Exploring The Hormonal Route. Hair=life.

[bridgeburn]

@bridgeburn
what would be the appropriate dose of flutamide for hair loss ... I used it but it didn't give me results

750mg

 

[Guido]

@bridgeburn
Could it be that my mistake was to take only 500mg a day?
My testosterone increased and I lost hair ... with 750 will I keep my testosterone completely blocked?

 

[John Difool]

Is it safe or even necessary to take cypro together with spironolactone?

 

[keepcoolmybabies]

I plan to use 125 mg of flutamide plus 8 mg estradiol with estradiol will decrease the lh in the way that lh antagonists do ... with that it will prevent the increase in testosterone produced by flutamide

Flutamide is extremely hepatatoxic causing liver damage over time so it's definitely not a long terms solution as far as AA's go. Why not use bica since it acts similar without the side effect profile?

 

[bridgeburn]

@bridgeburn
Could it be that my mistake was to take only 500mg a day?
My testosterone increased and I lost hair ... with 750 will I keep my testosterone completely blocked?

 

[John Difool]

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I still would like to understand how it would work if you combine two of those.

 

[Guido]

@keepcoolmybabies
I would but it is very expensive in my country bicalutamide the only antiandrogen that I can access is flutamide

 

[keepcoolmybabies]

@keepcoolmybabies
I would but it is very expensive in my country bicalutamide the only antiandrogen that I can access is flutamide

Well consider getting occasional blood tests to look at liver enzymes to make sure your health doesn't take a hit.

 

[Guido]

@ @SHORT BALDING ETHNIC
Bicalutamide 50 mg a day, how much does it block?

 

[John Difool]

@ @SHORT BALDING ETHNIC
Bicalutamide 50 mg a day, how much does it block?

DHTCell wrote: "just divide ur T level by 10-12ng/dl and thats a good gauge for mg of the drug"

So 500-600ng/dl ?

 

[John Difool]

@SHORT BALDING ETHNIC Would you combine spironolactone & cypro to make the regimen more effective? I asked a couple of times this question. sorry to be insisting...

 

[Guido]

@SHORT BALDING ETHNIC
all that testosterone is not negative for the hair ... I was with flutamide and I increase my testosterone levels and my hair got worse ... if I take flutamide with estradiol, what dose of estradiol do I need?

 

[Guido]

@Itsnoahkennedy
I have used a regime of 500mg of flutamide and 8 mg of estradiol my hair stopped the fall ... I think I will resume that regimen

 

[keepcoolmybabies]

Hey. Is there any need to take spironolactone to prevent water retention if you start with oral minoxidil at 10 mg? If yes, how many mg spironolactone to prevent or at least to (gradually) reduce the risk.

There is a small possibility (about 3-5%) of pericardial effusion (water retention around the heart) that could happen with oral minoxidil, which can be fatal if not treated in time. As such it's typically prescribed with a diuretic. If you want to use spironolactone to help mitigate the risk, 50mg should be ok. Just keep an eye on your blood pressure since both drugs are prescribed for hypertension (which may be a good thing or bad thing depending on where your BP naturally sits).

 

[Guido]

I'm not sure to use 750 mg of flutamide per day or 500 mg of flutamide plus 8 mg of estradiol which would be better

 

[keepcoolmybabies]

Thank you very much for the detailed information! I also have an another question. How great is the chance that oral minoxidil at 10 mg will give you heart palpitations?

Not sure. On average though people get about 5bpm higher pulse. If you notice yours goes much higher or you get routine heart palpitations I'd definitely consider lowering the dosage though. There's a number of studies that show oral minoxidil still being effective with a smaller dosage.

 

[John Difool]

I think he is just asking if he can take sprio + cpa together, which are both SAA.

He wouldn't need to do that anyways, cpa is powerful even at 12mg/day.

Yes, that's it. So I can skip 200mg spironolactone if I just take 50mg cpa? Or is spironolactone safer even at this dose?

 

[bridgeburn]

Admin should add an option to pin comments, so everyone can see the most relevant comments on a thread.

write this in that new suggestions thread

 

[NW3.141592]

I've decided to join bicalutamide gang eventually. You were very convincing here.
So goodbye my 3 months CPA supply, I won't miss you.

 

[John Difool]

Talking about blood tests: What are the relevant levels I would need to test and should these levels be in the female range for more hair growth? In an adult male, what are some good clues to look for to figure out what to adjust? How long do you wait between each blood test? 3 months? 6 months?

When adding estrogen in combination with bica, do you directly jump to high dosage then dial down on the quantity or do you go from low to high? Is there a risk to start too high because dosage then it can't lowered or it doesn't matter and the change becomes instantaneous?