Thinking of quitting finasteride, advice please...

[Prop]

anyone here using arginine?
i'm taking it for a week and i feel quite better

i'm slightly recovering only by supplements
right now i'm more focused on prostate cure because, at the end,
something is working good

i was told that also if the endo balance is involved in my sides,
the integrator's way is better.
Taking dht is someway harmful for a enlarged prostate isn't it?

 

[Thisisme373]

Ok cheers enden and colin say if i take the creatine and zinc and it works do i need to continue use or will i be ok from there after? I am gonna order both creatine powder and zinc picolinate after christmas, continue with zinc i got for the moment, surely its helping a bit. :dunno:so are these ok before i order zinc http://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Foods-Zinc- ... 411&sr=8-1 and creatine http://www.amazon.co.uk/ProLab-Prolab-C ... 522&sr=8-7

 

[Ende]

Taking dht is someway harmful for a enlarged prostate isn't it?

It can be, but estrogen is just as bad for your prostate.

Ok cheers enden and colin say if i take the creatine and zinc and it works do i need to continue use or will i be ok from there after?

It'll probably be alright if you quit. Just do another round with treatment if the symptoms appear again. Those links doesn't work. Make sure it's zinc picolinate and creatine monohydrate powder, at least 200 grams.

 

[Thisisme373]

Creatine link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... Z2YZPKSAY2 just want to make i buy the right thing its 1000g, is it best to mix this with water? milk? and how many table spoons?

 

[Ende]

Yes, it's creatine monohydrate. I guess it says on the box. I would get a scale.

I just read that 1 teaspoon equals 5g, so Colin is right (4-5 teaspoons):
http://www.prolab.com/product/creatine-monohydrate

 

[Thisisme373]

Ok so i started today using 5 teaspoons with a cup of water (not very tasty) I know this may be a stupid question but as it says on my tub "powerful role in energy metsbolism" is it ok to not be doing any physical activties after taking 25g a day, like doing weights and stuff, also has taking this for 7 days fixed your problems guys???

 

[Ende]

I did a test one week after I quit Propecia. I noticed some positive changes, but nothing like I had expected. I figured I tried it too early. I wouldn't recommend using it before you've been off Propecia for at least one month. It raises the DHT level, although they're not sure exactly how, since it doesn't affect your testosterone level. It will help you, no doubt. I didn't work out during the week I used it. You don't have to, but remember that exercising is good for your body. It'll probably accelerate the recovery process, since it makes hormones express themselves. When you exercise, you burn testosterone, and your body needs to produce more. They say estrogen plays a role in muscle building too.

Use juice instead of water if the taste bother you.

 

[Thisisme373]

well thats lucky for me then as i have been off propecia for about 5 or 6 weeks , thing is, is this just a temporary solution or will it have a permanent positive effect?

 

[Ende]

It depends on if it manages to shift the ratios properly.

 

[Thisisme373]

did taking the 25g a day make you feel ill? it really makes me feel sick, dizzy, light headed ect.

 

[Ende]

I got diarrhea when I overdosed because of faulty dose description from the manufacturer. It might have increased the symptoms of hyperthyriodism, mainly palpitations. Make sure you don't overdose, maybe your body don't tolerate as much as 25g a day. Drop the loading phase and stick with 5g a day, if it's a problem.

 

[Thisisme373]

Am thinking of gettin back on finasteride on 1/8 of a tablet every 2 days along with 1 25mg zinc tablet a day to combat sides would that be ok??, as i have tried the creatine and zinc and tbh i feel my libido is worse and my hair getting thinner :dunno:

 

[Ende]

You're free to experiment and do whatever you want. Basicly, you need an AI to control side effects from finasteride. I don't recommend getting back on finasteride before you've recovered. 25 mg zinc a day is probably not enough, especially if you're going to use finasteride. Do some research in Arimidex, if you require 100 mg zinc a day to keep estrogen under control. 0.25 mg anastrozole once a week could be enough - or even too much...

Have you had some days with strong morning erections?

 

[Thisisme373]

I have had morning erections but very rare, also i really don't want to get involved with arimidex, don't know what anastrozole is, could i go back on finasteride taking 50mg or 100mg of zinc a day? also would that be safe? tbh like i have said i really don't think im going to recover anyways, since coming off finasteride, taking zinc and creatine i feel asiff my libido has dropped ALOT more :shakehead:

 

[Ende]

What about your prostate fluid? White or transparent?

Sounds like you've used too much zinc... Libido gets reduced, and symptoms of ED worse, if you suppress the estrogen level too much. Get off everything and give it a couple of weeks. See if it improves. Take a look in my thread, at the symptoms I've described. See if you can relate to anything else. It's very important to keep track of changes when you're using AI's.

 

[Thisisme373]

Tbh my sperm has always been kinda see-throughish but sorta creamy so mix of both thats stayed the same, i'll try coming off zinc for a few weeks then, but its just i would like to get back on finasteride as my hairs looking awfull, limp, fine just really flat looking no volume at all

 

[Ende]

Finasteride shouldn't be a problem if your estrogen level currently is too low, but I still don't recommend using it again before you have recovered.

 

[Thisisme373]

How do you know exactly if you have sides anyways? as i still masterbate 2 times a day, i can rarely go to bed on the night wthout having a wank lol but it just seems i don't get random erections anymore, i used to get them in the mornings alot :dunno:

 

[Thisisme373]

So if i stay off everything for these few weeks and decide to go back on finasteride, what is a say way to do it? 0.25mg every 2 days (which would be 1/4 of the tablet) and 50mg of zinc 7 days a week or is that too much zinc?

 

[Hate2LoseIt]

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