Hey guys, this is something that has been bothering me a lot recently. I was hoping some people with knowledge of steroid use could give me some advice.
When I was 19, I noticed the beginnings of hair loss manifesting. My brother who is 4 years older than me has a fairly receded hair line. At a time my obsession and paranoia of going bald in my teens got the better of me, and I jumped on propecia (finasteride - a DHT inhibitor). I had a few side effects including a degree of gyno. I reduced the dose, and even took it every few days instead of every day. I was quite inconsistent, which probably also wasn't smart. I used it for around a year, then just quit.
Anyway now I'm 21 and I worry that it has stunted my growth. I still have the body of a teenage boy, whereas my friends have thickened up and filled out a lot more. I am tall enough, just above average height, but my bones are so thin and small for my height, my hands and feet are tiny, my knees and shoulders are tiny etc.
I have always been thin, with small hands and feet, but average height. When I was growing up I never looked like the small guy in comparison to people around me. I was slender, but had a decent height with decent shape with broad enough shoulders. I always pictured that my height was an indicator that in later years I would thicken up / my bones in my hands and feet would enlarge a bit. I have two older brothers who are much taller than me, and have much bigger bone structure. They've always been bigger than me, but now the comparison is so much more pronounced
Anyway - basically my theory is that the gyno signified an increase in estrogen that can come with DHT inhibitors like finasteride. This increase in estrogen at the age of 19 promoted closure of my growth plates prematurely. I'm a bit of a hippie deep down, and I can't stand the idea that my fear induced use of drugs has potentially messed with my natural growth and development.
Posters who are knowledgeable about steroids and hormones and growth- do you think DHT inhibitors can stunt growth in this way?
I am going to see an endocrinologist and check out my hormone levels. Though the last thing I want to do is start messing with my hormones again, what do you think of the idea of using a small amount of growth hormone at my age to thicken up my bones and fill out somewhat?
When I was 19, I noticed the beginnings of hair loss manifesting. My brother who is 4 years older than me has a fairly receded hair line. At a time my obsession and paranoia of going bald in my teens got the better of me, and I jumped on propecia (finasteride - a DHT inhibitor). I had a few side effects including a degree of gyno. I reduced the dose, and even took it every few days instead of every day. I was quite inconsistent, which probably also wasn't smart. I used it for around a year, then just quit.
Anyway now I'm 21 and I worry that it has stunted my growth. I still have the body of a teenage boy, whereas my friends have thickened up and filled out a lot more. I am tall enough, just above average height, but my bones are so thin and small for my height, my hands and feet are tiny, my knees and shoulders are tiny etc.
I have always been thin, with small hands and feet, but average height. When I was growing up I never looked like the small guy in comparison to people around me. I was slender, but had a decent height with decent shape with broad enough shoulders. I always pictured that my height was an indicator that in later years I would thicken up / my bones in my hands and feet would enlarge a bit. I have two older brothers who are much taller than me, and have much bigger bone structure. They've always been bigger than me, but now the comparison is so much more pronounced
Anyway - basically my theory is that the gyno signified an increase in estrogen that can come with DHT inhibitors like finasteride. This increase in estrogen at the age of 19 promoted closure of my growth plates prematurely. I'm a bit of a hippie deep down, and I can't stand the idea that my fear induced use of drugs has potentially messed with my natural growth and development.
Posters who are knowledgeable about steroids and hormones and growth- do you think DHT inhibitors can stunt growth in this way?
I am going to see an endocrinologist and check out my hormone levels. Though the last thing I want to do is start messing with my hormones again, what do you think of the idea of using a small amount of growth hormone at my age to thicken up my bones and fill out somewhat?
But still, people obviously notice it as well, and like me, they find it friggin weird.
