Finasteride/Propecia and Muscle Growth

[LizzardSecond]

I am currently entering week 4 of my sustanon cycle and noticed in the last few days an enlargement of my prostate.

I have a history of Prostitis since I was 18. It flares up often under stress and periods of high sexual activity.

All doctors have always said it was harmless to my health and more a nuisance then a health concern.

I am currently on Propecia which is 1mg of Finasteride. I was thinking to go to the doctor and get a script for proscar 5mg and break it in half.

My question is how much will the increase to 2.5mg of Finasteride effect muscle growth.

[magic32]

My question is how much will the increase to 2.5mg of Finasteride effect muscle growth.

Hindrance will be virtually non-existent, many have run cycles w & w/o it and cited no discernable differences.
Do what you need to do.

[swol_je]

they say 1mg is all that is necessary to stop hairloss.

[swol_je]

for the prostate, has it been proven to help by increasing the dose?

[LizzardSecond]

Proscar is used to shrink an enlarged prostate. The normal dosage is 5mg. I have been prescribed it frequently in my life. I would cut the dosage in half bc I have heard it hinders muscle growth. Is this true?

I know this is what I will be prescribed.

[956Vette]

I would not worry about it hindering your muscle growth, no.

[powerliftmike]

I am currently entering week 4 of my sustanon cycle and noticed in the last few days an enlargement of my prostate.

I have a history of Prostitis since I was 18. It flares up often under stress and periods of high sexual activity.

All doctors have always said it was harmless to my health and more a nuisance then a health concern.

I am currently on Propecia which is 1mg of Finasteride. I was thinking to go to the doctor and get a script for proscar 5mg and break it in half.

My question is how much will the increase to 2.5mg of Finasteride effect muscle growth.

I am in same situation. believe mine started around 17 yrs old or so. way before I ever touched an AAS. Ive worked with several urologists. Stress and sex play a role in the flare up like you said, but the biggest problem for me was whey protein powders. Found this out after being prescribed many different drugs like flomax, detrol LA, uroxatral, and trying out proscar.

With the proscar i noticed an immediate strength drop and decrease in erectile hardness. So I recommend keeping dose as low as suitable. If on cycle, I see this to be less of a problem..just try to aim for a dose that keeps physiological levels of DHT in tact.

DHT really does not have an anabolic effect, so actual muscle growth shouldnt be impeded. but strength--yes.

[New2Anabolic]

I take finasteride, 1-1.5mg a day.
I wonder if that is effecting my lil-man down there.

[Garbanzo Dude]

I'm sure you've heard rare cases of Gyno have been reported even at 1mg for hair loss....

[fedorrulz]

i got gyno, softer muscles and lower libido at 1.25mg a day. 0.5mg is what I take now and life is much better.

[respek]

At 1.25 mg I was completely shut down. No sex drive! Merck reports that less than 2% of people experience sexual side effects. Well from the people I know and from what I have read on this site it seems much higher.

[tzs68]

the prostate can't grow that fast. over a couple of days? try a couple of decades. if you are noticing a difference, you probably have something more like an inflamed prostate- ie prostatitis

[fedorrulz]

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/download/finmicro.pdf


You don't even need 1mg.

0.2mg + will help with hairloss. See above.

Conclusions
In these studies, oral treatment with finasteride at doses from 0.2 to 5mg/day
resulted in clinically significant improvement in hair growth in men with male pattern
baldness. These studies are currently ongoing at the 1mg dose of finasteride to obtain
longer-term data.

[fedorrulz]

At 1.25 mg I was completely shut down. No sex drive! Merck reports that less than 2% of people experience sexual side effects. Well from the people I know and from what I have read on this site it seems much higher.

2% is way to low. A quick visit to http://www.propeciasideeffects.com/ gives the real story.

[LizzardSecond]

the prostate can't grow that fast. over a couple of days? try a couple of decades. if you are noticing a difference, you probably have something more like an inflamed prostate- ie prostatitis

Good Analysis, I do say this in my original post. Yes It goes from there to noticeably bad in days.

[LizzardSecond]

I am in same situation. believe mine started around 17 yrs old or so. way before I ever touched an AAS. Ive worked with several urologists. Stress and sex play a role in the flare up like you said, but the biggest problem for me was whey protein powders. Found this out after being prescribed many different drugs like flomax, detrol LA, uroxatral, and trying out proscar.

With the proscar i noticed an immediate strength drop and decrease in erectile hardness. So I recommend keeping dose as low as suitable. If on cycle, I see this to be less of a problem..just try to aim for a dose that keeps physiological levels of DHT in tact.

DHT really does not have an anabolic effect, so actual muscle growth shouldnt be impeded. but strength--yes.

Why Strength?

[cLk]

I am in week 4 of my first cycle (Test e 500 mg/week). Just ordered some finasteride for preventative measures. My question is:

is finasteride something I want to take year-round, or only when I am on a cycle?

Thanks.

[mick86]

Bump, I want to know that too.

[LizzardSecond]

I am in week 4 of my first cycle (Test e 500 mg/week). Just ordered some finasteride for preventative measures. My question is:

is finasteride something I want to take year-round, or only when I am on a cycle?

Thanks.

I am doing it not to loose my hair