Why not put finasteride in the MNX bottle? (Study)

[Langsverd]

Hi!

Studies show toptical finasteride works. Small studies at least:

A Systematic Review of Topical Finasteride in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia in Men and Women

Currently, only topical minoxidil (MNX) and oral finasteride (FNS) are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. Although FNS is efficacious for hair regrowth, ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

If you're currently not using finasteride, for whatever reason, such as worry about side effects, well, it would be handy if it'd work to dissolve a tablet of finasteride in the MNX bottle.

Let me know your thoughts.

 

[Seuxin]

Because it's gay.

 

[TurboFixer]

I see gen z is balding already

we are unfortunately

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

I believe I've read that it won't absorb properly if you just try to crush Finasteride pills and combine them with a topical solution, but Finasteride/Minoxidil combos are available. Dr. Rassman and Dr. Bauman prescribe it - turns out I can't post links yet I guess but Google "Formula 82F."

 

[Norwoody]

Finasteride tablets have a lot of filler in them, so I'm not sure it would work that way. You'd probably have to get finasteride in a powderized from a place like the Kane shop.

 

[Seuxin]

Finasteride is a 5AR inhibitor, you will inhibit 5AR locally ? Ok right bu what about the bloodflow containing already DHT ? Finasterid is not a DHT blocker.

 

[Poppyburner]

 

[Lurker otto]

It's fine, but studies also show topical finasteride has the same rate of sides as oral.

Pegasus, i have a question for you: if you already take oral finasteride, can you put it also in minoxidil?
The sides are gong to be worst?
Is going to be more effective?

 

[Norwoody]

https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/new-topical-finasteride-study-efficacy-sides.117896/

 

[Norwoody]

With only something like 5% of systemic DHT being inhibited (I believe something similar was found from topical duta, maybe even less) this is really what makes topicals like this promising. If one could compound a solution with a 5AR, an AA, PGE2, minoxidil, and estrogen, it might be the most ideal treatment to avoid sides. However, I'm sure it would be problematic for the scalp to absorb all of those at one time, and likely you would still need to sequence them. But I'm no chemist.

 

[Langsverd]

same rate of sides

Really? I'd guess topical would make it possible to go low dose, to just have the right amount for it to work where it should.

Dr. Rassman and Dr. Bauman prescribe it - turns out I can't post links yet I guess but Google "Formula 82F."

Nice!

Topical Hair Loss Treatment

For an effective topical hair loss treatment, DiStefano Hair Restoration carries Formula 82M and 82F topical solutions for hair loss.

www.hairman.com

Finasteride tablets have a lot of filler in them

True!

Finasteride is a 5AR inhibitor, you will inhibit 5AR locally ? Ok right bu what about the bloodflow containing already DHT ? Finasterid is not a DHT blocker.

Okay. Care to elaborate the issue?

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LOLZ!

Waiting for hair clowning.

 

[Seuxin]

@Langsverd The issue ?

Finasteride doesn't block DHT but 5AR. If you take orally 5AR, it will block the conversion of T>DHT in the whole body, so, your blood will have a very lower DHT ( and a VERY VERY lower if you use Dutasteride).

If you use Dutasteride or Finasteride topically, you will lower 5AR locally in the scalp...but....your bloodflow circulating in your body will already be charged with DHT....

I'm not telling finasteride/dutasteride topical is useless but you have to be aware your blood still have DHT.

 

[corkmeister]

@Langsverd The issue ?

Finasteride doesn't block DHT but 5AR. If you take orally 5AR, it will block the conversion of T>DHT in the whole body, so, your blood will have a very lower DHT ( and a VERY VERY lower if you use Dutasteride).

If you use Dutasteride or Finasteride topically, you will lower 5AR locally in the scalp...but....your bloodflow circulating in your body will already be charged with DHT....

I'm not telling finasteride/dutasteride topical is useless but you have to be aware your blood still have DHT.

As far as I know, dht is a paracrine hormone and it is mostly active where it is produced, unlike something like testosterone. Serum dht values are largely irrelevant.

 

[jazz1]

I been using Topical Finasteride since 2010 Dr Lee days, does work as I still use it now from MAA 0.1%.

See here:

https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/topical-minoxidil-finasteride-mixture-check-here.126633/

 

[Langsverd]

@Langsverd The issue ?

Finasteride doesn't block DHT but 5AR. If you take orally 5AR, it will block the conversion of T>DHT in the whole body, so, your blood will have a very lower DHT ( and a VERY VERY lower if you use Dutasteride).

If you use Dutasteride or Finasteride topically, you will lower 5AR locally in the scalp...but....your bloodflow circulating in your body will already be charged with DHT....

I'm not telling finasteride/dutasteride topical is useless but you have to be aware your blood still have DHT.

Isn't this a good thing?

You want the DHT in the blood to remain high, and you want to not lose hair. For hair loss, physical evidence trumps theory. So if studies show it stops hair loss, great! If studies also show that DHT doesn't slump and people don't get sides, great!