Month: October 2007

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Should I Add Dutasteride (Avodart) to Finasteride (Propecia)? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I’ve been using propecia and rogaine for 9 months and feel like I have only slowed down the hair loss and not halted it. My main goal is to completely stop and maintain my hairline and current hair. I know that I haven’t waited the full 12 months but I am just curious. Would taking propecia 1mg with dutasteride .5 mg daily be the strongest combination with the best chances of maintaining my hair ? I feel great anxiety and fear of my hair loss and want to do everything I possibly can. Thankyou Doctor.

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Adding Avodart to the Propecia dose may not benefit you, based on what we current know about Avodart. It is highly possible that you have reached the maximal benefit of the drugs. You must remember that hair loss does go in cycles, so playing with drugs and doses may not cause the changes you are seeing. These medications are not a cure for advancing balding, just a way of slowing the process down.

For Avodart to be really effective, I am told that 2.5mgs/day is the required does, but as the FDA studies are further along, we may learn differently about drug dosages. Doctors that are prescribing this medication off-label are recommending varying dosages to their parents. Meet with your doctor and develop a Master Plan as to what steps you are going to take.

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Is “Amazing Herbal Remedies” Really All That Amazing? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

An article came out about hair loss treatment by using rare Indian herbs…Any opinion about this?

Press Release – A Revolutionary Hair Loss Herbal Treatment Offers Permanent Results

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Amazing Herbal RemediesI have no firsthand experience with this product, but again, this is a buyer beware market. Anyone can put out a press release. This product is actually called “Amazing Herbal Remedies” and the maker claims that it will regrow your hair in a month thanks to the included “rare herbs” from India. I’d love to see some science behind these claims.

A press release and a website that claim their new lotion and potion collection contains rare herbs from a foreign land will not make me believe in this product or think it has even a remote chance of working as claimed.

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6 Months After Stopping Weight Training, I Have Acne and Hair Loss – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Dear Sir,
I am 23, high sex drive male & been working out for past 2 years. No hair loss what so ever, acne, pimples or anything. But for past 6 months I’ve been away from gym due to frequent traveling and now I’ve high acne, excessive hair shedding to an extent that you can see my hair all over the house and family really wants me to stay away from their stuff because it will get “polluted” with my hair. My temple regions are totally bald now but what concerns me more is bald area on left side is roughly double in size to right.

Please devise you opinion on my condition. I have a feeling that sudden acquittal of weight training has cause my hair loss since all that free test. Wasn’t being consumed for muscle building. Also my scalp itches a lot sometimes.

Best Regards

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I don’t think stopping weight training can cause hair loss. Many bodybuilders experience hair loss after they use anabolic steroids. It is likely that your hair loss has a genetic source, but there are other factors that can accelerate the speed of losing hair. When people lose hair from genetic causes, it is not unusual for the loss on one side to be further advanced over the other side. Coincidence of increased acne and rapid hair loss makes me suspicious of the possibility of increased androgen in your body. Androgen can have an external or internal source. If you use anabolic androgenic steroids, you need to stop them. If you have not used any of those steroids recently you need to see your doctor for further evaluations.

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Can My Hairline Start Maturing in My 30s? Or Am I Losing My Hair Suddenly? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am 36 yrs old and have been worried about losing my hair since I was 16. My hair is very thick, but I have an uneven hair line. My hair line is v shaped and has remained unchanged for 20yrs. Now I notice a slight change on one side. I never knew about a maturing hairline. In comparison to the photos shown in this site, my hairline seems ok. I don’t have any photos to send yet. Does what I’m describing sound like the mature male hairline?

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At 36 years old, it is unusual to have a maturing hairline begin, but that is a loose rule and it is possible that you are either balding or getting to your mature hairline. If you are concerned about hair loss you should see a qualified doctor for a full medical evaluation including a mapping of your frontal hairline for miniaturization.

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Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and Laser Hair Removal – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am taking Hctz for high blood pressure. On the bottle is says to stay away from artificial light. Is it ok for me to have laser hair removed on my face? The laser tech thought it should be fine but it worries me? Any info would be great. Thank you.

