My urination frequency has increased after switching from Finasteride to Dutasteride

[bighair]

So I started on Finasteride around 2007 and have been taking it continuously since then.

Around 2017 I started taking Dutasteride once a week which I then upped to twice a week and now three times a week.

For most of that time I continued to take finasteride except on the days I was taking Dutasteride and over approximately the last year I have basically stopped the finasteride and just focused on the 3 dutasteride a week.

Now I have no idea if this is related to the above but over the last year the amount I need to urinate during the night has increased a lot to the point where it disturbs my sleep.

I dont know if this is

• Unrelated to the medication or
• Because of dropping the finasteride or
• Because of taking up Dutasteride

I know frequent urination is related to enlarged prostates. And I know both finasteride and dutasteride are used to treat that. So Im confused why I would be experiencing this. Any thoughts?

 

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It could be due to reduced aldosterone, an adrenal hormone that regulates sodium and potassium levels. DHT increases aldosterone and if you take dutasteride and finasteride, you are crushing DHT and lowering aldostetone as a result. High aldosterone is linked to high blood pressure so lower is generally good but i would try to get to an endocrinologist and have them test all your hormones, especially adrenals.

 

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