April 6 2007, 2:36 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs + Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
hi,
i’m a 25 year old male. I’ve noticed quite a volume of hair loss lately. Began using Proscar and Rogaine. I want to do a cycle of steroids. I want to do Deca because it safe on the hair. But i’ve been told using Deca with Proscar as a combination will make might hair loss worse. Can you please clarify and give me a professional answer.
thank-you.
Anabolic steroids (like Deca-Durabolin) are not something I recommend medically for weight lifting, but I have heard of other doctors who prescribe it for that purpose (see DomesticGear.com - Deca Durabolin). You should definitely be under the care of a qualified medical physician if you are taking anabolic steroids. Aside from the hair loss aspect which can be caused by this medication, you risk liver and other bodily damage. I recall the late NFL football player Lyle Alzado who passed away at only 42 years old from brain cancer, which he believed to be caused by his steroid abuse.
Frankly though, I do not know if using Deca-Durabolin and finasteride together would make hair loss worse. I certainly would not recommend doing the cycle of Deca, that is for sure.
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The question the above poster asks is one of relative androgenicity.
5-alpha reductase metabolizes nandrolone decanoate (deca-durabolin) to DHN (dihydronandrolone), not DHT.
“The concurrent use of a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (i.e. finasteride/dutasteride) will interfere with site-specific reduction of nandrolone action, considerably increasing the tendency of nandrolone to produce androgenic side effects.” (Llewellyn, W. “Anabolics 2007″)
That said, if you are stacking deca with some form of testosterone, the OVERALL androgenicity of the stack may (repeat MAY) be decreased by a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor.
If you are taking deca by itself, stay away from 5-alpha reductase inhibitors.
Further, I am unaware of any medical studies that link steroids to brain cancer.