Considering Accutane for hormonal acne? Try Dutasteride first.

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What? A hair loss drug to treat acne? That's right. You're probably familiar with finasteride and maybe you're already taking it for hair loss. But what if I told you that you could tackle both the slaphead curse and hormonal acne with just one drug? That drug is dutasteride, finasteride's big Chad brother. For anyone who's been on Accutane, they can attest to the horrible experience with side effects ranging from mild, like dry eyes and skin, to severe, like nosebleeds. Dutasteride, on the other hand, has a minimal side effect profile compared to Accutane. Fun fact: dutasteride also raises testosterone by 20-30%, while Accutane lowers testosterone. Additionally, it's more effective than finasteride in hair regrowth, resulting in about 7-9 more hairs per cm² compared to finasteride.

Unlike finasteride, which mainly inhibits type II 5 alpha-reductase (5AR), dutasteride also strongly inhibits the type I 5AR isoenzyme. As a result, dutasteride reduces DHT by 90-96% at doses of 0.5-2.5 mg/day, while finasteride caps out at about 60-70% at doses of 1-5 mg/day. The type I isoenzyme is predominantly found in the skin and is highly expressed in the sebaceous glands, which are responsible for sebum production. By significantly reducing DHT, dutasteride effectively targets the primary cause of hormonal acne.

If after six months you find that dutasteride alone isn't giving you the results you hoped for, you can always add low-dose Accutane to your regimen. Accutane is no joke; it's increasingly becoming more known that it has permanently lasting effects on your body.

I personally took Accutane for six months at 20 mg/day. It resolved about 80% of my acne, but I was still getting zits after those six months. Once I switched from finasteride to dutasteride, I haven't had a breakout or a zit ever since, even if I sleep poorly.

Join the dutasteride master race!

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killing your dht during puberty (when hormonal acne occurs) is gonna have way worse effects than low dose accutane
 
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did not not read
good thread
 
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killing your dht during puberty (when hormonal acne occurs) is gonna have way worse effects than low dose accutane
this, you should only take dutasteride when you're done with puberty
 
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killing your dht during puberty (when hormonal acne occurs) is gonna have way worse effects than low dose accutane
Obviously you should stay away from both drugs if you're still in puberty. This is targeted for those who already have been through puberty, but are still experiencing acne in their early to late 20s.
 
Obviously you should stay away from both drugs if you're still in puberty. This is targeted for those who already have been through puberty, but are still experiencing acne in their early to late 20s.
Again, killing DHT in your 20s is gonna be much worse than low dose accutane.
 
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Gonna try this
Here's my personal transformation. Holy fuck it was so fucking bad in hindsight. I want to kms when I look at these pre photos...

Pre-accutane + fin
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Post-accutane 20mg/day (6 months later) + fin. Acne still not fully cleared and was still getting zits and cysts.
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Fin > Dut switch (~8 months now)
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i dont care, i just want to eat big burger now with big fries and big shake :(
I hate starvemaxxing…
 
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killing your dht during puberty (when hormonal acne occurs) is gonna have way worse effects than low dose accutane
yeah it will stunt growth since killing dht -> increase estrogen -> growth plate shutdown.

but it is also true DHT makes you an oily bald freak :ogre:
 
What? A hair loss drug to treat acne? That's right. You're probably familiar with finasteride and maybe you're already taking it for hair loss. But what if I told you that you could tackle both the slaphead curse and hormonal acne with just one drug? That drug is dutasteride, finasteride's big Chad brother. For anyone who's been on Accutane, they can attest to the horrible experience with side effects ranging from mild, like dry eyes and skin, to severe, like nosebleeds. Dutasteride, on the other hand, has a minimal side effect profile compared to Accutane. Fun fact: dutasteride also raises testosterone by 20-30%, while Accutane lowers testosterone. Additionally, it's more effective than finasteride in hair regrowth, resulting in about 7-9 more hairs per cm² compared to finasteride.

Unlike finasteride, which mainly inhibits type II 5 alpha-reductase (5AR), dutasteride also strongly inhibits the type I 5AR isoenzyme. As a result, dutasteride reduces DHT by 90-96% at doses of 0.5-2.5 mg/day, while finasteride caps out at about 60-70% at doses of 1-5 mg/day. The type I isoenzyme is predominantly found in the skin and is highly expressed in the sebaceous glands, which are responsible for sebum production. By significantly reducing DHT, dutasteride effectively targets the primary cause of hormonal acne.

