Recent content by Doogey

Okay, I'll take a chance...here is a link to my profile pic on facebook: http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v22942/1207 ... 9_6546.jpg Hopefully, this is viewable for you... I agree with the previous post... I've had mine so long, and now it is being "taken away" from me... never had to worry about...

Mt regimen is actually in flux, as now I am adding finasteride. ...but for my age, I started noticing thinning just a little over a year ago, surprisingly. I have always been a "late bloomer" as it were. So last year I started using the Nioxin system. Did wonders for the overall look, feel, and...

So will finasteride be all that effective (at least in terms of hair), if it only interferes with just one type of 5AR enzyme?

I don't know with any authority, but it seems to me that if their SHBG is high and their T is low, then T is getting bound to the SHBG, which means less is free and un-bounded, or that it is being converted to some form of estrogen or DHT. To my knowledge, these are the three potential...

So Proscar (finasteride) doesn't block both types? What type does it block, and is it the best type for hair? I was also thinking of starting on Spectral-DNC-L as it has Saw Palmetto (and of course the Olive Oil extract), as I understand this blocks both types. Since I've had good experience with my...

I didn't get it prescribed for hairloss, but for genrally low testosterone due to high DHT. I have been on Androgel for a number of years, but even lately it hasn't been as helpful: low energy, sagging muscles (sarcopenia?), slight BPH of the prostate with (at the time) elevated PSA levels (but...

Just to reply, that recently I did get prescribed Proscar, with 30 pills of 5mg each (a month supply) for $10.00US. So, I am going to be trying that. The reason was due to some recent prostrate issues, but are no longer current (flaxseed meal is a great thing), but was also prescribed to me...

Why just 1mg, or 0.5 mg? Could it be that it's just not a potent enough dose per day? And why would finasteride make hair shed? It seems it should decrease the DHT levels, and thus stop any more DHT-induced loss, and certainly wouldn't regrow hair by itself. It could allow the original hairs to...

Ok, but the pill is so freakin small... How do I go about doing that/ Plus, it seems the sizes of the pieces won't be accurate (cux the pill is so small).

Got me a prescription to Proscar... I am looking for suggestions on the usage of my new Rx. Since even with insurance here in the US (UHC) that a 30 day supply (at 5mg) costs me $30.00 a month, I am wondering if I need to divide my dosage. I recently have had a DHT blood tests, and my levels...

Re: Drumrat Story - Newbie! Thanks for the reply...I am looking into getting it. ..however, sunce DHT is also made in the scalp, I am also looking into topical solutions as well. I have been reading up on Spectra-DNC-L which has some very impressive list of ingredients, but I am not a fan of...

Re: Drumrat Story - Newbie! Thanks for the reply. I am hoping to get on some Proscar, as I have had *some slight* prostate issue last winter time, but have since brought my PSA score way down to it's lowest since (I don't know when), so I have some basis for obtaining it from my doctor as a...

Hello all, Nothing new here... I am in my late 40's and have been very, very fortunate most of my life, as I seem to have a full head of hear, and youthful looks to go with it. Good genes I suppose. (I look like a boy in my 30's). I have had no problem with my hair until 1 year ago, when I...