Propecia Not Working for TRT. Should I drop T?

[nickydee]

So I recently took my first injection of testosterone cypionate and after a few days I shed hairs like CRAZY. They had white bulbs at the end of them too which isn't good. Taking 150mg/week

Before this I had been taking propecia and rogaine which totally stopped any hair loss I had and actually started regrowing hair around the temples and hairline.

But right after introducing the testosterone, everything went to shit....

Despite having insane benefits (cured my chronic depression and drastically improved libido and erections) testosterone is making me lose hair despite being on the big 3. I notice my scalp burning which is probably the DHT, as well as more severe acne.

Counted over 20 hairs caught in my hand throughout the day...

My Total test was 478ng/dl before the injection, so it's low but not extremely low. Do you think it's best to forget about the testosterone completely? I do NOT look good bald and constantly receive compliments on my hair.

It seems I can't have my cake and eat it too. Do I Stick with a full head of hair and small muscles/low libido. Or continue the TRT and guarantee my hair loss but get an amazing body/increased libido and energy/mood?

I'm also 19 years old and being bald at this age would totally destroy any self esteem I have left.

 

[halfwit]

I'd like to smack the doctor that prescribed a 19 year old testosterone when they're not hypogonadal. Or, is this self-prescribed..?

To answer your question, you already know the answer; hair or the benefits of testosterone. I'm not going to pretend to know what it's like to walk a day in your shoes, but given your test results, it would be hard to justify being on TRT at such a young age unless there was NO doubt that those side effects you list are indeed from having lower testosterone.

In either case, you do ultimately have to choose: hair or AAS. Sure, you can chase your scalp by dumping money into treatment after treatment, but it's your genes that are making you bald, testosterone just speeds up the process.

My .02c

 

[Gigem46]

Propecia is what fucked up my endocrine system and the reason I'm on TRT. One of the few things I truly regret is not stopping the second I had any sides and never looking back.

 

[Vegeta999]

fuck, are you the other 19 year old i spoke to about this topic?

I'm on 200 per week atm and am not exp. any additional shedding, so i believe when i can go to 400 and introduce fin, i will be all set and my protocol will be genius.

for you, idk man... it sounds like your follicles are really sensitive to DHT. first thing i would do is beat the shit out of whoever gave u those genes lmao. then i would sit down and think som eshit over.


if you drop the t and stay on fin, yeah you have a full head of hair, but your hormones wont be very good. i guess if you want my 2 cents, here is what i would do in your shoes:


if hair is not absolutely crucial to me , i would stay on trt and fin and accept that balding will be slowed, but not halted and I'm still fucked.. but at least i will feel good and perform well and such.


if hair is truly needed for me to look good (idk your face or skull and such to determine that), then i would consider getting on DUT (blocks 95 percent of DHT unlike propecia which blocks around 65 percent), and maybe upping my t dose a bit. keep in mind you are still 19 just like me, so DUT isn't exacly your best friend lol. but again, these are your options as far as i can see. your choice really.. just depends on weighing hair, how you feel, performance, and physique against each other and see what comes out.

 

[Milton]

19?

 

[nickydee]

fuck, are you the other 19 year old i spoke to about this topic?

I'm on 200 per week atm and am not exp. any additional shedding, so i believe when i can go to 400 and introduce fin, i will be all set and my protocol will be genius.

for you, idk man... it sounds like your follicles are really sensitive to DHT. first thing i would do is beat the shit out of whoever gave u those genes lmao. then i would sit down and think som eshit over.


if you drop the t and stay on fin, yeah you have a full head of hair, but your hormones wont be very good. i guess if you want my 2 cents, here is what i would do in your shoes:


if hair is not absolutely crucial to me , i would stay on trt and fin and accept that balding will be slowed, but not halted and I'm still fucked.. but at least i will feel good and perform well and such.


if hair is truly needed for me to look good (idk your face or skull and such to determine that), then i would consider getting on DUT (blocks 95 percent of DHT unlike propecia which blocks around 65 percent), and maybe upping my t dose a bit. keep in mind you are still 19 just like me, so DUT isn't exacly your best friend lol. but again, these are your options as far as i can see. your choice really.. just depends on weighing hair, how you feel, performance, and physique against each other and see what comes out.

Yeah im the dude with the low testosterone lol. I'm guessing I could always drop the test and maybe increase it naturally by going insanely hard in the gym every day. Maybe a little anavar wouldn't hurt either and peptides/SARMS. When I was using them I got decent gains even with my shit levels. Maybe even HGH would be a better option

Dut scares the shit out of me tbh lol, it's basically fin on steroids.

Basically all my uncles, my dad, both grandpas on both sides of the family have nothing but scalp. So baldness is probably a guarantee :/ If I take my chances with test I think there's no stopping it. Right now I still have it in my blood stream and almost every time I ruffle my hair, one hair comes out. I've gotten laid pretty easy with my looks now and low test levels/mediocre body. 16 girls in 2 years. But bald at 19 and standing 5ft8 probably isn't attractive for chicks our age :/

Im thinking I hold off on the TRT for now, and then when i'm ready to wife a chick if she doesn't mind me losing my hair ill hop back on a cycle and get the body of a greek god/feel amazing again.

I see my hair growing back on the propecia and rogaine combo when im not on Test which is good. I might be able to have the hair I had at 12 years old again

To deal with the ED issues, ill just take high doses of cialis I guess, my dick works fine with it.

It fucking sucks because I feel soooooo good on test, but even 75mg raped my scalp

 

[Vegeta999]

Yeah im the dude with the low testosterone lol. I'm guessing I could always drop the test and maybe increase it naturally by going insanely hard in the gym every day. Maybe a little anavar wouldn't hurt either and peptides/SARMS. When I was using them I got decent gains even with my shit levels. Maybe even HGH would be a better option

Dut scares the shit out of me tbh lol, it's basically fin on steroids.

Basically all my uncles, my dad, both grandpas on both sides of the family have nothing but scalp. So baldness is probably a guarantee :/ If I take my chances with test I think there's no stopping it. Right now I still have it in my blood stream and almost every time I ruffle my hair, one hair comes out. I've gotten laid pretty easy with my looks now and low test levels/mediocre body. 16 girls in 2 years. But bald at 19 and standing 5ft8 probably isn't attractive for chicks our age :/

Im thinking I hold off on the TRT for now, and then when i'm ready to wife a chick if she doesn't mind me losing my hair ill hop back on a cycle and get the body of a greek god/feel amazing again.

I see my hair growing back on the propecia and rogaine combo when im not on Test which is good. I might be able to have the hair I had at 12 years old again

To deal with the ED issues, ill just take high doses of cialis I guess, my dick works fine with it.

It fucking sucks because I feel soooooo good on test, but even 75mg raped my scalp

damn... sounds like ur hair follicles are just sensitive as fuck to DHT. even more so than mine.



yeah.. at the end of the day its ur choice but its good u know ur options... cialis, fin, DUT, trt, SARMS etc.


sounds like with your hair issue , it might be best to keep your hair via proepcia and just go low dose if you need to.. but if even 75 mg raped you, then idk tbh. perhaps just OTC shit that we know doesnt really work but will help via placebo lmao.. like holy basil sups and such. but u could try SARMS as well i suppose. or just look into HCG and an AI.

 

[Megatron28]

OP: you have some serious prioritization issues. I can't believe you are agonizing over Hair or Testosterone.

And I am with Halfwit. What kind of retarded doc prescribed you TRT?

P.S. Anavar and SARMs shut down your natty T. They don't boost it