I've been lurking around this forum for a couple years now and I would like to share an experience I had taking generic finasteride and genuine Merck Propecia. I've been losing my hair since I was 23 and now I'm 43. My hair loss has progressed slowly over the past 20 years and I still have a descent amount of hair, but in the last 2 years my hair loss has accelerated. I decided it was time to get some medication so I went to a derm and got a prescription - he would only prescribe genuine Propecia. Taking my script to the local pharmacy I was shocked to find that it would cost almost $300 for a 90 day supply. I decided right then to abandon this idea and buy some generic finasteride online. I ordered a years supply of Cipla brand Fincar from InHouse Pharmacy and cut the pills into fourths and took it religiously every day.
After taking Fincar for 14 months my experience was this; I observed no regrowth, my hairloss did not stop or slow down and I had no sides.
A few months ago I went back to my derm and confessed to what I had done and asked for another prescription for Propecia. He scolded me and gave me a speech about unapproved generic medication. He wrote me another script.
After taking genuine Merck Propecia for 4 months now my experience has been this: My hair loss has stopped - no more hair in the shower drain AND some fuzzy regrowth along my hairline! I had some mild testicular pain around week 3 but no other sides. My conclusion is generic finasteride is either fake and/or ineffective.
Lets take a step back here fellas. It's a FACT that Propecia is effective for 9 out of 10 men. It's a FACT that half of those men experience regrowth! I'm just not reading about that level of success here on this forum, and I suspect that most of you are taking a generic form of finasteride. When you think about it the generic finasteride industry is a perfect ruse. If your hairloss stopped - it's working. If your hairloss slowed - it's working. If your shedding more hair- it's working! Generic finasteride can do no wrong.
My opinion, if you are serious about not going bald pony up the dough and get the real stuff. Do the research, you will see stories like mine everywhere. If you disagree please let me know. Thanks
After taking Fincar for 14 months my experience was this; I observed no regrowth, my hairloss did not stop or slow down and I had no sides.
A few months ago I went back to my derm and confessed to what I had done and asked for another prescription for Propecia. He scolded me and gave me a speech about unapproved generic medication. He wrote me another script.
After taking genuine Merck Propecia for 4 months now my experience has been this: My hair loss has stopped - no more hair in the shower drain AND some fuzzy regrowth along my hairline! I had some mild testicular pain around week 3 but no other sides. My conclusion is generic finasteride is either fake and/or ineffective.
Lets take a step back here fellas. It's a FACT that Propecia is effective for 9 out of 10 men. It's a FACT that half of those men experience regrowth! I'm just not reading about that level of success here on this forum, and I suspect that most of you are taking a generic form of finasteride. When you think about it the generic finasteride industry is a perfect ruse. If your hairloss stopped - it's working. If your hairloss slowed - it's working. If your shedding more hair- it's working! Generic finasteride can do no wrong.
My opinion, if you are serious about not going bald pony up the dough and get the real stuff. Do the research, you will see stories like mine everywhere. If you disagree please let me know. Thanks
