride's 0.7%). They really do have a comparable safety profile.

This is helpful, thank you.

I will probably see my derm That prescribed me finasteride almost a year ago soon (takes it himself but he's much older). It's just frustrating that it helped my crown so much but not the hairline- does it usually take closer to that 18 months to get max benefit?

Its been 10-11 months, so i am just debating if i wait longer for the finasteride or jump on dutasteride if my Doctor approved and blood work looks fine

 

[PappinAce]

I would say stay on finasteride for another year; some people need 2 years to see the full potential. If I read your post correctly, you got some regrowth on the crown and maintenance on your hairline; i.e. you haven't lost MORE of your hairline, but you're unsatisfied with the regrowth. So you have nothing to lose by staying on finasteride for another year; it might get even more effective during that time, so switching to dutasteride right now seems premature.

 

[sportsfan12]

I would say stay on finasteride for another year; some people need 2 years to see the full potential. If I read your post correctly, you got some regrowth on the crown and maintenance on your hairline; i.e. you haven't lost MORE of your hairline, but you're unsatisfied with the regrowth. So you have nothing to lose by staying on finasteride for another year; it might get even more effective during that time, so switching to dutasteride right now seems premature.

Crown drastically improved, but hairline slowed down AT BEST. I definitely have not had regrowth on hairline and that is with 5% minoxidil twice a day, i would say a little loss on the hairline since i started.

Now when people say they see full potential at 2 yrs, is that their peak and its just slow loss or maintenance at best from there?

I literally have no idea what my hair would look like had i not taken finasteride/minoxidil- everybody in my family has pretty good hair except my moms dad who passed away very young. The pictures i have of him, he was too young to tell what his hair was destined to look like.