Regular Member OfficerWinslow Posted February 21 Regular Member Share Posted February 21 Hi All, Curious to ask, for anyone on TRT (or were on it) what is your stack/protocol for keeping your hair? Curious to see what combination everyone is using and at what strength. For reference, I'm asking this question more towards men who are on TRT because they have low T to begin with. For the record, I just started using 0.025% topical fin and an oral vitamin supplement that has various DHT blocking ingredients. In the past, taking even just .25 of fin orally would give me sides, so hoping this stack doesn't give me sides but works. I was trying topical min too but it gave me terrible dark circles/eye bags. If anyone has tips on how to alleviate that, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted February 22 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 22 TRT will elevate your DHT levels unfortunately. If you can't tolerate finasteride (like I can't) I would really think about this. If it means your health over your hair I would focus on your health every day of the week. This is just my opinion. All the best. GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 12345 Posted February 22 Regular Member Share Posted February 22 16 hours ago, Gatsby said: TRT will elevate your DHT levels unfortunately. If you can't tolerate finasteride (like I can't) I would really think about this. If it means your health over your hair I would focus on your health every day of the week. This is just my opinion. All the best. hey Gatsby, are you still side effect free with the topical fin solution u were using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted February 22 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 22 6 hours ago, 12345 said: hey Gatsby, are you still side effect free with the topical fin solution u were using? No I had to discontinue due to sexual side effects. 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 12345 Posted February 23 Regular Member Share Posted February 23 12 hours ago, Gatsby said: No I had to discontinue due to sexual side effects. thats unfortunate. i was rooting for you. what regimen are you on now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted February 23 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, 12345 said: thats unfortunate. i was rooting for you. what regimen are you on now? You can still root for me. Lol! 😂 5mg oral minoxidil every day. Nizoral 2% 2-3 times a week. GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 12345 Posted February 23 Regular Member Share Posted February 23 Always rooting for the eugenix fam! im on the 5 mg minox daily as well. had to stop nizoral. i was getting ball sensitivity from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member GoliGoliGoli Posted February 23 Senior Member Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2024 at 3:34 PM, OfficerWinslow said: I was trying topical min too but it gave me terrible dark circles/eye bags. If anyone has tips on how to alleviate that, much appreciated! I've been on topical Min and it definitely made my dark circles/eye bags worse. How long were you on it before you noticed yours? I always had some light dark circles under my eyes but topical made them far worse I think. I'm considering stopping and just trying rosemary oil or something and hoping the dark circles go away over time. But searching online it seems like for a lot of people they continieu even after stopping min, so kind of between a rock and a hard place. If I were to go back in time, I probably would never even use Min and just rely on natural stuff and plan for needing numerous HT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OfficerWinslow Posted February 26 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 26 @GoliGoliGoli I've actually only been on it for a short time, a few weeks! Oral minoxidil could result in less dark circles than the topical possibly from some posts I've been researching. There is also a hypothesis that consuming collagen supplements may help offset the cosmetic issues caused by min; but no solid proof yet. I did use rosemary oil for a while. Not sure if I can say it's a worthy replacement, but I think it's a good adjunct to add to the stack. For what it's worth, I have read some folks use a caffeine rollerball for their dark circles and it helps alleviate them somewhat. I'm going to try a cold eye mask in the morning with this for the next week or so to see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 29 Administrators Share Posted February 29 TRT will require a powerful 5-alpha reductase inhibitor. Oral finasteride would be the go-to, if you still lose ground on fin, you’ll have to switch to oral dutasteride. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OfficerWinslow Posted March 1 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 1 @Melvin- Admin Hey Melvin, did you ever end up trying CosmeRNA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 1 Administrators Share Posted March 1 2 minutes ago, OfficerWinslow said: @Melvin- Admin Hey Melvin, did you ever end up trying CosmeRNA? I didn’t, they were supposed to send it but never did. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OfficerWinslow Posted March 1 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 1 @Melvin- Admin Bummer! It's such a divisive yet still unknown product. The reddit thread is a mess, but there are some who claim they are still using it and it has worked (at least to stop further loss). The mechanism of it is what intrigues me since it works differently than 5-alpha reductase inhibitors; which could be a big thing for guys who are sensitive to fin/dut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted March 1 Moderators Share Posted March 1 3 hours ago, OfficerWinslow said: The mechanism of it is what intrigues me since it works differently than 5-alpha reductase inhibitors; which could be a big thing for guys who are sensitive to fin/dut. I don't know anything about it, but just from reading what you wrote I'm wondering.... if it works differently than finasteride then would you get better results by using both. Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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