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Hello guys, long story short - I took finasteride for many years to counter hair loss. I stopped taking it 3 years ago because I couldn't deal with side effects anymore but my estradiol remained very elevated to this day at 57 (normal threshold is 39), T level at 400ng/dL (on a max normal of 827) based on my recent blood test.
Dr said to take 1mg anastrozole but it only lowered it to 48 - still too high, T level jumped to 600. Dr thinks finasteride caused shutdown of 5ar production. Normally the body should start producing it again after stopping finasteride, but for some reason it hasn't gone back to normal, even after all these years. I basically have "post-finasteride syndrome."
Needless to say, my body has become 'soft' and I have gyno despite having gyno surgery. My chest just keeps puffing up with fat in the lower part of it.
Has anyone here dealt with anything similar, or have any thoughts or suggestions? I of course listen to my doctor but I just want to get thoughts and opinions on what course of action might be available and what options to explore.
Thank you.
Dr said to take 1mg anastrozole but it only lowered it to 48 - still too high, T level jumped to 600. Dr thinks finasteride caused shutdown of 5ar production. Normally the body should start producing it again after stopping finasteride, but for some reason it hasn't gone back to normal, even after all these years. I basically have "post-finasteride syndrome."
Needless to say, my body has become 'soft' and I have gyno despite having gyno surgery. My chest just keeps puffing up with fat in the lower part of it.
Has anyone here dealt with anything similar, or have any thoughts or suggestions? I of course listen to my doctor but I just want to get thoughts and opinions on what course of action might be available and what options to explore.
Thank you.