Would You Put 15 Yr Old On Dutasteride?

[BalderBaldyBald]

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.

The science supports that DHT is important during puberty, for many reasons

FDA PROVEN

 

[FCKW36]

Please tell me this thread is a joke...

 

[alebaba]

Why not give seti a try? I would not f*** with dutasteride or finasteride, hes only 15, and has not gone through puberty yet, very bad idea. If money is an issue, I would go with topical seti, if not I'll go with orally.

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

Nah go nuclear, tranny regimen FTW, i smell OP is a troll post anyway

 

[Chromedome1990]

Nah go nuclear, tranny regimen FTW, i smell OP is a troll post anyway

Careful what you say... the white knight horde will dislike your post to oblivion.

 

[NzinOz]

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

The website does not mention it or methodology of their system. It makes no mention of drug use. My husband tells me the doctor said the E Blocker was important to balance the hormones, and restrict the side effects of feminizing that come with reducing DHT. I do have faith in their methods and success claims, my issue comes with the unknown when applying it to one so young when weighed up against information online.

A direct quote from the information in their handout when given medication is "Please note: As with all commercial pharmaceutical drugs, some users of Avodart experienced an adverse reaction. To date we have not had one adverse event."

They do not prescribed Avodart, but their own compounded Dutasteride.

I've named their clinic earlier, you will easily find their website.

 

[NzinOz]

Nah go nuclear, tranny regimen FTW, i smell OP is a troll post anyway

OP is a Mum concerned about her young son, and has been grateful for the constructive comments given.

 

[FCKW36]

Please stop it!

 

[NzinOz]

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.

Thanks. It's a valuable comment.

 

[michel sapin]

@NzinOz ; i have researched the ys stop and regrow website , and indeed their method is a mixed of dutasteride and anastrozole .
quite interesting things . But why do they prescribe 0.7 mg of duta ( the standard dosage is 0.5 mg )
And you are not afraid to crash the E2 too much with 0.1 mg anastrozole daily ?
you wil take blood test ?

 

[Javell]

They do not prescribed Avodart, but their own compounded Dutasteride.

It is one and the same. Avodart is a brand of Dutasteride.

 

[michel sapin]

I wish i could contact the Doctor which prescribe such a formula !

 

[FCKW36]

I wish i could contact the Doctor which prescribe such a formula !

To tell him hoe insane he is?

 

[michel sapin]

because we got the same idea . and this is the first time i heard that a Doctor prescribe this combination .

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

because we got the same idea . and this is the first time i heard that a Doctor prescribe this combination .

Alright, but how old are you ?

 

[NzinOz]

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

Thanks for the encouragement. His GP openly told me I was a bad Mum for trying to find help for his problem. Accept his genetics, fullstop. It has me in tears thinking that someone else gets how I don't care that he goes bald (I've personally always found it attractive - was openly teased about having a thing for bald guys as a teen, I know there will be some delightful girl for him shiney head and tics just a non-issue for her), but I do care about delaying it if possible for his social/emotional health to at least get him out of high school. It breaks my heart to read how some of the young men on here feel about their thinning hair.

It tears me apart for him to go through this and I understand the futility, but if you don't cruise the net you'll never know what potential there is and what you may have missed.

 

[NzinOz]

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.

Thank you. I have found some comments valuable, particularly the link to the Sydney doctor. I'm keen not to have this become an obsession and focus of his life, but do feel it warrants a bit of energy mulling through the options.

 

[michel sapin]

honestly if I had acess to this clinic I would do the combo duta/ arimidex
IF you prevent the oestrogenic side , it might be relatively safe .
But this is sure that at 15 yo, DHT still has a role to play for the development of your kid

 

[NzinOz]

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..

Thank you. You read me totally wrong. We are 'jump' kinda folks. We buy houses after one inspection. We moved countries to help our kids after one school interview. I've travelled internationally myself for medical treatment when no doctor could help me. We put DS on a plane to the USA within days of his bulk hair loss. Four days into controversial treatment, now is the hour to consider do we or should we trust what one doctor recommends for our son? Two GPs have said no hope and Propecia not appropriate at his age. That is why I think I came on here, to find out if there are other very young guys on treatments? I thank you for all your comments.

 

[NzinOz]

honestly if I had acess to this clinic I would do the combo duta/ arimidex
IF you prevent the oestrogenic side , it might be relatively safe .
But this is sure that at 15 yo, DHT still has a role to play for the development of your kid

That is probably the strongest takeaway I have from this forum. That DHT is playing a role in his current development and messing with it is permanent to his potential.