Avodart is dutasteride, a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor meaning it blocks the receptor of the male hormones on selective sites. It is approved for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) but used off-label for male pattern baldness. About 1-5% of individuals taking avodart can experience the side effects you are reporting. However these cannot persist beyond discontinuation of the medication. The drug is not known to cause long term hormonal problems. So your side effects should have reversed upon stopping the medication. I see you are stating that all your blood tests are normal. Typically when endocrinologists see people with these type of complaints, the following tests are ordered: CBC, Complete Metabolic Panel, TSH, free T4, Total testosterone, SHBG, FSH, LH, Estradiol, quantitative beta hCG, Prolactin, Iron studies. There is no need for fasting for these tests but thye should be done earlier in the morning between 7 am and 9 am

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The test you are describing is along the theme of Oral Glucose Tolerance test which is typically used to determine if an individual has deranged glucose handling ie either pre-diabetes or diabetes. But for that purpose the glucose levels are measured and not Insulin. So it appears this was probably aimed at assessing your insulin resistance. Regardless, this is not a standard test used by clinicians and most often a research tool. So I will not be able to interpret this for you.

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