Antiandrogens - finasteride

[Kruszyzna]

Hi all!

I'm on 100 mg Androcur daily, but my androgens level is still
too high. Is a huge problem for me, becouse i'm loosing my hair. Additionally Doctor want prescript me 5 mg finasteride daily. I heard that finasteride doesn't work - Androcur is much more powerfull so including
finasteride is not necessary. What do you think of addition finasteride? Maybe I should ads Spironolactone? What is better?

[DeliaTS]

I'm not really familiar with the hair loss products, but I know that using an antiandrogen like spiro will slow down any hair loss that you're experiencing from male pattern baldness. It may take a while before the antiandrogens are actually effective as well.

[Kruszyzna]

I'm angry becouse i lost every day a lot of hair. Not sure that my hair loss is male pattern baldness, becouse I'm too young. In another side my androgens level is high although i take androcur. Finasteride is weak antiandrogen some people think, that using androcur + finasteride have no sens. I heard that using spiro+androcur get amazing effects, is it true? In Europe spiro isn't common. Apart from that I taking 4 mg estrofem and two diane-35 daily.

[kalina]

I'm angry becouse i lost every day a lot of hair. Not sure that my hair loss is male pattern baldness, becouse I'm too young. In another side my androgens level is high although i take androcur. Finasteride is weak antiandrogen some people think, that using androcur + finasteride have no sens. I heard that using spiro+androcur get amazing effects, is it true? In Europe spiro isn't common. Apart from that I taking 4 mg estrofem and two diane-35 daily.

You're never too young to experience male pattern baldness. I remember back in college, I was friends with a 20 year old who had as much hair as Terry Bradshaw does now. He lost it all because of heredity.

Age, heredity, and testosterone all contribute to hair loss. If you cut much of your testosterone now with spiro/androcur/whatever other anti-androgen, it will NOT bring your hair back.

I just found this link today on hair loss and I added it to my Ask Kalina section on transvamp.com. You might find it informative...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003246.htm

I lose a lot of hair each day, ever since I was 14 and shower every day. I still have a full head of hair. Everyone loses hair every day. It does grow back on some people. Taking estrogen and causing hormonal changes in your body can make you lose hair, too, especially in the beginning.

I have a friend who takes finasteride for hair loss. She claims it's great as an anti-androgen. I beg to differ. She's been on it for a year and her hair situation looks the same (another Terry Bradshaw type). It hasn't helped soften her body much, if at all. She would've done better taking spiro.

You're on the right track with estrofem and diane-35.