Ok..where to start, as many of you know im a very serious bodybuilder looking to advance in competition while staying relatively safe and health, i started using dutasteride about a year ago after some concern after a cycle was cut short 3 wks in from an injury--(i noticed some hairloss before using dutasteride). The dutasteride has been going great! within 2 wks of starting it all the hairloss ceased, months after that my hair continuously seemed to be in better condition and now im at a point where i barely notice any natural hairloss at all--which was the goal. However ive been doin a lot of research-most of which i already knew---but it just hit me today at how much ive been shorting myself physique-wise, even though ive made excellent gains naturally throughout the year and ive been at my weakest this past year...but with proper nutrition and rest ive overcome any lack of strengths and was able to continously gain muscle despite slaughtering my natural DHT levels (when i wasnt even cycling!)..

I really dont think i have much MPB in my genes however i have been paranoid before---yea ill be honest, im 23 and my hair Does mean something to me, i have a horrible shaped head! and my wife wouldnt like it if i used tren and got huge and bald in one year! (yea ive thought about it several times!) I realize at some point i will let go of my hair image and decide that i do want to do whats best from a scientific standpoint and use the strong androgenic, DHT compounds to get in the best shape of my life, and who knows, maybe win a good show..? The thing is, ive advanced so much naturally which made me avoid thinking at how reducing my DHT could seriously reduce my gains in strength-induced size..im doing weights that i used to hit in high school and yet i grew like a Weed!

the truth is, i was shooting myself bigtime by continuing to use the dutasteride when i wasnt using test..which certainly had to reduce strength gains for me throughout the year...but hey we live and learn right, and im writing this so that other paranoid users can avoid my mistakes, i was lucky enough to keep a flawless diet which kept me growing the whole year..so hey guys, i know hair means alot, and it does to me too, ive ben able to avoid most DHT compounds and make great gains, test with dutasteride works Great for me, anavar has worked Awesome, and the latest primo at high doses is working amazing with no hairloss!!!

i varied my use between .25mg of dutasteride ED and .5mg ED while cycling with test, the thing is, what i should have done is stop using the duta while i wasnt cycling, im not even sure why i continued to use it!!!?

Heres a couple quotes from Patrick Arnold that kinda opened up my eyes!...

"What I specifically mean here are the effects of DHT on the central nervous system, which lead to increased neurological efficiency (strength), and increased resistance to psychological and physical stress - not to mention optimal sexual function and libido."

"I have heard several anecdotal reports of individuals who have stacked testosterone with proscar (a 5-AR inhibitor) and have noticed significantly reduced performance enhancement effects. What’s going on here? We know it couldn’t be due to the inhibition of the direct anabolic activity of testosterone on muscle anabolism. Most likely it is due to the reduction of androgenic effects in other parts of the body that contribute to the ergogenic effects, specifically the CNS, which is stimulated by androgens to increase neural output leading to greater strength and greater recoverability. Another possibility is a reduction in the production of androgen dependent liver growth factors (such as IGF-1), since DHT is an important androgen in the liver."





so a couple questions that were on my mind...

im using test now--with dutasteride (trying to find a minimum dose thats effective for me) ...i ran out because of an ordering problem and ive been off dutasteride for 1 wk and notice NO increased hairloss at all, so my question is how long does dutasteride stay in your system? whats the half life?

and another thing that was bothering me, during my last contest, even after i stopped the test prop 2 wks out, once again i dont know why, but i continued to use dutasteride...so how much could that have affected my hardness level at the show? thanks guys, anything DHT related feel free to comment about anything...

CD