Is it the low DHT or high Estrogen that causes ED when using finasteride

[beypazarisoda0]

Or Both ?

 

[Deleted member 18879]

low DHT

 

[Lars2210]

Both

 

[beypazarisoda0]

Both

would it help to lower my estrogen while on fin for ed

 

[crosshold]

low dht

 

[crosshold]

would it help to lower my estrogen while on fin for ed

you would need to check your e2 first before lowering it

 

[Lars2210]

would it help to lower my estrogen while on fin for ed

depends on baseline. you shouldve done bloodwork before fin to know where u stand and check what the drug did to you. but u can specualte based on curretn bloodwork on fin. If its working then ur dht is probably nuked and if ur estrogen is high then thats probably the culprit

with that being said, if E2 is high then ur testosterone is more than likely high as well. FIn spikes total T, which is the actual reason for the high E2. Now i wouldnt recommend lowering E2 cause its much more difficult to find a sweet spot and crashing it is even worse than having high E2 as far as sides go. But anyways, libido is primarily dependent on ur total state of androgenicity. Since uve crashed ur DHT (most andogenitic hormone), then ur Test might not be able to pick up the slack.

If I was u, I would try to first bring down my bodyfat to mitigate aromatization. Then u need to try ur best to boost natural T. Weightlifting is one. U can get on Tongkat Ali cause that apparently boosts total T (theres a threat on hairlosstalk on how it cured someone's PFS). creatine also increases DHT so u might wanna look into that.

keep in mind that u Total Test might actually be sufficinet to overcome sides but ur SHBG might be fuckin u over and causing low Free Test. I think boron can reduce SHBG to an extent.


So to sum it up, if u wanna fight those sides its gonna take some time and planning


reduce the doze for 2 months and see if that works

if not. go back to standard doze and come down to sub-15% bodyfat and check how u feel after 2 months


if nothing, then take calcium diglucarate or DIM to optimize ur estrogen metabolism and check how u feel after 2 months

if nothing, then add on top of it zinc picolanate and tongakt ali and check how u feel after 2 months.

if u dont feel any change at all, then add 5 g creatine everyday and wait for a month or so.

and if this full stack doesnt work then i guess u either have to drop the finasteride or inject test.

or u can get on an acute libido stim like PT 141 with like 5 mg of cialis and get ur sex drive and ererctions back while keeping ur hair. it wont

 

[beypazarisoda0]

depends on baseline. you shouldve done bloodwork before fin to know where u stand and check what the drug did to you. but u can specualte based on curretn bloodwork on fin. If its working then ur dht is probably nuked and if ur estrogen is high then thats probably the culprit

with that being said, if E2 is high then ur testosterone is more than likely high as well. FIn spikes total T, which is the actual reason for the high E2. Now i wouldnt recommend lowering E2 cause its much more difficult to find a sweet spot and crashing it is even worse than having high E2 as far as sides go. But anyways, libido is primarily dependent on ur total state of androgenicity. Since uve crashed ur DHT (most andogenitic hormone), then ur Test might not be able to pick up the slack.

If I was u, I would try to first bring down my bodyfat to mitigate aromatization. Then u need to try ur best to boost natural T. Weightlifting is one. U can get on Tongkat Ali cause that apparently boosts total T (theres a threat on hairlosstalk on how it cured someone's PFS). creatine also increases DHT so u might wanna look into that.

keep in mind that u Total Test might actually be sufficinet to overcome sides but ur SHBG might be fuckin u over and causing low Free Test. I think boron can reduce SHBG to an extent.


So to sum it up, if u wanna fight those sides its gonna take some time and planning


reduce the doze for 2 months and see if that works

if not. go back to standard doze and come down to sub-15% bodyfat and check how u feel after 2 months


if nothing, then take calcium diglucarate or DIM to optimize ur estrogen metabolism and check how u feel after 2 months

if nothing, then add on top of it zinc picolanate and tongakt ali and check how u feel after 2 months.

if u dont feel any change at all, then add 5 g creatine everyday and wait for a month or so.

and if this full stack doesnt work then i guess u either have to drop the finasteride or inject test.

or u can get on an acute libido stim like PT 141 with like 5 mg of cialis and get ur sex drive and ererctions back while keeping ur hair. it wont

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