hormones and acne (i finally found something that works!)

[spee]

hi, i've been interested lately in how these dht inhibitors work such as avodart. have u had any side effects from avodart. and once i start taking it will i need to stay on it forever or just until my acne is under control. thanks for any replies.

[chicane]

jhart: its hard for me to say whether or not my acne has been diminished or not since ive been on it for only a couple of weeks. i get 4 to 5 new acnes a week usually mainly on my cheeks and that has yet to stop completely so im guessing it will take more time. the sebum though has gone down SIGNIFICANTLY in only a few days time, im guessing more time is needed since new acne forms weeks before it actully arises on our skin so i need a few more weeks to really understand if this works for acne or just sebum.

spee: I have no side effects yet but again its only been a couple of weeks, but the most common ones are a reduced sex drive , other then that there arent any other major ones to worry about . its not like accutane where it has 4 pagee list of side effects

[joeh]

these drugs work on the lines of spiro.they suppress testosterone.plus they are more expensive.i dont know if im steril on spiro yet.i dont think i am even after almost 15 months on it but i know if im not my acne will come back.i guess its a risk you must be willing to take.you can always cycle these drugs......on.......off.....on.premerin, spiro,proscar and avodart are all used in male prostate cancers.you might have a less chance of becoming steril on them than on spiro but there is always a chance you might.keep me posted how your making out on avodart.have a merry christmas!

[chicane]

see the thing is from what i read is tat avodart reduces ur prostate in order to reduce the testostorone being released, so my understanding is that once you take it for 6-12 months your prostate will reduce to "normal" levels and produce the proper amount of testostorone instead of the high amounts most of us expirience , hence our acne problems.

you still will have to take it to keep the levels normal but i think only a maintananace dose can be administered, ( for instance only one dosage per 2 or 3 days instead of the everyday one you have to take initially)

i dont know im no doctor so this all might be wrong what im saying but its just stuff i concluded frmo doing a lot of reasearch for the last while about this issue....

[spee]

what kind of cleanser do u use on your face while on avodart. will it dry out too much if u use a medicated cleanser. is your acne getting better or is it just dryer but still with acne. thanks for replies