These two classic article cover the dose effectiveness of finasteride ranging from 0.1mg to 1mg daily as well as the serum testosterone effects from this drug
https://booksc.xyz/book/17840978/d696b4
https://booksc.xyz/book/17840977/b2aead
2020-12-07 02:45:102020-12-07 08:37:41Effectiveness of finasteride & serum Testosterone levels
I am 68 years old, very active & healthy. Approximately 2 years ago I went through a stressful time & started loosing my hair. The stressful time is way behind me & im balding from ear to ear ( located where a headband would be placed. My dermatologist recommended I see Dr. Vera Price immediately. I want to have all of my blood work done ahead if time. What blood tests should I have done?
My initial reaction is to advise you to visit the doctor your dermatologist recommended. Once you’ve been examined by Dr. Price, she should know which blood tests to order. If you want to know ahead of time, call the office and simply ask.
My question is; does finasteride and dutasteride lost effectiveness over-time in the body? Like, say in decades, would my body become used to dutasteride and it will lose its effectiveness and hair loss will resume or can I preserve my hair forever (until I’m a senior, theoretically) just from taking 0.5 mg of dut everyday for the rest of my life?
Another question, will the hairs that grew back become thick like how they were before they fell out? Is there anything I can do to make them thicker or do I just have to keep taking the drug and wait longer?
It is not the blood levels of these drugs that are important, but the tissue fixation that occurs after taking the drug. The tissue fixation of finasteride is about 7-9 days while the tissue fixation of dutasteride is about 6 weeks. These drugs generally do not lose effectiveness but the balding pattern is tied to apoptosis (cell death) which these hairs undergo over time. These drugs slow the process down but will not prevent the outcome, which is inevitable.
In the early stages of use, when miniaturization is high and newly formed, the probability that these drugs will reverse the miniaturization process, making these hair stronger and less miniaturized, will be good.
Famous people are like everyone else. We all experience the same pain of looking older and with hair loss it is looking older too soon as shown here. You don’t have to be famous and rich to get your hair back, it is straight forward as tens of thousands of men and women are having a hair transplant done every year.
Men under the age of 25 have a better chance of getting these type of results. The younger you are, the better the chances.
Since the brain is androgen-dependent, and males do not stop fully developing mentally before age 26 and physically before age 22, wouldn’t supressing DHT with finasteride stunt growth in a male who hasn’t hit 26 yet?
Has anyone here taken finasteride in their late teens and still physically and mentally developed as normal? If so I’d love to hear more, just for encouragement as all the stories I’ve heard have scared me shitless, and I have yet to take fin from my unopened bottle on my desk.
Yes, there have been reports of brain fog in rare individuals. If you are one of them, stopping the finasteride is a good idea. There has been no evidence that taking finasteride for a man over 17, causes growth problems. As far as sexual side effects.this article I think gives an answer to that question: https://baldingblog.com/new-report-that-finasteride-does-not-cause-sexual-side-effects/
2019-12-05 05:16:312019-06-22 09:16:53Effects of inhibiting DHT for the brain and body?
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8122395/
I had a hair-shedding problem my entire life. As I got older, it became progressively worse. I came across the following study a couple years ago. After a lot of experimentation, the best application of microcurrent to the scalp that halted nearly all of my hair shedding was the following:
-1 milliamp current
-Bipolar Waveform
-10 to 100 Hertz
Factors that can play a role in the efficacy of this treatment include:
-Scalp Thickness
-Microcurrent Device Manufacturer
-Frequency of Treatment
-Duration of Treatment Session
I’ve been doing this treatment for about 18 months. This treatment is relatively safe and inexpensive. I thought it might interest your readers on baldingblog.com.
Some variation of this question has been posted on this blog before but I would like to ask:
Can hard water indirectly cause hair loss? I am not asking about the effects of hard water on genetic baldness but whether hard water can aggravate scalp conditions in sensitive subjects, thereby accelerating hair loss. I suffer from seborrheic dermatitis and I am noticing more aggressive hair loss when washing with hard water compared to soft (my parents have a water softener).
If so, what do you recommend doing? Is there any benefit to washing with soft water or distilled water? Is this hair loss permanent?
Hard water just means it has higher mineral content in general. It does not cause or accelerate hair loss as far a I am concerned. If you think it is affecting your hair, you can always try soft water. But I personally do not see its benefit with respect to genetic hair loss, more of a washing issue
Hair definitely makes a difference in the way his image is projected. A good hair transplant is what he must have had.
2020-10-07 02:18:192020-09-30 08:20:39Elan Musk has the look of success
Can I use hair removal if I decide my transplants just aren’t looking right? I am just trying to figure out what my options are to undo the surgery.
I met with a patient a couple years ago who had frontal hair transplants at a clinic with results that did not meet his expectations. He responded by going through electrolysis and removing the grafts. He came to my office to figure out what to do with the linear scar.
The results of the tedious electrolysis was very good, but in our experience, electrolysis is very dependent upon the skill of the person doing it. The means the results from this process can vary considerably. The use of hair removal lasers also can be a problem particularly if the grafts are large since they leave an abnormal “foot print” in the skin once the hair is gone.
