fluoride1337
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As we all know, the biggest fears people have about Sααr inhibitors is muh watery semens, muuh PFS, and muh neurosteroidinos.
Yesterday I was looking at products from Idealabs, which is a company owned by Haidut, a popular figure from the bioenergetic/Ray Peat sphere.
A hormone that piqued my interest is 3α-DHP, which is a progesterone derivative that shows similar effects on GABA receptors as allopregnanolone. Allopregnanolone is one of the main neurosteroidinos associated with finasteride-induced depression, since it relies on DHT for synthesis.
"Recently, the FDA approved the progesterone derivative allopregnanolone (3α, 5α-tetrahydroprogesterone), commonly known as Allo or AlloP, as a treatment for post-partum depression. In addition, multiple companies are running clinical trials with that steroid for wide range of other conditions including dementia (e.g. Alzheimer Disease), anxiety disorders, autism, psychotic states (e.g. schizophrenia), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and even direct brain damage states such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as its chronic form known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). As of now, the only condition for which AlloP has been approved is postpartum depression with expectations that the steroid will soon be also approved for depression of any origin."
"Interestingly enough, 3α-DHP has been found to have the same affinity and strength as a GABA agonist as allopregnanolone, and the latter is known as the most potent endogenous GABA agonist agent. As such, multiple studies have demonstrated that 3α-DHP has similar anxiolytic, sedative and analgesic effects as allopregnanolone. In addition, levels of 3α-DHP have been found to be low in many conditions where allopregnanolone levels have also been found to be low."
"Unlike the case of most other inhibitory neurosteroids, 3α-DHP production is not blocked by 5α-reductase inhibitors like finasteride."
The idealabs page contains a lot more information and studies regarding 3α-DHP, which I would recommend anyone suffering fin/dut sides to look into.
Yesterday I was looking at products from Idealabs, which is a company owned by Haidut, a popular figure from the bioenergetic/Ray Peat sphere.
A hormone that piqued my interest is 3α-DHP, which is a progesterone derivative that shows similar effects on GABA receptors as allopregnanolone. Allopregnanolone is one of the main neurosteroidinos associated with finasteride-induced depression, since it relies on DHT for synthesis.
"Recently, the FDA approved the progesterone derivative allopregnanolone (3α, 5α-tetrahydroprogesterone), commonly known as Allo or AlloP, as a treatment for post-partum depression. In addition, multiple companies are running clinical trials with that steroid for wide range of other conditions including dementia (e.g. Alzheimer Disease), anxiety disorders, autism, psychotic states (e.g. schizophrenia), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and even direct brain damage states such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as its chronic form known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). As of now, the only condition for which AlloP has been approved is postpartum depression with expectations that the steroid will soon be also approved for depression of any origin."
"Interestingly enough, 3α-DHP has been found to have the same affinity and strength as a GABA agonist as allopregnanolone, and the latter is known as the most potent endogenous GABA agonist agent. As such, multiple studies have demonstrated that 3α-DHP has similar anxiolytic, sedative and analgesic effects as allopregnanolone. In addition, levels of 3α-DHP have been found to be low in many conditions where allopregnanolone levels have also been found to be low."
"Unlike the case of most other inhibitory neurosteroids, 3α-DHP production is not blocked by 5α-reductase inhibitors like finasteride."
The idealabs page contains a lot more information and studies regarding 3α-DHP, which I would recommend anyone suffering fin/dut sides to look into.
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