Began taking a compound, would rather not state it openly as it was acquired outside of normal doctor prescriptions. Please forgive me for this, i love all you guys. The compound worked great on my hair and I gradually increased from .125, .25, eventually into some hubris taking 1 to 1.5 or 2 mg or maybe more than that accidentally per day. This compound was in a liquid solution and it seemed towards the end of the bottle it became “sugary” at the bottom and I’m unsure if this caused uneven doses or accidental overdose. I’m not completely sure this wasn’t actually F and labeled otherwise. I think now it likely was not F and it seems it’s exit of my body is slow.
I had gotten side effects of erectile disfunction, loss of libido right away but I gave it a few months. Towards the middle I noticed no more hair loss which made me quite happy. I really liked my hair, it’s nice and even with concealer it wins me a lot of attention. Unfortunately I’m towards the end, maybe level 3-4 with diffuse thinning.
Eventually I noticed gynecomastia as it progressed to maybe a stack of 3 quarters under my nipples. The puffy nipples started showing under my shirt and my chest shape had changed slightly. Wasn’t too bad but I was worried and chose to stop completely the compound. I was worried I had accidentally overdosed as well. After more research, which I wish I had done before upping my doses, I knew that this compound had nearly 10% chance of gyneco in some prostate studies.
I had thoughts of taking anti-estrogen drugs but I am very wary to get more under the counter, possibly misdosed or scammingly dosed. Taking another powerful chemical with possible side effects. I read a study that Creatine actually increased DHT. I was also aware that at some level DHT counters estrogenics in the body and this was some aspect of my problem. I had stayed away from Creatine because of fear of hair loss so this was my first try.
Long story short, Gynecomastia down 70% after one week. Sexual activity is completely reversed or even better than before any drugs when on the Creatine. Hair loss as abrubtly begun (unfortunately). I had taken 2g the first day or two, 3 the next, 5 for one, then down to 2 and 1 for the rest as I saw about 5-10 hairs on my pillow, up from zero literally before Creatine while on and after stopping the compound for about two weeks.
I had experimented with dosing from morning and night, to the same amount but in smaller doses every six hours. I’m on my 8th day or so, on no Creatine today, i really want to minimize my hair loss. I’m done for now, unfortunately because the sexual renewal and then some on higher than 1g really, was quite an experience, but I want to keep as much hair as I can. I would recommend not taking extreme doses, take it easy and slow and compare effects and try to keep your sensed hormone levels near a natural level.
I had taken Six Star brand Creatine x3 Elite series tablets (16$ for 60 tablets, this was 5 months from expiration date on label) and have been excersizing moderately to intensely for about 15 - 30 minutes a day for the weeks before and while on creatine. Muscle gain, hunger and excersize pump seemed a bit increased as well. Seems to stay in me for about 48 hours gradually lessening. I would also recommend starting slowly on your doses, the bottle recommends 6g a day. I am on the smaller side, about 140pds at 5’5"ish. and at 5 g it was a bit too powerful and caused even more hair loss.
I had heard some renowned baseball player (Jose Conseco?) who admitted to steroids recommend people go cautiously and lightly on hormonal substances to avoid gynecomastia or side effects and that it wasn’t very common to him to hear about these side effects. I don’t plan to use steroids but this hormone anecdote I will keep in mind from this veteran athlete. I’d be very cautious of the anecdotes or ‘bro science’ on the net of people that are taking very high doses and having hormonal trouble.
Hopefully this info will help a lot of people. Use this knowledge wisely, help your fellow man and live a good life.