What can I block DHT with ???

[mutabor]

Hi

I do not like take Propecia (because of the side effects). So what are the other options for me, to block DHT?

What i found so far

1)Spironolactone
2)Azelaic acid
3)Nizoral

From what i read on this forum none of the above give very good result.

Is there any other options for me?

Thanks

 

[iamnaked]

Hi

I do not like take Propecia (because of the side effects). So what are the other options for me, to block DHT?

What i found so far

1)Spironolactone
2)Azelaic acid
3)Nizoral

From what i read on this forum none of the above give very good result.

Is there any other options for me?

Thanks

spironolactone doesn't act against DHT, but testosterone, I think. Azeleic acid is IMHO a very dubious product which doesn't have much to support its claims. Nizoral allegedly has mild anti-androgenetic and hair stimulant products. This clicky clicky! study indicates that in terms of efficacy it is broadly comparable to minoxidil.

You might want to try fluridil, about which the science and studies *sound* impressive, but which is a bit expensive, and which people haven't really been gushing over.

What were your symptoms? If it was an allergic reaction, dutasteride might be the answer...

 

[mutabor]

Thank you for the info.

I never took Propecia. I just know that it causes pretty crappy side effects.
So far I only use minoxidil 5% for 3 month I have some good results with it. I got Nizoral today, so will use it too. I might try fluridil.

 

[iamnaked]

Thank you for the info.

I never took Propecia. I just know that it causes pretty crappy side effects.
So far I only use minoxidil 5% for 3 month I have some good results with it. I got Nizoral today, so will use it too. I might try fluridil.

It causes sides in 2% of subjects, according to the Merck trials. If you think that's too much of a risk, then fair enough, but if I were you I'd at least try it. Its half-life is low. If you get any side effects, you can stop and be back to normal quickly. I think an internal, beit finasteride, or dutasteride, is essential to any regimen for it to succeed in the long run.

 

[mutabor]

Well i might try finasteride or dutasteride later. Anyway i am not to bothered about shaving my head If hair loss will get really bad. Funny thing that no one if my family from both sided had male pattern baldness(not even grand parents).

 

[Bryan]

Spironolactone is an androgen receptor blocker (or "antiandrogen"), so it helps block all androgens like DHT, testosterone, and others.

Ketoconazole, the active ingredient in Nizoral, also has antiandrogenic properties.

Fluridil is supposedly an antiandrogen, too, but it has yet to be tested by an independent group.

Azelaic acid doesn't have antiandrogenic properties, as far as I know. It's purported to be a 5a-reductase inhibitor, but even that claim is doubtful. It's never been proven to work that way in vivo.

Bryan

 

[iamnaked]

Well i might try finasteride or dutasteride later. Anyway i am not to bothered about shaving my head If hair loss will get really bad. Funny thing that no one if my family from both sided had male pattern baldness(not even grand parents).

It's like being ginger. It pops up in strange places.

 

[powersam]

It's like being ginger. It pops up in strange places.

OR... your father was actually a smooth talking travelling salesman offering free trials of his new vacuum cleaner.

 

[mutabor]

It's like being ginger. It pops up in strange places.

OR... your father was actually a smooth talking travelling salesman offering free trials of his new vacuum cleaner.

Haha, no way I am spliting image of my father.

What about Saw Pometto, to block DHT?

 

[iamnaked]

It's like being ginger. It pops up in strange places.

OR... your father was actually a smooth talking travelling salesman offering free trials of his new vacuum cleaner.

Haha, no way I am spliting image of my father.

What about Saw Pometto, to block DHT?

I think you mean Saw Palmetto, but it doesn't work, sadly.