If after six months you find that dutasteride alone isn't giving you the results you hoped for, you can always add low-dose Accutane to your regimen. Accutane is no joke; it's increasingly becoming more known that it has permanently lasting effects on your body.

I personally took Accutane for six months at 20 mg/day. It resolved about 80% of my acne, but I was still getting zits after those six months. Once I switched from finasteride to dutasteride, I haven't had a breakout or a zit ever since, even if I sleep poorly.

Join the dutasteride master race!

@PURE ARYAN GENETICS

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hello kevin
 
all that text when you can just say "just eat raw meat"
 
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Again, killing DHT in your 20s is gonna be much worse than low dose accutane.
I am considering dut / fin at 20 for hairloss prevention. Why is killing dht that bad for you?
 
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this is impressive

I take isotretinoin and dutasteride and I actually noticed more consistent results after the introduction of duta. I take steroids though but I was always prone anyway

overall isotretinoin contributed to histological changes to your skin (sebaceous gland apoptosis) and now with dutasteride the glands that remain aren't producing oil

anyway, water, DHT is utterly worthless and needs to be crushed at all costs
 
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I used finasteride with adult acne, had 0 effect on my skin, still same
 
I used finasteride with adult acne, had 0 effect on my skin, still same
Finasteride only blocks type 2. Type 1, which dut also inhibits, is the isoenzyme that is predominantly present in the skin/sebaceous glands
 
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What? A hair loss drug to treat acne? That's right. You're probably familiar with finasteride and maybe you're already taking it for hair loss. But what if I told you that you could tackle both the slaphead curse and hormonal acne with just one drug? That drug is dutasteride, finasteride's big Chad brother. For anyone who's been on Accutane, they can attest to the horrible experience with side effects ranging from mild, like dry eyes and skin, to severe, like nosebleeds. Dutasteride, on the other hand, has a minimal side effect profile compared to Accutane. Fun fact: dutasteride also raises testosterone by 20-30%, while Accutane lowers testosterone. Additionally, it's more effective than finasteride in hair regrowth, resulting in about 7-9 more hairs per cm² compared to finasteride.

Unlike finasteride, which mainly inhibits type II 5 alpha-reductase (5AR), dutasteride also strongly inhibits the type I 5AR isoenzyme. As a result, dutasteride reduces DHT by 90-96% at doses of 0.5-2.5 mg/day, while finasteride caps out at about 60-70% at doses of 1-5 mg/day. The type I isoenzyme is predominantly found in the skin and is highly expressed in the sebaceous glands, which are responsible for sebum production. By significantly reducing DHT, dutasteride effectively targets the primary cause of hormonal acne.

If after six months you find that dutasteride alone isn't giving you the results you hoped for, you can always add low-dose Accutane to your regimen. Accutane is no joke; it's increasingly becoming more known that it has permanently lasting effects on your body.

I personally took Accutane for six months at 20 mg/day. It resolved about 80% of my acne, but I was still getting zits after those six months. Once I switched from finasteride to dutasteride, I haven't had a breakout or a zit ever since, even if I sleep poorly.

Join the dutasteride master race!

@PURE ARYAN GENETICS

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Any updates, mate? Had really bad acne, cured it mostly with acutane, but still haven dozens of comedones. And I'm loosing my hairs in 20, so may be i shall join dutasteride master race...
 
Any updates, mate? Had really bad acne, cured it mostly with acutane, but still haven dozens of comedones. And I'm loosing my hairs in 20, so may be i shall join dutasteride master race...
My skin is still extremely clear like in the pics I posted above. Only have gotten 1 pimple like 2 weeks ago, which went away in 3 days. Probably cause I was sleep-deprived for 2 weeks, sleeping 3h a day because of crypto memecoin FOMO after the Trump coin lol.

> overall isotretinoin contributed to histological changes to your skin (sebaceous gland apoptosis) and now with dutasteride the glands that remain aren't producing oil

This explanation is probably correct.
 
My skin is still extremely clear like in the pics I posted above. Only have gotten 1 pimple like 2 weeks ago, which went away in 3 days. Probably cause I was sleep-deprived for 2 weeks, sleeping 3h a day because of crypto memecoin FOMO after the Trump coin lol.

> overall isotretinoin contributed to histological changes to your skin (sebaceous gland apoptosis) and now with dutasteride the glands that remain aren't producing oil

This explanation is probably correct.
thank you mate
 

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