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Speak with your prescribing doctor about the warning. I found the following websites that may help you understand the warning:

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Sometimes I Take Propecia in the Morning, Sometimes at Night – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Dear Doctor

having been on propecia for the last seven months i can honestly say that i havnt had a strict time when i take it. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes at night. But i have not missed a day since i started taking it. Will this have any effect on how it works?

Kind regards

I generally like the drug for the morning when testosterone levels are highest. It probably does not make a difference, but why not be logical about it?

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My Girlfriend Is Losing Hair — Is Hair Color Change a Sign of Deficiency? – Balding Blog

Howdy Doc!

My girlfriend, 27 years old, losses hair and has done so for some years. It’s mainly the forehead (which has very small in her teenages years) which is receding and her hairline is now very uneven. She also has some thinning “down the middle”. Some of her aunts are also losing hair but they are at least then years older.

She hasn’t been eating any hormonal medications for at least 6 months but we still doesn’t see any improvements. She has been under a lot of stress for several years and I think this affects the hair loss, at least a bit.

She is naturally darkbrown but I have noticed that she have some orange strands! Why? Could this be some kind of deficiency symptom? Doc, any suggestions what to do?

Women lose hair in a different pattern than men. Female hair loss may not be related to DHT or androgenic causes as it is in majority of men who lose their hair. As such, there are many potential medical causes that should be explored. Your girlfriend need to be evaluated by her primary care physician who can address these issues.

I do not know of any deficiency that would cause hair to turn orange other than hair coloring or bleaching.




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Minoxidil 5% in the Morning, 15% at Night – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Dr. Lee from Regrowth says that the response to minoxidil is dose dependent, so taking 5% twice a day is really just going to hold the hair you already have. Thats why he is suggesting to take 5% in the morning and 15% at night. The solutions also contains azelaic acid, which he says inhibits 99% of DHT in the scalp. So there is no need for proscar, but it can sometimes help, also in conjuction with spironolactone 2% or 5%. What do you guys think?

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High dose minoxidil (15%) applied topically can cause systemic side effects such as a life threatening drop in blood pressure or fainting from low blood pressure. I guess if you take it at night before you hit the bed, you wouldn’t really have to worrying about the fainting part because you are lying flat. All joking aside, there is no proven combination of drugs that stops hair loss completely. If it works, then I suppose your Dr. Lee will be a very rich man. It seems DHT is a buzzword and everybody jumped on the bandwagon claiming that Product X, Product Y, and Product Z all block DHT.

I just returned from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) conference in Las Vegas, where hair loss experts convened to discuss the latest in hair loss technology. Nothing was mentioned about 15% minoxidil or azelaic acid as a substitute for finasteride. Azelaic acid is an acne medication.

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Hair Loss InformationHair Loss from Weightlifting? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Dear Dr. Rassman:

I am a 49 year old attorney who runs 3 miles plus daily. Prior to law school, (27 years ago), I was a competitive powerlifter, (ranked in top 20 nationally). I stopped lifting during law school and for several years after but continued to run. I have returned to powerlifting several times in the last 15 years but each time, immediately upon my start of lifting, I experience significant, very noticeable hair loss. As I want to start competing again in the senior category I recently started lifting again and, again, my hair loss is very significant and is discouraging me from lifting.

In short, every time I start heavy lifting, I have very noticeable hairloss (male pattern type) but no hairloss when I do not lift. Virtually all hair loss I have experienced occurred when I was lifting. I am not taking any supplements or steroids although I did use steroids approximately 27 years ago.

I am aware that similar questions have been asked by people who say “it seems” hair loss may be occuring, but in my case, there is no question that there is very noticeable hair loss associated with heavy weightlifting and no hair loss otherwise.

I don’t know if this matters, but I do have rosaceae and dermatitus which is treated very effectively with Prascion.

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It is certainly conceivable that weightlifting can cause a slight increase in your testosterone production and thus result in more dihydrotestosterone (DHT), but I would consider hair loss due to weightlifting improbable. I have been asked this question before and I will trust your observation and correlation. If your hypothesis is true, you would probably benefit from Propecia (finasteride). You should see a doctor for your concern and have them do a miniaturization study and track the hair loss progress over a period of time in which you are weightlifting.

The Prascion should not cause any hair loss.