Steroids and hair loss

[messmorph]

For the bodybuilders among us check out this little poll I did on a prominent bodybuilding website.

View Poll Results: Been on an AAS Cycle --> Did you notice any Hair Loss / Balding !

Yes I noticed some thinning / hair loss 52 73.24%

No my hair stayed the same 15 21.13%

Unsure ! 4 5.63%

Voters: 71.

I am currently taking finasteride and minoxidil and its finally starting to improve my hair. I have really wanted to take some Steroids to help me go the next level in the gym. I also hoped it would take some pressure of my hair if I had a hard chissled body. I can get Test E really easy and Nolva but after this poll I could see my hair falling out.

I was thinking about Anavar which sounds could do the job but is very $$

 

[fifty]

If you wanna get to the next level in the gym, I don't think Finasteride is your friend. DHT is very important for athletes (men in general).

True, there are no (or very few) DHT receptors in your muscle but DHT is very important in the central nervous system (intensity). So if you take Test while you're on finasteride, you will get some of the benefits of Test but your results will be dampened by the finasteride (DHT inhibition).

If you're serious about BBing and hairloss, I would consider an entirely topical regimen. (minoxidil, spironolactone, nizoral 2%, maybe revivogen). My Doctor tells me that using finasteride is like filling a teacup in a thunderstorm (a whole lot of turmoil in your body just to lessen DHT levels in your scalp). Now, finasteride is a great treatment but is not beneficial for athletes (especially explosive athletes).

Just do a search on DHT on the internet and try to find some articles that deal with bodybuilding/athletics and DHT's actions.

 

[Thinning]

If you are worried take Primo/Var instead of Test. Girls take that its so mild, and you will still see great gains if you have never done AAS before.

 

[Britannia]

If you wanna get to the next level in the gym, I don't think Finasteride is your friend. DHT is very important for athletes (men in general).

True, there are no (or very few) DHT receptors in your muscle but DHT is very important in the central nervous system (intensity). So if you take Test while you're on finasteride, you will get some of the benefits of Test but your results will be dampened by the finasteride (DHT inhibition).

If you're serious about BBing and hairloss, I would consider an entirely topical regimen. (minoxidil, spironolactone, nizoral 2%, maybe revivogen). My Doctor tells me that using finasteride is like filling a teacup in a thunderstorm (a whole lot of turmoil in your body just to lessen DHT levels in your scalp). Now, finasteride is a great treatment but is not beneficial for athletes (especially explosive athletes).

Just do a search on DHT on the internet and try to find some articles that deal with bodybuilding/athletics and DHT's actions.

Done a search. Found nothing conclusive. Never heard of anything that would suggest lowering DHT levels would affect muscle performance or growth. In fact inhibiting DHT synthesis will cause an increase in regular testosterone in the body - the reason I now have an acne outbreak.

 

[fifty]

It will slightly raise your test and lower your DHT (a lot). It won't directly hurt muscle growth but it will affect your central nervous system output (intensity). ie: the DHT supression will dampen explosive power and lessen desire to "tear it up" in the gym.

DHT is not the primary androgen in muscle but it is in the brain, skin, & genitals.

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/arnold/dht.htm

 

[Axon]

Any loss of DHT I may have experienced from my use of Finasteride has not affected my gains in the gym.

 

[Goingat20]

finasteride and dutasteride havent affecting my gains.
Also thinning where could you find primo/var? online?

 

[Thinning]

Also thinning where could you find primo/var? online?

Can get in trouble answering questions like that. If you do enough research you can find sources for about anything. Good luck.

 

[Dave001]

For the bodybuilders among us check out this little poll I did on a prominent bodybuilding website.

View Poll Results: Been on an AAS Cycle --> Did you notice any Hair Loss / Balding !

What was the purpose of your poll? Do you think the responses would be much if at all different had the participants been given placebos?