Scalp Sensative To Testosterone, What Can I Do To Block It?

[neddy2016]

Currently i am going through a really confusing situation. i recently stopped finaster/dutasteride because it was giving me a tingle and itch that has since subsided now i stopped taking it.

I tried using Revivogen but it might be having the same effect since it has saw palmetto and Beta-s and i used the therapy spray, shampoo and conditioner yesterday and today i have got a minor itch sensation too (also looking at spotty today), which makes me think that any non-converted free testosterone is also not good for me

Only time i ever get this darn itch is using DHT blockers

 

[WMQ]

Have you tried cutting finasteride down to 0.25mg daily? Give it a go. Don't go off the med.

 

[neddy2016]

Well i did split the tablet for a brief period and took half for a couple of weeks, but the itch continued about the same as it did with a full tablet, i dunno what mg half a tablet is.

So i switched too finasteride every other day and from my recollection the itch stopped... so i did that for 5 to 6 month and only issue was i had no idea if it was doing anything. it certainly didn't stop my shed in all that time. it still felt like male pattern baldness was taking over.

 

[Retinoid]

You are making a big jump saying your hair follicles are sensitive to testosterone or that the tingle you are feeling is due to androgens. Testosterone alone does not cause hair loss. The tingle/crawling you are feeling is, in my opinion, something to do with hair growth cycles entering certain phases (such as telogen) which is why people shed a lot when this occurs. The biggest culprit will be Minoxidil for this. You need to give Finasteride 9 months-a year to work.

 

[neddy2016]

You are making a big jump saying your hair follicles are sensitive to testosterone or that the tingle you are feeling is due to androgens. Testosterone alone does not cause hair loss. The tingle/crawling you are feeling is, in my opinion, something to do with hair growth cycles entering certain phases (such as telogen) which is why people shed a lot when this occurs. The biggest culprit will be Minoxidil for this. You need to give Finasteride 9 months-a year to work.

The only evidence i have read for scalp itches is male pattern baldness. which alot of people say they have an itch during male pattern baldness and that finasteride or duta stops that itch. i can't find any evidence to support any other sort of shed that delivers the same kinda itch and thats a stessful thing to hold on too and hope that the hair i am losing won't be just a non-stop shed

I dunno whether you get a scalp itch in a receding hairline pattern with telogen effluvium. its such a huge risk for an unknown feeling thats usually not a good sign for most people with male pattern baldness.

Its also something that was clearly dosage dependent, so one a day would have a stronger itch effect than one every other day.

Although i have noticed a tiny bit more peach fuss appear on the hairline since i stopped taking dutasteride.

If you can shed any light on this stuff then please do. it would answer alot of questions i have about what the hell is going on.

 

[WMQ]

The only evidence i have read for scalp itches is male pattern baldness. which alot of people say they have an itch during male pattern baldness and that finasteride or duta stops that itch. i can't find any evidence to support any other sort of shed that delivers the same kinda itch and thats a stessful thing to hold on too and hope that the hair i am losing won't be just a non-stop shed

I dunno whether you get a scalp itch in a receding hairline pattern with telogen effluvium. its such a huge risk for an unknown feeling thats usually not a good sign for most people with male pattern baldness.

Its also something that was clearly dosage dependent, so one a day would have a stronger itch effect than one every other day.

Although i have noticed a tiny bit more peach fuss appear on the hairline since i stopped taking dutasteride.

If you can shed any light on this stuff then please do. it would answer alot of questions i have about what the hell is going on.

If you feel that one tablet every other day is helping, I think you should do that. Also try 0.25 mg daily or 0.5 mg every other day. From my experience, 0.25 mg vs 0.5 mg was a noticeable difference while 0.5 vs 1 not so much.

I started taking finasteride ten years ago while I was a teenager. I was pretty much stupid and took 2.5 mg daily to begin with. Everything was good then after about 6 month I started to get tingling dry itch scalp with shedding. Looking back the shedding wasnt doing much as my hair didnt take much of a hit but it was a horrible feeling and screwed up my scalp. It was on and off. I went to 1mg daily and sometimes would skip doses in the next few years, and this was greatly reduced.

