is dutasteride a no-brainer?

[harry1]

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?

[E39]

Finasteride and minoxidil is still the norm. Ppl usually use dut after several years of finasteride use and feel that the fin is not working as well as before.

[harry1]

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?

[Spanker]

If fin is holding I wouldn't change anything. Just because you had a follow up doesn't mean it hasn't stalled your loss.

[harry1]

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?

[JeffC45]

More like a No-Boner.

[harry1]

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

[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?

[azdz]

My family doctor said to only use propecia and not avodart for hair loss. I don't think he deals with hair loss stuff alot though.