Proscar and ACNE

[matto18]

alright... i've had enough acne. its not terrible by any means but its not attractive, and i'm too self-conscious. i'm NOT going to do accutane as i don't think my mind can handle it. i've tried most all the topical and oral medications on the market (retin a, differin, e-mycin, minocycline, cipro, etc..) but am now just using prescription cleocin, b5, and topical over the counter meds. i'm also a tad bit worried about hair loss being that a few more hairs have been falling out lately. would proscar be a possible helpful remedy? anyone in the know? thanks.

 

[pharmguy]

It should help some, dht is significantly responsible for elevated sebacious gland activity. I have found that with shorter acting esters like prop it is wholly ineffective

 

[matto18]

i'm not going to be on a cycle real soon; i'll run an anavar-only cycle sometime this winter, but that is it. so that isn't a real concern. i'm just wondering how effective this stuff will be if i drop down $90 for 30 tabs @ 5mg. also, what would an effective dose be? 1 mg/day?

 

[pharmguy]

Id say your paying way too much

 

[pharmguy]

Id also say you need to start taking it about a month before you start with test

 

[hipsacjack]

yes, 1mg/day. And $90 for a 5 month supply seems like a great price to me.

 

[jboldman]

Why? Finisteride is a rapidly available drug reaching 65% suppression of dht within 24hrs of a single 1mg dose. It would be a waste of money to start a month in advance. Maybe a day or two.

jb

Id also say you need to start taking it about a month before you start with test

 

[matto18]

okay; so i can get it cheaper. thanks for the pricing advice. but will it be effective at preventing acne? thanks fellas!

 

[bowling ball nutz]

in my experience, no

how bad is your acne, I did accutane 6 months at 60 mg cleared things up quite nicely without too many mental sides

 

[pharmguy]

Why? Finisteride is a rapidly available drug reaching 65% suppression of dht within 24hrs of a single 1mg dose. It would be a waste of money to start a month in advance. Maybe a day or two.

I thought it took a while to start binding that 5-AR, I have heard many times to take it a month in advance of cycle.

 

[matto18]

in my experience, no

how bad is your acne, I did accutane 6 months at 60 mg cleared things up quite nicely without too many mental sides

acne isn't terrible... maybe 5 midgrade zits on my face at the moment, but its still unacceptable to me. i'm not going to even consider accutane right now (or ever probably). i know it would clear me up, but its not worth it for me. i don't need anything that'll fuck with my mind at all (i'm even too sensitive to take ephedra for cryin out loud). i'm just REALLY curious as to what proscar can do for me as far as acne goes.

anyone else in the know? thanks for all the responses guys.

 

[matto18]

bump

 

[Triggerman2003]

Ok guys, flame me if you want to, I have not researched accutane so what kind of mental effects does it have on people?

 

[Sober]

BUMP as id like to know any mental effects you may have had as a side from accutane.

 

[poantrex]

Mental effects of accutane are mostly media produced garbage IMO - Much like their depiction of steroids.

 

[L.D. 50]

I ran 60mg/d of accuatane for 4 months. the anxiety I had from having perfect skin was more than I could handle.

I can't speak for all, but I doubt the mental sides are very prominent. I noticed nothing.

 

[matto18]

okay. still. i'm not trying to be an ass, but the question is regarding PROSCAR. can it help w/acne much? anyone?

 

[L.D. 50]

Sorry matto,

I started using finasteride (proscar) before I ever used accutane, and I noticed no difference in acne. For me, it does not help.

 

[drgoodbody]

I've used Proscar for nearly 4 years now, without a break, everyday and have run about 6 cycles during that time (all pretty damn long). I have seen little change in the number of zits I get (bacne mostly), and I still break out with some big boils once in a while. I'm 35, so it's a little weird when people see me with zits, they're like WTF? I say "guess I just got over active gonads"

If the proscar has helped it hasn't been dramatic - maybe I'd be much zitty-er without it, who knows. I can say tho, that I still have my hair as result of using it. BTW I run 1.25 mg ED off-cycle and 2.5 mg ED on-cycle.

DrG

 

[buckwheat1]

There are two types of 5-AR. Type I and II. Proscar has little effect on type II. Type II is found in the skin. Now Proscar is somewhat effective at hairloss eventhough the 5-AR in the scalp is not affected much by Proscar. The believe is that the systematic DHT levels drop that this has some affect in the scalp. My only guess why proscar would not work for acne is that the amount of 5-AR II and DHT produced in the face is much higher than on the scalp and the systematic lower of DHT percentage wise is not enought to make a difference. There is a product called Avodart that lowers both types of 5-AR. I would imagine that it should be somewhat effective with acne. On a side note, for the short time that I did use proscar, my skin did less oily. For me this was not good since I don't have acne.

 

[Mr. Black]

I have found that proactiv can do wonders on your face, but will not touch body acne induced by AAS. I was on a sustanon cycle and my upper body broke out horribly, but the proactiv kept my face clear. Accutane is the only thing I have found that will keep my 100% clear. Proactiv can be found @ www.proactiv.com

 

[matto18]

thanks a ton guys. you've all been a big help! i