February 18 2008, 1:32 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs
I have heard on almost every website that Propecia/Avodart decreases your libido and they find it hard to get an erection, however my libido is working better than it ever did. Since taking Avodart, i feel as though it has raised my testosterone and increased my sexual desire. My question is, if Avodart increased my testosterone which it can, will it increase my hairloss. If it has increased my testosterone, does that mean it will continually stay at the same level, what i mean is that will my testosterone always be higher because im taking Avodart or will it slowy decrease over the months. If it will not should i stop taking it as it will increase my hair loss.
I know that men who take Propecia (finasteride) sometimes get an increased sex drive because testosterone levels rise by about 15% on this drug. I don’t have direct experience, but I would expect that Avodart (dutasteride) should have similar effects, because there is a feedback loop which tells your body just how much male hormone it needs. That feedback loop is what causes the rise in testosterone on finasteride.
The value for treating hair loss has nothing to do with your libido, and you should get benefits for hair growth.
yeah when the drug company does a study and the FDA says side effects like decreased libido (1-3% etc.) , when they list side-effects they usually only list “adverse” side-effects , not side effects that may be positive or beneficial , (you notice they don’t mention hair regrowth as side-effect, when referring to effects on BPH , because growth of hair on your head is not “necessarily” LOL [unless u want to be bald] and “adverse” side-effect , so the increase in testosterone and increased libido is not considered “adverse” so not listed as side-effect) so there it is!