feminity and finasteride

[templemonk]

i'v been on finasteride for about little over 18 months. i had some good result around 1 year mark then it started going down since.
but i would still say overall, finasteride helped me to maintain my hair or slowed down the balding process. but at the same time, i'm noticing changes in my personality.
i wasn't the popular cool kid in school or anything but i'v always had friends/buddies around me and i felt loved and wanted. recently, i've been pushing people off. i don't want to call nobody. i became very selfish and emotional. girls i date or talk to say things like, "you seem like a very sensitive guy." that was a shock to me because i'v always believed that i'm the generous easy going guy who can laugh at jokes and get along with people. i had some serious talk with my old friends last night and they said i changed alot.. more towards negative side. they said that i'v been acting like a little b**ch lately. i thought about it. yes, i have been acting like a little b**ch. i noticed my nipples got bigger. it looks swollen. my hormone is getting fucked up right now.
i think finasteride has a high level of mental affect on me.
is anyone experiencing something similar?

 

[Mew]

Yea, you are growing tits and feeling moody/feminine because:

- Finasteride is an anti-androgen
- Finasteride blocks 5AR-II metabolism of T --> DHT
- Blocking T --> DHT conversion increases Testosterone
- Extra Testosterone that would normally convert to DHT cannot anymore because Finasteride is blocking DHT conversion, so it aromatizes into Estradiol (ESTROGEN) instead
- As a result, Finasteride shifts the androgen/estrogen hormonal balance in a man's body to be in favor of Estrogens

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Finasteride is often used in Transgender therapy to feminize men who wish to become women for these reasons.
http://www.transgendercare.com/medical/ ... gimens.asp

http://books.google.ca/books?id=030K2HB ... Q#PPA76,M1

http://books.google.ca/books?id=I-8qZlG ... qGZbyGqVsM


http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/cont ... l/96/4/338
"inhibition of DHT production alters the estrogen-to-androgen ratio and may also increase the risk of gynecomastia and male breast cancer."

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Don't believe me? Do your own Google search.
http://www.google.ca/search?hair loss=en&q=finasteride ... rt=10&sa=N

Get your hormones tested and get off the drug if you want to stop growing tits.

 

[Jojje]

well its a 1 out of six drugs, and its not the most potent + they use 6 mg a day, this drug has been tested and gives siden t about 2%.
If youre hormones are acting up go to a dr and get it checked out.
And maibe he can help u out if there is a problem.
This low dosage is aproved against hairloss that dr`s prescribe so i wouldnt wory, many of us out there taking finasteride without any breasts
talked to many that has used for 5 years... stil no tits and stil got a good sex life with their GF.
Ive just used it for 1 1/2 year, no sides still got a GF and stil got lots of friends.And the sex is stil greate =)
Go talk to ypure Dr.
And then come back and tell us what advice you got.

 

[Mew]

they use 6 mg a day

Doesn't matter how much or little you use, it has a near flat dose response rate so 0.25mg inhibits near same amount of DHT as 5mg.

See: http://www.physics.upenn.edu/facultyinf ... peciafda2/

Regardless he should get his hormones tested, almost guaranteed your Estradiol will be skyhigh and your Free Testosterone low.

 

[bubka]

NOTICE: I am not trying to start a shitstorm, I am just posting my observations of your behavior as you have done as well:

• a polar bear is your avatar
  you like news stories about dogs
  you like news stories about soldiers
  you claim to be a conservative

 

[Guest]

WOW.I didnt know they used finasteride for men wanting to become women.weird.

 

[Need4Hair]

the reason why the mtf they use finasteride is that
1- helps them fight the hair loss baldness (gemeniX a forum user is example, he went from NW6 to almost 85% full hair)
2- helps decreasing the amount of body hair.

the sides effects are in fact does not exist! its more psychological than real. maybe those people who got the sex libido decrease stuff are already suffering from that even before using finasteride and then when they read about negatives of finasteride they got psychologically influenced!
I am using finasteride and my sex life is a lot greater with it than before! I can even continue to the 2nd and 3rd coming without stopping, my girlfriend is very happy with it.
life is cool enjoy your finasteride and sex ! imagine it like you eat v**** before sex! its blue pill also

 

[Libido]

Sideeffekts are rare, but very real.

Or actually, they arent really rare seeing as how a lot of people get a bit higher testosteron and estrogen levels, wich is a side effekt. But most people wont notice that in their lifetime, so I mean meaningfull sideeffekts are pretty rare. But again, very real.

Higher sex-drive is a known side-effekt as well, just so you know.

 

[GeminiX]

the reason why the mtf they use finasteride is that
1- helps them fight the hair loss baldness (gemeniX a forum user is example, he went from NW6 to almost 85% full hair)
2- helps decreasing the amount of body hair.

/wave

 

[Need4Hair]

heya GeminiX! oops sorry now is real she! I just check you blog!!
incredible the last pictures you put! looks great blonde ! you surclassed the forumers in the TG (susana) forum!
PS: are the Estradot and Androcur same things? how they contribute to the hair? or they have nothing to do with hair?

 

[GeminiX]

heya GeminiX! oops sorry now is real she! I just check you blog!!
incredible the last pictures you put! looks great blonde !

Thank you

I'm really thrilled with how things are turning out, my biggest wish was to simply "pass" as female, and while I'm not there 100% of the time, more often not I'm not getting read.

There is still a shed load of surgery to get through yet, I'd say I'm roughly half way through the transition.

 

[Need4Hair]

from the pictures I believe you did a huge transformation! the last one looks perfect female though.

I edited my last post! asked some questions

 

[GeminiX]

PS: are the Estradot and Androcur same things? how they contribute to the hair? or they have nothing to do with hair?

The Estrodot are hormone patches and the Androcur os basically a testosterone blocker. The combination of drugus basically "turns off" or blocks my testosterone and replaces it with female hormones. I think it's this combination of effects which have allowed me to recover so much of the hair I lost.

I've been meaining to make another thread about the gyno side of things, when I startred to develop breast tissue, I *really* knew about it, my nipples became incredibly sensitive long before I was able to notice any puffyness.

 

[Need4Hair]

thanx for the reply!
thats interesting! but unfortunately for me.. I wished to get my hair back by any ways ( without hair transplant) but I dont want to develop breasts or feminine hormones!
blocking completely DHT does mean developing feminine hormones? in other word, how to completely block them without developing feminine side?!

 

[bubka]

thanx for the reply!
thats interesting! but unfortunately for me.. I wished to get my hair back by any ways ( without hair transplant) but I dont want to develop breasts or feminine hormones!
blocking completely DHT does mean developing feminine hormones? in other word, how to completely block them without developing feminine side?!

side effect are less than 2% and half of those are transient after a year.