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Hello everyone,
I'm new to this board and wanted to give a quick summary of my history. I started noticing hair loss in college. I started Rogaine Liquid once a day and it seemed to be fine up until last year. Last year I ran out of Rogaine liquid and couldn't get a hold of any as it was no longer being sold on the site I used to get it on. In fact, all the places that had rogaine foam weren't shipping to Canada because of new air regulations that did not allow it to be shipped.
As a result my hair started shedding quickly and i panicked. I finally found a place that would ship Rogaine Foam and I got a hold of it and started using it. After using Rogaine foam for a month the most horrible thing happened I lost so much hair I was practically bald. It was a tough experience but 3 months in I noticed it grew in thicker but not like it was prior to starting. I recently had another shed and it once again has been growing in thicker. My frontal receding hairline is also showing signs of peach fuzz turning terminal. Thus far the hair is coming in nicely and if it continues it will restore to what I had in college.
Anyways, I was also taking Mega doses of Beta-Sitosterol for about 1 year as well. I'm talking 3600mg a day coupled with nettle root at 750mg a day. It may have contributed to the peach fuzz turning terminal but I really don't know if that's the case. The Beta-Sitosterol caused my sex drive to go up but then eventually it fell and I had fluctuated between having a sex drive to not. It was never really stable.
I've also been struggling with Depression since college. I was into bodybuilding and took Pro-hormones back when they were legal. This might have contributed to a fall in testosterone or an increased conversion to DHT/Estrogen(I'm making this assumption based on what I will mention below about propecia). I never did see a doctor about it but tried to find natural ways to help it. I took St. Johns wort, 5-htp and Rhodiola and this helped stabilize my anxiety/depression but I never really felt the zest for life.
About a week ago I decided to drop my Rogaine Foam dosage from 2 times a day to once a day due to the massive destruction of my skin. I've always looked way younger for my age. 5 months ago people were telling me I looked 25 even though I'm 30 and now everyone says I look 35. I am not kidding you. Rogaine foam is evil, this never happened to me on the liquid version. I assume the delivery system is too powerful and it enters the peripheral system. I've never had wrinkles and now my forehead has 3 pretty deep lines. I couldn't explain it but heard of others complaining about rogaine doing the same thing. I decided to go on Propecia and I got a 6 month supply from a walk in clinic. This is where things get interesting.
After 4 days of Propecia I have NEVER felt better in my life. I am actually happy and have so much energy. My strength in the gym has sky rocketed. The lifts I was struggling with the week before are easy with extra weight added. I'm also showing signs of my sex drive restoring but it's too early to tell. Propecia is the only thing that has changed.
Anyways, I have read that Propecia can increase Free Testosterone. It's quite possible that I have suffered from low FREE testosterone and it was the cause of my depression and low energy levels. Is it possible that all this time all my testosterone has been converted to DHT/Estrogen and Propecia is finally allowing me to have a normal level of Free test? I'm trying to understand why this would be as I have read the opposite from peoples' experiences and was expecting the opposite to occur.
In any event, I want to keep this level of energy and happiness and It's possible that these effects will be short lived. Has anyone been able to maintain the high levels of testosterone or does the body eventually increase aromatase to counter it? Are there any natural herbs that I should be taking?
I ordered some Horny Goat Weed and have also been taking it the last 2 days. I heard Resveratrol can have anti-aromatase properties so I'm going to take that along with Tribulus to try to maintain and avoid the crash. I have completely stopped Beta-sitosterol but will continue Nettle Root as it has anti-aromatase properties.
Has anyone else had good experiences on Propecia and how did they maintain it? Are these natural herbs the way to go or should I possibly get a prescription anti-aromatase to avoid the side effects that Propecia users mention?
Thanks for any info you can provide!
I'm new to this board and wanted to give a quick summary of my history. I started noticing hair loss in college. I started Rogaine Liquid once a day and it seemed to be fine up until last year. Last year I ran out of Rogaine liquid and couldn't get a hold of any as it was no longer being sold on the site I used to get it on. In fact, all the places that had rogaine foam weren't shipping to Canada because of new air regulations that did not allow it to be shipped.
As a result my hair started shedding quickly and i panicked. I finally found a place that would ship Rogaine Foam and I got a hold of it and started using it. After using Rogaine foam for a month the most horrible thing happened I lost so much hair I was practically bald. It was a tough experience but 3 months in I noticed it grew in thicker but not like it was prior to starting. I recently had another shed and it once again has been growing in thicker. My frontal receding hairline is also showing signs of peach fuzz turning terminal. Thus far the hair is coming in nicely and if it continues it will restore to what I had in college.
Anyways, I was also taking Mega doses of Beta-Sitosterol for about 1 year as well. I'm talking 3600mg a day coupled with nettle root at 750mg a day. It may have contributed to the peach fuzz turning terminal but I really don't know if that's the case. The Beta-Sitosterol caused my sex drive to go up but then eventually it fell and I had fluctuated between having a sex drive to not. It was never really stable.
I've also been struggling with Depression since college. I was into bodybuilding and took Pro-hormones back when they were legal. This might have contributed to a fall in testosterone or an increased conversion to DHT/Estrogen(I'm making this assumption based on what I will mention below about propecia). I never did see a doctor about it but tried to find natural ways to help it. I took St. Johns wort, 5-htp and Rhodiola and this helped stabilize my anxiety/depression but I never really felt the zest for life.
About a week ago I decided to drop my Rogaine Foam dosage from 2 times a day to once a day due to the massive destruction of my skin. I've always looked way younger for my age. 5 months ago people were telling me I looked 25 even though I'm 30 and now everyone says I look 35. I am not kidding you. Rogaine foam is evil, this never happened to me on the liquid version. I assume the delivery system is too powerful and it enters the peripheral system. I've never had wrinkles and now my forehead has 3 pretty deep lines. I couldn't explain it but heard of others complaining about rogaine doing the same thing. I decided to go on Propecia and I got a 6 month supply from a walk in clinic. This is where things get interesting.
After 4 days of Propecia I have NEVER felt better in my life. I am actually happy and have so much energy. My strength in the gym has sky rocketed. The lifts I was struggling with the week before are easy with extra weight added. I'm also showing signs of my sex drive restoring but it's too early to tell. Propecia is the only thing that has changed.
Anyways, I have read that Propecia can increase Free Testosterone. It's quite possible that I have suffered from low FREE testosterone and it was the cause of my depression and low energy levels. Is it possible that all this time all my testosterone has been converted to DHT/Estrogen and Propecia is finally allowing me to have a normal level of Free test? I'm trying to understand why this would be as I have read the opposite from peoples' experiences and was expecting the opposite to occur.
In any event, I want to keep this level of energy and happiness and It's possible that these effects will be short lived. Has anyone been able to maintain the high levels of testosterone or does the body eventually increase aromatase to counter it? Are there any natural herbs that I should be taking?
I ordered some Horny Goat Weed and have also been taking it the last 2 days. I heard Resveratrol can have anti-aromatase properties so I'm going to take that along with Tribulus to try to maintain and avoid the crash. I have completely stopped Beta-sitosterol but will continue Nettle Root as it has anti-aromatase properties.
Has anyone else had good experiences on Propecia and how did they maintain it? Are these natural herbs the way to go or should I possibly get a prescription anti-aromatase to avoid the side effects that Propecia users mention?
Thanks for any info you can provide!