Is Dutasteride Any Better Than Propecia for Treating Hair Loss?
Doctor Rassman/Pak thank you guys for the blog, you guys are truly amazing.
My question is, is Dutasteride really better than propecia? I know its no fda approved for hairloss, but in your opinion do you guys think it is better and more effective? Doctor Rassman/Pak I know you guys rarely prescribe dutasteride, but do you guys have any patients that are on it and have had better results than they did with propecia first? also do you have patients that did not respond to propecia at all, then went on dutasteride and had good response? or at the end of the day avodart and propecia are both the same, and the more dht reduction from avodart does not make any impact more than propecia in terms of hair?
thanks guys
You are correct in stating that we at NHI rarely, if ever, prescribe dutasteride. Some doctors in our community prescribe dutasteride and believe that they gets better results with it versus finasteride. There may be differences in their efficacy, but the higher risk of side effects and long term effects are unclear, especially the risks of sterility that have been reported.
I have occasionally seen patients who have taken dutasteride after taking finasteride, but in my opinion their results are equivocal.
Purely anecdotal evidence but from my friends who’ve switched to dutasteride – those who had no response to propecia had no response to dutasteride. Those who had good regrowth with propecia had good continued regrowth with dutasteride but much more obvious side effects. Even those who had zero side effects from propecia noticed serious issues on dutasteride.
Sorry I know that’s not a scientific sample but it’s not uncommon from what I’ve read on many forums.
I used Proscar and then Propecia for a few years and eventually I found its effectiveness decreased a lot.
I then switched to Avodart and have been taking it for a very long time now. Many years.
Biggest side effect for me was/is loss of morning erection and not-as-strong of an erection.
But I traded that off for sensational results in my crown area. Truly sensational.
Now, sadly, after so many years taking Avodart, I am seeing as I hit 50 that the Avodart effectiveness is decreasing.
But it is absolutely still effective.
Oh, and even though it is so expensive to buy in the USA, I highly recommend not buying from the sites that send the pills from Europe. I tried to save money that way, but I found the effectiveness level awful. They claim you are getting 100% authentic GSK Avodart made in Turkey, and they look so real, but while taking them, my hair thinned and my morning erections returned.
Good luck!
~O-Qua Tangin Wann