New guy - what do you think?

[do it]

Hi all - this is my first post so be gentle!

I am 31 and have been losing my hair slowly over the last few years really - still have a good head of hair but have noticed thinning on the crown area and some receeding at the temples.

I've decided that i want to do something about it so am about to start taking generic Dutasteride (Dutagen) to try and stop the rot so to speak.
I am aware of the quoted side effects but does anyone have any sdvioce for me?
My main concerns are that it will either make my hair loss worse or I am going to grow a pair of t@ts! Also been concidering a transplant as it would be easier to hide at this stage as I have a fair amount of hair.

I am in the UK - anyone out there taking Dutagen that would care to tell me how they are doing on it?

many thanks

 

[Guest]

damm dude

taking dutasteride for slight thinning? Thats like shooting a mice with a cannon.

Your using a POWERFUL drug thats got POTENTIAL SIDE-EFFECTS etc

You say its only slight thinning, why don't you just get on finasteride?

If your in the UK, http://www.ukmedix.co.uk is excellent

 

[Guest]

you could try finasteride (propecia) instead - that's the usual route, and if that has no positive effect move on to dutasteride - I soppose this is considered better as finasteride (as Propecia) is actually marketed as a hairloss prevention medicine and the side effects are generally thought to be less.

. I'm in the UK and got my fincar (generic proscar a pill 5 times a strong as propecia that you cut into 1/5s) from http://www.inhousepharmacy.co.uk/ it works out really quite cheap.

The thing is - stick with the meds - the worst thing is to get on it for a few months then quit because you think there are no results - it can take up to a YEAR to see results.

As for loosing more hair - 'sheds' do happen - that is you could loose a lot of hair over a short period as your system adjusts - but after 1 year you will have more or the same amount of hair you started with.

 

[do it]

Thanks guys

I would guess i am maybe a NW2 or possibly a 3 so the hairloss is maybe not as slight as I made it sound.

I understand the issue of the side effects but I guessed that if dutasteride blocks both type i and type ii and appears to be more potent in reducing DHT levels then Finasteride, it made sense to go for the Rolls Royce to be safe.

The shedding is what is worrying me - i really don't want to lose a lot of hair now as that may well make it a lot more noticble than it is - mmm, bit of a dilemma that one.

Does shedding occur in every instance? Are we talking large amounts of hair?

thanks for all the help

 

[md2002]

damm dude

taking dutasteride for slight thinning? Thats like shooting a mice with a cannon.

That's some funny sh*t right there.... thanks for the laugh!!

 

[Boru]

I read that Dutasteride has reportedly less side effects than propecia/proscar finasteride, as the dosage is 0.5 mg rather than 1.0 mg.
I have just received my Dutasteride from a company in Gibralter, through a link from this site. HairRegrowthCentre@email.com
I took propecia for a year, recently switched to proscar on a regular prescription from my supportive and fascinated doctor, and now moving on to Dutasteride with some optimism.
I keep saying, after 20 years of full male pattern baldness I am having significant hair recovery at the front top and temples, though it is slower in the crown.
I have a few extra experimental treatments which I believe have contributed to my breakthrough. However, I believe that my novel methods have supported the anti- DHT activity of finasteride, to wake up the dormant follicles. After passing the one year mark the finasteride is beginning to turn more of the vellus into intermediate/terminal hair.
Something better than Dutasteride and Finasteride may eventually be developed, but they will do for the time being. I am lucky to have no side effects.
I cannot describe my as yet unpatented methods, for obvious reasons, and I need some commercial support to develop my ideas into a practical product. At present I have a personal lab, which is rather cumbersome and could not be marketed in its current state.
Boru

 

[Melbs]

If you've taken the time to read through the thousands of posts here you will find alot of people suffer from a shed. But the people posting here you must remember are only a tiny percentage of the people using finasteride or Rogain, and are often thoe ones that are having adverse side effects, so they share their NEGATIVE experiences. So sure if you take finasteride... you might lose more hair, you might not... but always remember that the hair that may shed dosen't just die... never to return, it will in the worst case only follow the dreaded male pattern baldness pattern of growing back weaker and thinner than before... which will happen if you dont go on finasteride anyway. So do it if your concerned and have confidence in the fact your doing something about it.

From what ive read... dutasteride sounds like a bit of a Guinnea pig test to me. Id personally go straight for finasteride (Proscar not Propecia, Proscar is the same but cheaper and cut into 1/4s). Its worked for me and thousands of others so you got a good chance. Avoid Rogain if possible... i hate that stuff... plus it thinned me out alot, so if your worried about the thinning/shed, wait till you've got a 1 year decision on finasteride (or even 2)... then consider Rogain.

