finasteride and Body hair

[Guth]

What effect, if any, has finasteride had on the amount of your body hair? How long have you been on finasteride when you first started seeing a change (if there was one)?

I know there are a number of us here interested in this very topic, so if you pass by this thread, please contribute your experiences to help some of us out. Just takes a second!

 

[TheGrayMan2001]

I think most people might see a slowing of new body hair growth.

I doubt most people will lose body hair, although there are a few reports of it here and there. My personal theory is once the body hair is "complete", like the follicle has been there a while and everything, the lowering of DHT won't have any affect.

But if the follicle is new or recently developed, it might stop and recede.

 

[beaner]

I had a couple of small patches of hair on my back that disappeared completely since starting finasteride as well as a bit on my upper arms. The rest of my body hair grows in a bit lighter and finer and doesn't grow as long---and there's definitely less of it. I noticed this about 6-8 months into the drug.

 

[Ende]

I was suffering from severe side effects within 4 months. My beard was growing very slow. I could go several days without shaving, and in the end, my body hair started falling off. This was because of lowered testosterone level.

 

[reckless]

I hope I get this side effect. I could do with losing some body hair!

 

[Guth]

96 views and only 4 replies? :/ Comon people! We need a bigger sample!

Enden, finasteride doesn't reduce the amount of testosterone in your body. It's the DHT.

 

[Finnjävel]

I've been on the big three for 13 months now. 5mg finasteride cut in quarters. I've noticed no effect in my body hair growth.

 

[Ende]

Enden, finasteride doesn't reduce the amount of testosterone in your body. It's the DHT.

It does in some cases, like mine. Indirectly.
Finasteride -> DHT (downregulated) -> estrogen (upregulated) -> LH (downregulated) -> testosterone (downregulated). Prolactin is also affected, and upregulated by estrogen. This is what I know for sure. People have also been reporting trouble with thyriod hormones. I didn't experience any trouble there.