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Auslander-Buchsbaum · 3 points
Finasteride at the standard 1mg dose/day increases testosterone levels (this effects peaks at around 15% after 6 weeks of treatment, then diminishes, 10% increase from baseline after 24 weeks and still 5% after 36 weeks). This effect is more potent with dutasteride at 0.5 mg/day (25% increase peak after 12 weeks). Those who are interested can check this study: The importance of dual 5α-reductase inhibition in the treatment of male pattern hair loss: Results of a randomized placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride.
Anecdotally, it didn't hurt my testosterone levels (I've been on finasteride for 3 years, my test levels where always around 600-660 ng/dl and I've tested it 3 to 4 times since I'm on treatment).
My goal is to build a comprehensive hair stack with finasteride, Lucidimax, Ecklonia Cava and other ND products. Then, I want to see if it changes anything for my hair with trichoscopy.
It's been 3 months since I added Ecklonia Cava at 2 caps/day to my daily fin dose. I think that you mentioned that there was an extract in the works. Is it more focused on hair growth?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Thanks for the study reference! It looks like the reduction of testosterone is when people with BPH taking higher doses of finasteride.
You are probably right that this might not be pertinent to people taking lower doses for hair loss. I am glad your levels were not affected adversely. It does make sense that taking finasteride and dutasteride together resulted in higher testosterone levels, as dutasteride is a 5-AR inhibitor that doesn't cross the blood brain barrier. I guess my question is then why don't people just take larger doses of dutasteride on its own? It seems it works better.
It's been 3 months since I added Ecklonia Cava at 2 caps/day to my daily fin dose. I think that you mentioned that there was an extract in the works. Is it more focused on hair growth?
The extract will be focused on concentrating dieckol and other phlorotannins. Those are the compounds that are responsible for the hair growth, but they have a lot of other benefits as well. So while we are not making it specifically for hair loss alone, it will make that effect more potent.