Would You Put 15 Yr Old On Dutasteride?

[Timii]

Maybe he could try Setipiprant .... but it's expensive and we are still not sure it's really working.

What about RU? Man, we need to stop his hair loss without destroying his puberty

 

[DiffThinner35]

Maybe you could try with 2% minoxidil for starters, once per day ... and topical dutasteride.

 

[NzinOz]

Hi NzinOz,

Have you had his DHT levels checked?
My thinking here is if his DHT levels are through the roof for his age, maybe anti androgens won't be so bad? (Most people suffering male pattern baldness have normal DHT levels but are just more sensitive to DHT) but at his age this may be a special case?

DHT 31
E 28
Total T 635
Free T 78.6

 

[NzinOz]

What about RU? Man, we need to stop his hair loss without destroying his puberty

What is RU?

 

[michel sapin]

can you link me their website plz ?
they have insisted on the importance of the E blocker with duta ?

 

[Alex Contee]

Maybe he could try Setipiprant .... but it's expensive and we are still not sure it's really working.

I wouldn't until it's officially released. Don't want to give a 15 yr old untested Chinese drugs.

To the OP- I heavily recommend getting off this forum and getting no less than 3 medical opinions. I don't think you would find a general practitioner who would perscribe dutasteride to your son.

 

[itsjustsimon]

Finasteride maybe, but dutasteride - no..

Also you need to know that you’re dealing with very aggressive hairloss if he’s a nw3 @ 15. Dutasteride/Finasteride may help for maybe some years but will not stop this kind of aggressiveness in the long run. And taking antiandrogen at 15 can have very bad consequences.

That’s really tough call to be honest.

 

[nick123]

Does anyone know the normal DHT levels in males?

 

[michel sapin]

lol I just checked the stop and regrow clininc , and they also have a youtube channel
And the doctor is basically applying my idea ; he puts his patient on dutasteride and low dose of anastrozole to counter the sides

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

Dutasteride at 15years old
=> Ends up at 18 with a full head of hair but a tiny baby premature dick => Game Over

Just Nope...Really nope
There's a really good reason 5AR are forbidden until late puberty / adult age

You better start seeking good penises surgeons aswell for his incoming prom' night

EDIT : 18 is aswell an average number established from multiple hormonal profiles, therefore it could vary
from one person to another (never heard of late bloomer ?), i would suggest to push this limit to 20-22
DHT has almost everything to do with male differenciation and sexual organs development

I know it's a shitty call as i myself started balding at 15, and i'm now 32.

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

DHT 31
E 28
Total T 635
Free T 78.6

Could we have units pls ? I'm European

 

[tomJ]

I wouldn't allow my son to touch either finasteride or dutasteride until they were 21. Your son already has some mental obstacles with the autism and many on here have mental side effects from finasteride and other anti androgens. Why risk him dealing with mental hell in his adult years to save hair. It took me years to start feeling better after messing with anti androgens. I would have your gp check for any thyroid issues as you mentioned even the sides aren't growing much these days. Make sure he gets plenty of vegetables and protein as well just in case that is part of the reason. Could be low iron too. I'm really hoping another treatment comes out soon. Hoping a company named puretech will release their product to regrow hair down the line. Check out follica puretech and you can read up on it. Many on here will say that it will never be released, and they maybe correct, but it is my hope along with setipiprant. Maybe call university of Pennsylvania and see if they will ask hair guru George Cotsarelis what he thinks about the topicals at his age and what the chances are of his follica product coming out in the next 3 years? Maybe he will call you back since you don' live on this coast and because your son is only 15 and autistic. Keep us posted and feel good about doing your research here and elsewhere. Hope you have a great holiday weekend

 

[Ikkaku]

Maybe try Brotzu ?

 

[michel sapin]

the Doctor is making money by selling his " special formula" aka duta 0.7mg/ arimidex 0.1 mg .
Don't know the long term consequences of using those med together

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

the Doctor is making money by selling his " special formula" aka duta 0.7mg/ arimidex 0.1 mg .
Don't know the long term consequences of using those med together

Prescribing it to a 15 years old...this f****r should loose his license.

 

[real kombo]

Unfortunately no doctor that has seen him with his father has questioned it being anything but straight MBP. We've been told high cortisol can kick it in early. His cortisol levels were not high when tested, but he operates in general in a tense way in his body, holding himself stiffly. He's a laid back person in general, but things do wind him up on occasion. He won the genetic lottery with smarts & height, and bummed out with male pattern baldness.

After that first bulk fall, it seemed to stop. Whether it will come out again in noticable chunks, or just disappear evenly, who knows. His father is almost 60 and only remembers his own hair loss was shockingly quick.

This is going to be my last post here since I'm getting the vibe that you are a "contemplate all my options until it is too late" kind of person.
I think it's selfish to focus on your confirming of your worst fears and denying your son the ONLY scientifically proven chance to keep his hair.

Again, people are mindlessly opposed to it here because they cannot imagine going bald at such a young age. I understand that.
However, I also understand that I am LIVING PROOF that those claims are BOGUS. My hair loss also started rapidly and out of nowhere, it was too awful to be true.

Zinc and all of that other "all natural" stuff is worthless. It won't do anything for your son's hair IF he truly has male pattern baldness. Don't take my word for it, try it, and you will see that in the long run, it will do nothing. Zilch.

At the end of the day, it is my personal opinion that you are doing a serious injustice for your son not to start him on finasteride and minoxidil. People on here are acting that the moment he takes the pill it's the end. If you see him with side effects, or he tells you he's experiencing them, you could take him off of it. At least then, you could say you tried.


If he's a NW3 at 15, make no mistake: there's no "waiting a few years". He'll be fully bald by then. I'm just being realistic.

Make the attempt, you owe it to your son. Instead of letting him go bald without a fight: you'll always wonder what could have been.

Best of luck either way..

 

[real kombo]

This is going to be my last post here since I'm getting the vibe that you are a "contemplate all my options until it is too late" kind of person.
I think it's selfish to focus on your confirming of your worst fears and denying your son the ONLY scientifically proven chance to keep his hair.

Again, people are mindlessly opposed to it here because they cannot imagine going bald at such a young age. I understand that.
However, I also understand that I am LIVING PROOF that those claims are BOGUS. My hair loss also started rapidly and out of nowhere, it was too awful to be true.

Zinc and all of that other "all natural" stuff is worthless. It won't do anything for your son's hair IF he truly has male pattern baldness. Don't take my word for it, try it, and you will see that in the long run, it will do nothing. Zilch.

At the end of the day, it is my personal opinion that you are doing a serious injustice for your son not to start him on finasteride and minoxidil. People on here are acting that the moment he takes the pill it's the end. If you see him with side effects, or he tells you he's experiencing them, you could take him off of it. At least then, you could say you tried.


If he's a NW3 at 15, make no mistake: there's no "waiting a few years". He'll be fully bald by then. I'm just being realistic.

Make the attempt, you owe it to your son. Instead of letting him go bald without a fight: you'll always wonder what could have been.

Best of luck either way..

One more thing:

The #1 regret I always see on here, regardless of hair count: people always say "I wish I had started earlier." Too many lost souls say that.

 

[whatintheworld]

OP is money not an obstacle for you? I would look into the septipiprant thread by westonici, it appears that it offers some sort of maintenance and you won't be messing with your son's androgens at such a young age.

If he hasn't fully developed his primary and secondary sex characteristics, this is a bad idea.

Don't even listen to the guy who took finasteride at 16. He is unfamiliar with the concept of outliers apparently. If it didn't happen to me it can't happen to anyone else, a brilliant arguement.

Look at the science instead. At 15 your son is still developing, and probably will drastically up until 18 or even 21. I grew several inches in height from 14 to 18. My facial structure also changed significantly up until 21-22. DHT all plays a part in this. For reference, I started taking finasteride when I was 24, a year and a half ago.

 

[Chromedome1990]

You don't have to be a wanker. Hubby was ball-bearing when we met. Our son is already socially isolated being autistic. One would think you would find people supportive on a hairloss thread. I don't want to give my son this drug, I was not there when he was prescribed it. My husband was. It is me that is pushing for a reason not to do it, but I also desperately don't want to let down my son and make him more of an oustider than he already is. Have a nice day.

So defensive, yet not answering the question at all. It's alright At least the white knight crusaders came to your rescue!

Have you suggested your son to just shave it bro? He's already 6'0 at 15 and packing a python in his pants. He might be able to pull off the Vin Diesel look, you may never know.

 

[real kombo]

OP is money not an obstacle for you? I would look into the septipiprant thread by westonici, it appears that it offers some sort of maintenance and you won't be messing with your son's androgens at such a young age.

If he hasn't fully developed his primary and secondary sex characteristics, this is a bad idea.

Don't even listen to the guy who took finasteride at 16. He is unfamiliar with the concept of outliers apparently. If it didn't happen to me it can't happen to anyone else, a brilliant arguement.

Look at the science instead. At 15 your son is still developing, and probably will drastically up until 18 or even 21. I grew several inches in height from 14 to 18. My facial structure also changed significantly up until 21-22. DHT all plays a part in this. For reference, I started taking finasteride when I was 24, a year and a half ago.

I find it funny that you say "look at the science" while in the next sentence recommending a totally untested, unscientific, and unproven drug that is NOT FDA approved for hairloss, or approved for hairloss ANYWHERE in the world. If you want to go anecdotal that's fine, but don't be a hypocrite with science. It's long-term effects, as well as it's PROVEN efficacy are unknown.

And as far as "If it didn't happen to me it can't happen to anyone else", it's quite the opposite. The people who are getting these incredibly rare side effects are trying to SCARE her into not doing what's best for her child, as the same mold tried to scare me when I was 16. I'm simply stating that this idea of guaranteed, impending doom that they are portraying is false.

Did I ever once say side effects were impossible? No. I said they were very rare, which they are. The science supports that. Unless of course, you'd like to cherry pick which science you'd want to support, as many do on here.