Propecia going on month 4, questions for IH, Jacob or anybody else.

Decreasing DHT too strongly can result in a deficiency in 3-beta androstanediol.

It is 3-beta androstanediol that is mostly responsible for a healthy libido.

If it were me, I'd go a more natural root, where DHT signalling factors are abated and inflammation and estrogen are controlled.

Would nizoral cause the red blotches due to high IGF-1 levels to disapear? I started using Nizoral and continued with the arginine and they seem to have gone away. I think it was inflammation. On your site you described it as raised bumps on the forehead. This was jsut discoloration of the skin with a bit of itchiness and it was limited to the section were I was losing hair most rapidly which is my left temple. My take on it would be that its inflamation but im way to new to this whole balding thing to really know. Also let me know what kind of information I need to get out of the blood test (testosterone levels, SHBG levels)?

IH, can whey protein increase IGF-1, or does anybody have any links to studies which may shed some light??? Isn't whey made from milk protein, which is a dairy product? And doesn't dairy increase IGF-1???

Damn I really hope this isnt the case. I just started my workout routine and whey is essential to it. Whovian, what you have described is exactly what I have (little red spots on the base of my receeding hairline). This seemed to go away with nizoral and it was there before I started to supplement with L-Arginine. Are you sure what your experiencing is not inflammation? And whats your current regimen consist of?

By the way check your whey protein ingredients. You'll notice that they add alot of essential amino acids. My whey protein also has arginine (not sure how much per scoop).

Either way it sucks, because I love to work out and feel that I need to take in more protein than some people. I don't consume a lot of beef, and I get really tired of chicken and pork. Good fish is very expensive, and I don't care much for the taste, anyway, so whey protein is always my backup when I don't feel like meat. I do consume legumes, seeds, and nuts, but you can only eat so much of that as well.

Those red spots always come right before I begin to lose more hair around my hairline. I'm thinking of adding Niz 2% cream to my arsenal. Just to put around the hairline to see if it does anything.

so i stopped whey protein, they do significantly increase igf-1 levels. especially when combined with milk (soy somewhat, dairy especially so).

after i workout, i just eat breakfast, a high protein breakfast. seems to make sense to me! with a low gi/high protein diet you don't need a protein shake as well anyway.