 

[Guest]

dude..

you dont know what effect blocking both types has in the long-run


in 200 years time you might wake up and find yourself dead..

all because of dutasteride

 

[Boru]

Ok Random
What possible side effects are you worried about?
As you probably know finasteride and dutasteride were developed for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. They are also preventative medications, ie. to prevent enlarged prostate. This is welcome for a middle aged man like myself. There may be some unknown risk associated with the reduction of DHT, messing about with testosterone, L-Carnosine, DHEA etc, but this is a cutting edge experimental science, all science is experimental. If no-one did the experiments there would be no cures for anything.
There are enough benifits from my point of view to make my experiments worth continuing with. However, I listen and learn, to positive, scientifically reasoned, detailed arguments. Having developed an effective approach to restoring much of my own hair, I have something great to work on, to improve, to pass on to others who have given up hope.
Hope is the greatest tool we have. If I had given up hope, as I was advised to do by the medical profession, I would have missed the crucial information windows which have lead me to my magnificent breakthrough.
Staying informed is the key issue. Your warning is appreciated though, I might be missing something.
Boru

 

[everysixseconds]

dude..

in 200 years time you might wake up and find yourself dead..

all because of dutasteride

very clever statement. what he's describing is a type of mentality - even though by taking dutasteride you may live 100 years more than you normally would, but when you die you will say it was the dutasteride that killed you.

poetry.

 

[md2002]

everysixseconds -

Dude, your 18 years old and taking dutasteride already??? That's some serious sh*t bro. I know when I was 18 I thought I was bullet proof, but in my opinion, your playing with fire......

 

[Cornholio]

Having developed an effective approach to restoring much of my own hair, I have something great to work on, to improve, to pass on to others who have given up hope....
Hope is the greatest tool we have. If I had given up hope, as I was advised to do by the medical profession, I would have missed the crucial information windows which have lead me to my magnificent breakthrough.
Staying informed is the key issue.

Boru, you know your dying to tell us what your secret is... Just a hint? Does it involve "lasers"?

PS> Im with you on the dutasteride issue... The studies just do not support the fear its name generates on these boards. You have to realize that most of the people here are worried about taking the full 1mg of finasteride every day...

 

[Cornholio]

I've decided that i want to do something about it so am about to start taking generic Dutasteride (Dutagen) to try and stop the rot so to speak.
I am aware of the quoted side effects but does anyone have any sdvioce for me?

As the others have said, it just makes sense to start with finasteride... that way, if you develope side-effects you can stop the drug and they may go away. If you get side effects you would never want to take dutasteride which stays in your body 6 months. If you do ok tollerance-wise and believe the hype about dutas and dont think finasteride is doing enough for you after giving it a chance 6-12 months THEN think about dutasteride. While there are a few encouraging posts on this board about dutasteride the studies show that at 6months its effects are very similar to finasteride at .5mg/day. There are no comparative studies longer than 6 months.

 

[wangho75]

If you've taken the time to read through the thousands of posts here you will find alot of people suffer from a shed. But the people posting here you must remember are only a tiny percentage of the people using finasteride or Rogain, and are often thoe ones that are having adverse side effects, so they share their NEGATIVE experiences. So sure if you take finasteride... you might lose more hair, you might not... but always remember that the hair that may shed dosen't just die... never to return, it will in the worst case only follow the dreaded male pattern baldness pattern of growing back weaker and thinner than before... which will happen if you dont go on finasteride anyway. So do it if your concerned and have confidence in the fact your doing something about it.

From what ive read... dutasteride sounds like a bit of a Guinnea pig test to me. Id personally go straight for finasteride (Proscar not Propecia, Proscar is the same but cheaper and cut into 1/4s). Its worked for me and thousands of others so you got a good chance. Avoid Rogain if possible... i hate that stuff... plus it thinned me out alot, so if your worried about the thinning/shed, wait till you've got a 1 year decision on finasteride (or even 2)... then consider Rogain.

your doctor didnt take a look at your head and conclude that you were losing hair and prescribe Avacor?

 

[Boru]

Hi Cornholio
Sorry, I can't say any more about my device at this stage, it would spoil my patent. However, I also use the laser comb. But by itself the laser would not wake up dead/dormant follices after twenty years.
I am just beginning to see the potential in my invention. If there are potential development partners out there, lets talk.
Boru

 

[Guest]

sorry for the caps IM NOT GETTING POINT ACROSS

I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT dutasteride'S SIDE AFFECTS

I AM HOWEVER WORRIED ABOUT dutasteride'S SIDE AFFECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE! (LESS THAN 21)

 

[md2002]

You should be