Shed On Dutasteride Increase Normal?

[nycguy]

Hi, first post here. I was on finasteride from 2014-2016. Seemed to slow my temple recession and I had no sides, so my Doctor moved me to dutasteride. From 2016 until October of this year, I took dutasteride (0.5) 2-3 times a week, EOD at most. In the past year, I had noticed that my hair might have been getting a little thinner on the top of my head , and I was getting to the age where male pattern baldness dropped nukes on the men in my family, so Doctor and I agreed to take me up to dutasteride every day.

I never had a seriously bad “shed” or EOD dutasteride, but since I started taking dutasteride every day....holy sh*t. It’s not the horror stories you sometimes see online but my hair has very suddenly gotten way thinner than it’s ever been. Hairline still seems to be holding strong. And when I first went to every day I got a seriously itchy scalp on occasion.

is this normal at all? Can you have an exponentially greater shed switching from EOD to every day? Or am I fucked and this is me just going bald? Appreciate any input!

 

[Vul123]

Haha I'm in the same position as you. Just started around 2 weeks ago yet somehow my hair feels thinner.
If its helps, I never had a "shed" per say but my hair density is definitely decreasing.

 

[finastride23]

I’m in the same boat too
after 2 month of dutastride,now my hair feel thinner and my hairline is going back
I donot know it is initial shed or what

 

[Vul123]

Fortunately I have had no side effects but I have no idea if it is working. Can anyone confirm these capsules are legitimate?
From alldaychemist

 

[StevenGerrard]

Fortunately I have had no side effects but I have no idea if it is working. Can anyone confirm these capsules are legitimate?
From alldaychemist
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looks legit but why not buy the real stuff by GSK (Avodart)?

 

[NorwoodingMyWay]

Hey, i myself got horrible itches and scalp acne when i first started dutasteride. I asigned the blame to the Testosterone increase that comes with dutasteride, and being an individual very susceptible to Testosterone, dutasteride caused me a hormonal imbalance which affected my sebaceous glands and i was drowning in sebum (particularly in my face and scalp). The only thing that saved me was Accutane, and since i stopped it (its been a month and a half) it seems my body is back to normal again. Sebum can infact induced itching, and itching can induce hair loss. I would advise you to opt for Nizoral (ketoconazole) and use it 3 times a week while showering. Hairloss is not only atributed to DHT, Testosterone also plays a role albeit weaker than DHT.

 

[nycguy]

Quick follow up, how long should I expect the shed to last? :|

 

[Vul123]

Quick follow up, how long should I expect the shed to last? :|

Could be a couple weeks to a couple months depending on the individual

 

[finastride23]

I am still taking both and my hair is like sh*t
I don not have horrible shed but they are thinning so fast,like every morning i see my hair are thinner than yesterday

 

[Avacado]

looks legit but why not buy the real stuff by GSK (Avodart)?

where do you get legit Avodart? Mine comes from Turkey from inhouse. Would love to get the real deal, please share.

 

[StevenGerrard]

where do you get legit Avodart? Mine comes from Turkey from inhouse. Would love to get the real deal, please share.

what do you mean? your local pharmacy should have it