What y'all think?

[Pavi]

I'm thinking of adding finasteride to my regimen. .5 EOD. I have low DHT before finasteride.... Do u think I have an increased risk in sides?

 

[Hairloss23]

Your DHT levels do not matter beforehand, the only reason people get it tested before is if they crash in which case they can get further tests and compare the two to see what went wrong, (e.g. if they're previously inhibited DHT has begun to rise again or if it has stayed at the same levels even after quitting there AA).

You will have the same risks of sides as everyone else, maybe slightly less if you're taking .5 a day although I don't really see the point of not just taking the 1mg, IIRC the efficiency of .5mg was shown to be nearly that of 1mg so the side effect ratio would be near the same as well. You're biggest risk of sides is psyching yourself into getting them by over thinking this. Like that 16 year old who took Saw Palmetto twice and "ruined his life"...

 

[g.i joey]

idk why people say that, why would you put more finasteride in your body if .5 is almost nearly as effective. Start with .25mg ed bro and then once you feel ready bump one of the doses to .5mg one day and .25mg the other.

 

[Pavi]

But since I have low DHT to begin with, propecia would cut that number in half which would put me in the single digits of serum DHT

 

[br1]

But since I have low DHT to begin with, propecia would cut that number in half which would put me in the single digits of serum DHT

Nobody even known if sides are due to too low dht or not. It could be the body reacting to the deactivated 5-ARs.

 

[Hairloss23]

Sides are not dependant on the levels of DHT, I take dutasteride which inhibits like 90%+ of serum DHT and it has similar rates of side effects as Finasteride does IIRC. The only one that gets higher is gynecomastea because both testosterone and estrogen get a bigger boost than they would do on finasteride. I also don't have high DHT.

 

[Pavi]

Sides are not dependant on the levels of DHT, I take dutasteride which inhibits like 90%+ of serum DHT and it has similar rates of side effects as Finasteride does IIRC. The only one that gets higher is gynecomastea because both testosterone and estrogen get a bigger boost than they would do on finasteride. I also don't have high DHT.

What is ur number and reference range?

I'm 17ng/microliter

Reference is 16-79

 

[Hairloss23]

What is ur number and reference range?

I'm 17ng/microliter

Reference is 16-79

Idk I just know it's not very high cause I haven't grown barely any of a beard just like the rest of the males in my family.

I'd actually go as far to say that it may be negative to have high serum DHT as even once 60-70% is inhibited the body may continue to try and utilise that remaing 30% if it's still a high figure. That is just total broscience though.

 

[Pavi]

Idk I just know it's not very high cause I haven't grown barely any of a beard just like the rest of the males in my family.

I'd actually go as far to say that it may be negative to have high serum DHT as even once 60-70% is inhibited the body may continue to try and utilise that remaing 30% if it's still a high figure. That is just total broscience though.

Bro, I wouldn't go by beard growth. I can grow a full beard in a week, I build muscle easily, and that's with LOW DHT. I also have body hair on my chest, stomach, and back. I have low DHT but I don't exhibit the symptoms/signs of low DHT