Finastride and Dutasteride

[helium3]

dutasteride blocks both type I and II 5a-R, finasteride only blocks one of them. Therefore, with finasteride, you lower DHT %40-%60, depending on the person, and with dutasteride you block, depending on the dose, potentially %90 of it.

This is why I hold that finasteride is best off cycle, as you def need some DHT to run your penis and help against feminization. But on cycle, I think dustasteride with hair-friendly gear is the way to go. Switching the two may cause temporary shedding but its better than running finasteride thru a cycle and ending up with %100-%120 (or who knows how much) of your baseline DHT jizzing all over your hair follicles.

Also, do not suppress your estrogen too hard because it magnifies the effects of androgens on your hair. You wanna keep that just low enough to avoid gyno, which is harder than it sounds.

best peice of advice yet!


i have both dutas and fina, but dont use them anymore as i dont seem to be thinning now.

the problem is dht, can be responable for strength gains and labido among others.
i think suppressing all the 5-alpha and dht in ones body could potentially bring about its own set of problems, especially the effects on estrogen which is required for healthy joints/bones and in part, labido.

id be reluctant to run them long term however before,durin and after cycle maybe neccessary, just not year round.

[mick86]

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Be careful with dutasteride. It's really strong and will definitely effect your strength gains quite a bit.

Haven't lost nearly enough to consider it yet. Just looking into options for down the track if it gets worse. Thanks for that though.

best peice of advice yet!


i have both dutas and fina, but dont use them anymore as i dont seem to be thinning now.

the problem is dht, can be responable for strength gains and labido among others.
i think suppressing all the 5-alpha and dht in ones body could potentially bring about its own set of problems, especially the effects on estrogen which is required for healthy joints/bones and in part, labido.

id be reluctant to run them long term however before,durin and after cycle maybe necessary, just not year round.

But say if like me your hair thinned from running onc cycle and half of a second without fina/dutas then you would need to keep running them to maintain any hair regrown would you not? Your method of stopping is only applicable to those who used it for protection and didn't lose any hair.