harry1

I was in the process of getting a prescription for dutasteride through a website and the website had a bulleted list of warnings. One of the warnings was: "Do NOT take Avodart with Propecia or Proscar" However, I've read several threads on this forum where guys are supplementing their finasteride prescription with dutasteride twice/week. Are you aware of any research that has shown practical consequences of taking these 2 meds together? If there are real risks involved with taking these 2 meds together then is there any reason not to straight out switch from finasteride to dutasteride?

I'm on finasteride and I have no problem at all getting a boner. Otherwise I'd probably get boners while grocery shopping, working @ the office, etc

I had my first HT in 2007, I needed another one in 2012 and then another one at the start of 2017. I started taking Finasteride in mid-2014 and hadn't taken it before then. Therefore, Finasteride wasn't a miracle drug for me. Maybe it helped a bit but I still needed another HT after 5 years like before. Wouldn't it make sense for me to hedge my bets with dutasteride at this point?

Ah good to know. I've been using finasteride since 07/14 so about 3 years. I got another large ht a few months ago so I guess finasteride wasn't a slam dunk lol. Would the general consensus on this forum these days be that I should add dutasteride to my regimen? I have a buddy who wants to ramp up on hair preservation. Should I tell him to add dutasteride 0.5 twice/week to his regimen to play it safe? If he wants to maximize his odds then would there be any reason for him not to do this?

I've read a few threads on this forum where members were adding .5mg of dutasteride twice/week to their daily finasteride routine and they generally seemed to be very happy with the results. Given the fact that generic dutasteride is now available, is it a no brainer to at least try dutasteride .5mg twice/week for a few months? Even generic dutasteride is pretty pricey without a prescription (Walmart quoted me about @ $5.30/pill) but if 2 pills/week is the sweet spot then this is only about $40/mo so I would have no problem paying this if the odds of satisfaction are high. As of a few years ago the no brainer hair loss regimen was: * Rogaine everyday * 1mg finasteride everyday For May 2017, does part of the no-brainer hair loss regimen include (at least trying) dutasteride .5mg twice/week for a few months?

I sent h&w an email this afternoon to see if I could negotiate Vicodin for the procedure. I'm not sure whether or not they'll agree to it based on their pre-op instructions: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fz2vh7yetw8f3ws/FUT-Pre-Op-Instructions-2016-English.pdf?dl=0 Is Valium is the most common pill used for HT procedures?

if I take a shower at night and don't plan on leaving my place it's a good opportunity to spray some leave-in treatment in my hair. Can you recommend any good ones? I guess a spray with some type of DHT blockers would be good.

Ok I know for a fact I had Vicodin for at least 1 of my last procedures. I really don't like the way Valium makes me feel. Has anyone here been able to negotiate Vicodin as part of the procedure?

non-negotiable lol

I received pre-op instructions from H&W on Friday. The pre-op states: "sedation is rarely used during surgery" Of course, they sent me this information the day after processing my $7500 deposit. I seem to remember having read other threads on this forum where past clients had described receiving anesthesia and they even fell asleep during the procedure. I don't think someone would fall asleep during the procedure without anesthesia. Did anyone else here receive pre-op instructions from H&W with this information? Did you negotiate anesthesia for your procedure? I've had hair transplants in the past and I think I had gas + 1 or 2 vicodin. The thought of having the procedure with no anesthesia seems sadist or masochistic depending on which end you're on.

I sent some post-op questions to the office of h&w and they replied that I shouldn't lift weights for 6 months after the procedure. Has anyone else received this instruction from h&w? Were you able to follow this instruction? I could probably refrain from weight lifting for 6 weeks but refraining from weightlifting for 6 months would be challenging.

Why not every day?

"Nizoral greed" or "Nizoral shed" happens when you use Nizoral 1% more than 2-3 times/week. Do you use Nizoral as your daily shampoo? If yes and you haven't experienced shedding then the "Nizoral shed" does not appear to be an issue for the Nizoral 2% formulation. Please let us know.

Interesting. Sounds like the generic 2% is similar to the brand name 2%. Is "Nizoral greed" a non-issue with the 2% variety? Wondering if the Nizoral shedding is isolated to the formulation of the 1% variety?

Ah thanks for that info. I've tried generic Nizoral 2% from a US pharmacy which was also cherry red. The texture was somewhat like a liquidy gel. Is that the same texture as Nizoral 2% in the UK? Nizoral 1% has a smell and texture that is more similar to Pert Plus shampoo which feels like the 1% variety leaves my hair feeling cleaner and more manageable than the 2% variety.