Question:
Anyone (male) take Dutas or Avodart for thinning hair?
anonymous
2006-10-06 05:37:56 UTC
I've been taking generic Avodart called Dutas (dutasteride) bought from Dr. Reddy's online pharmacy for nearly two years. My hair went through the normal shedding cycle, which told me it was working. It eventually stopped and my hair actually filled in pretty well. All of a sudden, a few weeks ago the shedding began again and there is once again noticeable thinning in the crown area. This is after two years when I thought it'd be over. The hairs falling out are thinner and finer than my "good" hairs, so maybe they are old DHT affected ones that are just now being replaced by new, "good" ones, or maybe the Dutas has stopped working and I'm losing what I gained over the past two years. Should I continue and wait it out, or stop taking the pills? Am I getting ripped off with bogus meds by some Indian online pharmacy?
Five answers:
yagman
2006-10-06 07:54:17 UTC
As far as I know the only proven systemic medication effective in stopping hair loss is Propecia. Propecia stops hair loss by interfering in the breakdown of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. Dihydro is what causes atrophy of the hair follicles. Testosterone is what creates the male type characteristics. So it stops hair loss without interfering in the action of testosterone on the body.



I'm 48 and have been taking it for 8 years. It has totally stopped all my hair loss. Don't know anything about Dutas but I would be skeptical of any drug not investigated by the FDA that makes claims of stopping hair loss. Traveling salesmen have been peddling snake oils for hundreds of years to sell to people who are willing to grasp for anything to deal with a problem that causes emotional pain.



My advice is to flush the Dutas down the toilet. Go see a dermatolgist and get on Propecia. IT WORKS! One word of warning. It ain't cheap. Probably about 50 to 60 bucks a month. FOREVER if you wan't to keep your hair forever.
Marla
2016-05-05 12:26:53 UTC
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anonymous
2014-03-26 04:03:23 UTC
It is legal to order a 3 month supply of Avodart at one time. You should consider doing some inquiry first before buying from any online pharmacy. Those untrusted sources usually give very little details on particular crucial issues.



You should be able to get enough and convincing info after searching from such engines such as Google and from lists of legit pharmacies directory, where you can order with out prescription.

Pharmacies accredited by the VIPPS or Vet-VIPPS programs without prescription.

http://www.healthy-pharmacy.com



http://www.lalorpharmacy.com



http://www.mypharmaworld.com

National retail store with pharmacy department - $400 for 90 day supply of generic

National drugstore retail chain - $350 for 90 day supply of a generic

Outside-the-USA pharmacy - $153 plus $5 shipping plus $5 international currency conversion fee by the credit card bank

In-the-USA “warehouse” pharmacy - $47 plus $7 shipping

What in the world is going on? In the realm of prescription medications available to procure, WHY is there such a huge difference to the consumer?
Alex
2017-01-27 05:06:18 UTC
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Henry
2006-10-06 05:42:48 UTC
Sounds OK to me.


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