Can you care to elaborate? Growing hair in Androgenetic Alopecia is not a on/off switch. There is actual DNA , physical damage through fibrosis/calcification/fat infiltration/lack of brown adipose tissue, broken arrector pili muscle degeneration...You guys need to study the actual biopsies in Androgenetic Alopecia models. f*****g hell .I left this place a few years ago and people on here still think that Androgenetic Alopecia is just your hair that stopped growing due to DHT haahahahahahahahaha It is sad and funny at the same time. The lack of circulation is a piece of the puzzle due to chronic inflammation.
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Dutasteride has a way longer half time so it takes longer. I would assume just a week or two would be enough when quitting finasteride.
I never really connected the anxiety with finasteride until after i got on dutasteride and i felt like it significantly increased and then i thought back on how i become more of a recluse while on finasteride than in the periods inbetween when i was off it
Ok first off, the action of DHT on the scalp is a natural process that works on the level of genes. DHT is a steroid hormone, so it just enters the cell and activated the genes through a complex process. Given this, it is highly unlikely that it would cause calcification and fibrosis, which happens during inflammation and wound healing. It involves apoptosis, a more clean method of getting rid of the hair follicles.
Not to sound pretentious but I’m a medical stud not and so I atleast have a basic understanding of the matter, and I can understand what I’m reading when I search up studies on androgenic alopecia (which by the way, there are many).
Like I said, there’s no doubting that inflammation in the scalp from the many potential ways from which it can arise (auto-immune, bacteria, irritants, etc) could play a significant factor in hair loss, but to deny the fact that 5-alpha reductase expression on the scalp will not eventually lead to hair loss is denying something that is extensively studied
Stop talking to me like I am a 4 years old kid. Medical stud? hahahaahah You're book smart but you don't make common sense at all. Mr know it all, If DHT the major culprit of Androgenic Alopecia, why dutasteride and finasteride is not reversing the problem then?
Inflammation in the scalp from the many potential ways from which it can arise (auto-immune, bacteria, irritants, etc) could play a significant factor in hair loss
"hahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" It is cringy as f*** to read.
Dude, go read more books Mr Know it all. you don't know sh*t.
Oh god, my bad. I was typing that on my phone and don’t know how it came out as stud, I meant student. Calling myself a stud would be douchey, lol.
I'm sorry that my reply to you was seen as I was trying to talk to you like you're a kid. I certainly didn't mean to come across that way. I was just stating the reasons for what I said from our previous interaction.
Also, to your question "If DHT the major culprit of Androgenic Alopecia, why dutasteride and finasteride is not reversing the problem then?". That's because the drugs aren't meant to totally diminish all alpha reductase enzymes forever. Your body is going to just keep making more regardless. Another way you can look at it is: Why do people see improvements and slowing down of their hairloss with finasteride//dutasteride?
and to repeat myself for the last time: I'm not saying androgens are the only reason, but i'm saying that it's been studied extensively and there is much evidence to support that they play a significant role.
Looking good dude. Awesome! Giving me a lot of hope because my crown is in terrible condition and I am too young to carry off that "balding from the back" look in public. What's your regimen? Weekly rolling?Week 12 crown progress
What is CB dude? I'm new hereI can now confirm that dutasteride completely erradicated the outer third of my eyebrows , 90% of my sideburns and 80% of my moustache. All of them are regrowing strong and thick since Im on CB.
What is CB dude? I'm new here
Yes, surfed for it. Can find it in India. Heavy duties are imposed so can't order from o/s either.
Yes, surfed for it. Can find it in India. Heavy duties are imposed so can't order from o/s either.
Anyway, what do you think works best for diffuse thinners? I've started on big3 just yesterday.
Thank-you very much! I will certainly give those at least a year unless fina causes some serious side effects which I wouldn't want at 19.In all honesty the number one thing is finasteride or if if that doesn´t cut it dutasteride.
After that comes consistent long term use of minoxidil since that initially causes shedding in most people.
And of course for some people microneedling, diffuse thinners have had insane results, i myself haven´t really seen any improvement in six months but perhaps in time!
https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/microneedling-photo-results-summary.121072/
Be consistent with the big three and if you can definitively do microneedling as well. Take good pictures now and make sure to do all this for at least a year then compare. Don't expect results in a few months, hair grows so god damn slowly.. The number one enemy is impatience!
Thank-you very much! I will certainly give those at least a year unless fina causes some serious side effects which I wouldn't want at 19.