guys who know about finasteride

[Cylon357]

where was your dht before the 50mcg fina? how do you dose that with the liquid or did you get raws and measure it out yourself? I was thinking about dosing it eod or e3d even. just maybe .5mg eod or e3d. Also I didn't lost hair on any dhts. But I don't want to fucking chance it haha shit

I mixed my own by taking a prescribed 5mg tablet and putting it in 100ml of rum. 90 proof, I think. I have also made it with Wild Turkey 101 and Everclear, though I do NOT recommend that last one. At any rate, the 5mg to 100ml ratio gives me, you guessed it, 50mcg per ml.

Based on previous blood work, available by searching the HRT sub if you want more info, without the finasteride in place, my DHT would be around 115, instead of the 47 it is now.

Note that my DHT has been as high as 210'ish, but that was on compounded test cream and some other things (IIRC), without the finasteride. I MAY consider going back to the cream as my TRT, at least for a short while, with the finasteride in play. If I do that, I will pull blood work after 3 months to see where I am and make a decision about cream vs needle for TRT. I won't abandon injectables entirely, they will still be part of regular blasts. But IDK where I will land on this.

[tbjake34]

I mixed my own by taking a prescribed 5mg tablet and putting it in 100ml of rum. 90 proof, I think. I have also made it with Wild Turkey 101 and Everclear, though I do NOT recommend that last one. At any rate, the 5mg to 100ml ratio gives me, you guessed it, 50mcg per ml.

Based on previous blood work, available by searching the HRT sub if you want more info, without the finasteride in place, my DHT would be around 115, instead of the 47 it is now.

Note that my DHT has been as high as 210'ish, but that was on compounded test cream and some other things (IIRC), without the finasteride. I MAY consider going back to the cream as my TRT, at least for a short while, with the finasteride in play. If I do that, I will pull blood work after 3 months to see where I am and make a decision about cream vs needle for TRT. I won't abandon injectables entirely, they will still be part of regular blasts. But IDK where I will land on this.

Yeah I checked out your blood work, that's how I knew your 50mcg dose. That's so low Its crazy it actually does anything. I wonder what dht would be on 1mg. im curious if hair loss only occurs with elevated dht levels? I see yours are in range and you aren't getting hairless on a trt dose?

[Cylon357]

Yeah I checked out your blood work, that's how I knew your 50mcg dose. That's so low Its crazy it actually does anything. I wonder what dht would be on 1mg. im curious if hair loss only occurs with elevated dht levels? I see yours are in range and you aren't getting hairless on a trt dose?

The hairloss ship sailed for me in my 20s so no, it doesn't necessarily have to do with DHT, though elevated DHT is certainly considered a driver for hair loss. One of those things to watch, but not PRECISELY enough on its own. I am one of the fortunate few that was given the MPB gene, so it was inevitable for me.

My goal with finasteride is prostate related.

The linked study supports the attached chart regarding the finasteride dose response curve. Spoiler alert: a little goes a long way. The doses regularly prescribed are WAY overkill.

Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10495374/

Chart: