It is a balance. I am not super prone to hair loss (you wouldn’t think I had any looking at me), but I do think just a bit has thinned on the crown. I think blasting and cruising is not the best on the hair (even if one has good hair genetics). I don’t think hair genetics are either good or bad. I think it is a spectrum. I think those with goodish hair genetics who wouldn’t normally go bald may while blasting and cruising.
I’ve been trying to get as much info on the drug as possible. A few things stood out that make sense to me.
First: many of the guys with issues didn’t have elevated DHT, they were just very prone to hair loss. Using Finasteride crushed their DHT to near nothing, and caused issues. My DHT on TRT is above range. Based on how much Finasteride lowers DHT (up to 70%), I will still be over my pre TRT DHT level.
Second: it seems that the recommended dose of 1 mg is too much (in that for most guys they could get the same reduction of DHT or very similar with a lot less). Does Finasteride do anything for hair other than lower DHT? Taking 1 mg 3X a week seems about as effective to many experts. I am taking 1.75 mg/wk. Research says that dose will lower DHT about 60% (vs 70% with the 1 mg).
Third: I think many of the guys with long lasting PFS are actually hypogonadal. I don’t think there has been irreversible PFS with guys on exogenous Test. Not sure if the Finasteride caused the hypogonadism?
Fourth: With most drugs negatives are reported, and positives are underreported compared with the negatives. Especially on forums, this leads one to believe that the drug is worse than is justified.
I am not expert here. Just some thoughts on the drug, and I think using it during blast and cruise is worth a trial. I say trial, because I wouldn’t commit to it. But if i don’t get any sides, it is a win. If this works out for me, I don’t think I would really see a need for any of the exotic compounds. Just high test with some mild orals. If one can take 60-70% of the androgenic component out of test without sides, I don’t know what other compounds could compete with that. Primo or mast sure wouldn’t as they are super androgenic in regards to hair despite their low androgenic rating. I would bet high test with a bit of Finasteride would be better on lipids than using low Test and high Primo if the gains are the same between both groups.