Can Trt cause shedding? (also, Dutasteride?)

jaxbrah · May 13, 2014

So back in september I started TRT and about a month later I noticed extra hair strands on my pillow/bed sheets , in my hands after applying pomade, work desk, ect. However that ceased after another month. Was that just dht induced shedding? Or was that legit hairloss? I also plan on increasing my trt testosterone dosage, will I be even more prone to loss at that point or did I already lose whatever I was going to lose?

Also, for someone on trt, are the sexual side effects of finasteride/duta still prevelant? Since my hormones will always be optimal I wouldnt think ED would be a concern. Is duta better than finasteride and is it worth using during thos period of increased testosterone dosage?

Thanks guys.

BrianP · May 13, 2014

Yeah bro TRT is very likely to induce hairloss since it is increasing ur testosterone thus providing ur body more test to be converter into DHT..
About ED, it wont matter if u have lots of test in ur body because if u r one of the few who suffer from ED on fina/duta then its gonna happen from the lack of DHT in ur blood and not the lack of test.. Erections depend on more hormones than just testosterone and remember that DHT is a more potent hormone than test itself

Of course if you take 1 mg of fina ED while NOT on TRT and keep taking 1 mg while ON TRT then ur DHT levels will be higher and ull be less likely to have ED but u ll also have more hairloss.. But considering u wanna keep ur DHT down always on the same elvel then ull be upping the dosage of fina/duta while on TRT in order to keep ur hairloss to a minimum..

What is ur TRT dosage and what test a u using?? 200mg every 2 weeks?

What dosage do u intend on upping ur TRT to?

Are u using for merely health reasons or u work out and do Blast&Cruise?

Edit: Duta inhibits more test conversion to DHT than fina but i dont consider it better mainly for the increased sides in comparison to fina

jaxbrah · May 13, 2014

BrianP said:
Yeah bro TRT is very likely to induce hairloss since it is increasing ur testosterone thus providing ur body more test to be converter into DHT..
About ED, it wont matter if u have lots of test in ur body because if u r one of the few who suffer from ED on fina/duta then its gonna happen from the lack of DHT in ur blood and not the lack of test.. Erections depend on more hormones than just testosterone and remember that DHT is a more potent hormone than test itself

Of course if you take 1 mg of fina ED while NOT on TRT and keep taking 1 mg while ON TRT then ur DHT levels will be higher and ull be less likely to have ED but u ll also have more hairloss.. But considering u wanna keep ur DHT down always on the same elvel then ull be upping the dosage of fina/duta while on TRT in order to keep ur hairloss to a minimum..

What is ur TRT dosage and what test a u using?? 200mg every 2 weeks?

What dosage do u intend on upping ur TRT to?

Are u using for merely health reasons or u work out and do Blast&Cruise?

Edit: Duta inhibits more test conversion to DHT than fina but i dont consider it better mainly for the increased sides in comparison to fina

The noticeable strands stopped appearing after a short while thats why I was wondering if it was just a shed. I havnt visually noticed any loss, im just trying to be very cautious. The amount of strands, while more than im typically used to, were not startling.

Ive been on 100mg test cyp per week and just started 250mb twice a week as part of a cruise. I do use nizoral 1% btw about once or twice a week as precaution. How common exactly are the sides of duta and finasteride? It seema like some sources say they are very rare, and some give the impression that its way too risky to even try the stuff.

jaxbrah · May 15, 2014

Bump to anyone else who is familiar. At age 20-21 ideveloped my mature hairline which id say is a 1.3-1.5 norwood. Im 27 now and have been on trt for a year. Id say im still in the same norwood range, MAYBE closer to a 1.5 now. Ill put up pics when I get home.

Im just trying to figure out if the trt caused just a shed. I dont recall many short hairs. My hait was fairly long at that time so I would be able to tell a massive difference in strand lengths. Does increased dht levels or changing hormones cause temporary sheds, or only actual loss?

If I start noticing another shed at higher dosages ill hope on finasteride out of precaution and hopefully get some temple hair back.