Update: last week I took two very low dose ( one drop) of avodart. My thinking was to very slowly and carefully decrease Dht. I was very intrigued with the current discussion so I decided to change to propecia for a few reasons. Avodart has such a long half life, if u overshoot it will take time to re adjust protocol. Others have been cured using fin but not dut. So I took est 1/4 of propecia yesterday. About an hour after I took it I felt like I had more energy. I had like a slight pressure in my head but not painful like a headache. It was more like a slight amphetamine type feeling. So overall I felt better like this was doing something. Unfortunately I didn’t have any change in libido. Morning wood this morning was maybe stronger. I still get MW pretty regularly so that’s not a good measure. Since last week I’ve lost 5 lbs. I’m about 10lbs heavier with pfs and less muscle mass. My weight fluctuates but the loss seems significant and a good sign.
I got brand name propecia because I’ve thought in the past, what if it’s the crap generic formulation that is part of the problem. I’ll post my ongoing results in my log, unless it’s thought we should keep the protocol in here.
DHT increases aldosterone, so if you inhibit Dht, aldo goes down, and there is more potassium. in the body, this speeds up metabolism, thus you lost weight
People who took duta, kept DHT at very very low level for a long time. and this could increase DHT sensitivity and decrease estrogen sensitivity( may be ) after quitting the drug.
that is why symptoms are close to those like on Aromatase inhibitor.
this is why some people got cured from PFS by going on letro(AI) for 6 months and then getting off. LIbido will be pretty much zero on this, while doing this.
May be this is the reason some feel people better on progesterone, since progesterone upregulates Estrogen receptors.
This is why some people feel super bad on zinc, and then better when they get off TEI program.
people are impatient on the TEI program, but they should understand that even going on fin, or letro, of whatever, also wont be fast.
Read this guys log , it will be a year or so. many many months no matter which route people will be taking IMO