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(07-02-2015 04:13 PM)Stun Wrote:  

Finasteride increases, does not decrease serum testosterone.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14624915

Yeah... not really.

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OBJECTIVES:
To examine the effect of finasteride on serum testosterone in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
METHODS:
The Proscar Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Study (PLESS) was a 4-year trial comparing the safety and efficacy of finasteride 5 mg with placebo in 3040 men with moderate to severe symptomatic BPH and enlarged prostates. PLESS included the prospective measurement of annual serum testosterone in a randomly selected subset of patients comprising approximately 10% of the randomized population (n = 301).
RESULTS:
Finasteride treatment led to a modest, but significant (P <0.001), increase relative to placebo in serum testosterone, with this increase greatest in patients who had low baseline testosterone levels. The larger testosterone increases seen in finasteride-treated patients in the lower baseline testosterone tertiles were associated with significant mean reductions relative to placebo at year 4 in body mass index (BMI), ranging from 0.6 to 0.8 kg/m2. No statistically significant between-group difference was found in BMI in the upper testosterone tertile. The sexual adverse experience profiles for finasteride and placebo were similar across the baseline testosterone cohorts examined.

1. DISEASED men aren't good test subjects for healthy men taking the drug.

2. Despite the increase in testosterone, these men still lost a lot of bodyweight!!! Just like I did as described the OP. How can anyone say this drug is safe when the fucking test subjects are suffering like crazy? What is this madness?

Germanico:

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Could that, perhaps, mean that the testosterone is not being absorbed by your body?

Yes, this seems to be the most likely hypothesis. This is what the guys on the forum I linked in the OP have claimed as well.

As for myself, I am back up to 145 pounds and getting bigger everyday.