In 2016 my health and regimen was so fucked up and finasteride wasnt working as well as before. On top of that, it appears that my body simply refused to take anything beyond 0.25mg daily finasteride, otherwise my scalp would be literally burning and losing hair like mad. This always happen after some bad days from finasteride sides, and when the iych comes, my sides would be gone. I tried going off it, my scalp actually felt great for a few days while the sides were not as bad, then the itch came back stronger.

I started taking ZMA early 2018 as I suspect my side effects (fatigue, low sex drive) were due to estrogen. It pretty much erased those sides and I was able to take 0.5mg finasteride without my entire scalp burning for some reason. However I've been going through insane shedding on my right hairline and my entire right side of front is pretty much beyond salvation now It was actually quite stable the entire time I was on 0.25mg.

I suspect that the itch was from some hormonal response of the body to counter the fucked up T/E balance. Apparently, this is my pure speculation based on petsonal experience. My advise is take a lower dosage first but don't go off so easily.

 

[Tommybommy1363]

Your only solution at this point is to go bald and accept it. You obviously can’t mentally handle anything else

 

[neddy2016]

If you feel that one tablet every other day is helping, I think you should do that. Also try 0.25 mg daily or 0.5 mg every other day. From my experience, 0.25 mg vs 0.5 mg was a noticeable difference while 0.5 vs 1 not so much.

I can't say it improved anything in 5-6 months, but i didn't get the itch that i got from using finasteride daily. i tried doing the same with Dutasteride and took that every 2 days but it was much stronger and so the itch continued non the less.

My biggest fear is that my body just can't adjust to finasteride or dutasteride and so makes my hairloss worse. i can't say i had any side effects from taking them like alot of people have had. and if i have they have been very mild. there were moments where i thought i was getting gyno but it lasted like a week and then went away and that seemed to fluctuate on and off from muscle to loose skin.

I suspect that the itch was from some hormonal response of the body to counter the fucked up T/E balance. Apparently, this is my pure speculation based on petsonal experience. My advise is take a lower dosage first but don't go off so easily.

Yeah i have to admit that while i am assuming its testosterone thats giving me the itch due to how my energy levels went up since starting Dutasteride, i actually haven't suffered any other testosterone based side effects like spots, aggression or greasy hair, infact my skin and hair my have looked more dryer then they ever have. but then that would instantly make me question whether its esterogen thats hurting me... and thats just where things get messy and confusing.

I may order some more Finasteride and lower the dosage... i just dunno whats the best thing to do anymore.

 

[neddy2016]

I am actually kinda worried about going back on Finasteride... it is so stressful to be getting a scalp itch and hairloss that i don't know whats coursing it. especially when the itch vanishes when i stop taking it.

I will say this though that i think while i was taking dutasteride it might have actually reduced the dark shadows under my eyes to a certain degree and improved my skin quality to a more dryer and tighter degree... my skin quality has gone down abit in the last week and my hair oddly always feels greasy even after i wash it. perhaps its a result of stopping dutasteride and now i am getting a rapid dht attack... who knows.

My hair always felt dry when i took dutasteride.

 

[neddy2016]

Have you tried cutting finasteride down to 0.25mg daily? Give it a go. Don't go off the med.

May i ask how did you cut the tablet down to 0.25mg? isn't it abit of an unbalanced dose to cut it down?

i did used to take half a tablet daily, but i didn't make much difference. it seemed acted like a whole tablet.

 

[WMQ]

May i ask how did you cut the tablet down to 0.25mg? isn't it abit of an unbalanced dose to cut it down?

i did used to take half a tablet daily, but i didn't make much difference. it seemed acted like a whole tablet.

What do you mean? If you are talking about the pill cuttng, I just do that with a tajima blade. Its easy. If you are talking about transitioning into the new dosing, just switch to the new dosing plan directly, no need to ween it on/off.

I also felt that 0.5mg vs 1mg was not really diffrent. 0.25mg vs 0.5mg was noticeably different, but still doing something.

 

[neddy2016]

What do you mean? If you are talking about the pill cuttng, I just do that with a tajima blade. Its easy. If you are talking about transitioning into the new dosing, just switch to the new dosing plan directly, no need to ween it on/off.

I also felt that 0.5mg vs 1mg was not really diffrent. 0.25mg vs 0.5mg was noticeably different, but still doing something.

What i mean is if you cut one down how can you know you always get the right 0.25mg dosage, as if you cut it wrong won't you end up with alot of unbalanced doses?