Been on ~1/4 daily InHouse (Cipla) 5mg finasteride for a year next month. In that time my hairline progressed from about low to mid NW3 to early stage NW4. It has worsened exponentially over the past 6 months, and my entire head is very diffusely thin whereas a year ago it was hardly so. Not sure if finasteride actually caused the damage, or if it was just super aggressive male pattern baldness. I'm considering trying dutasteride, but have no idea what to do.
I felt major sides in the beginning, but they quickly subsided. Although this is said to commonly occur, I always wondered if they sent me legit pills on my first order, and then switched to fake.
The prevailing opinion on this site seemed to be that the cost of manufacturing legit versus counterfeit was almost negligible, so that they would have no real incentive to risk making fake ones. Cipla, at least in the US I believe, is a big pharm player, with a reputation to uphold. Many here post that it is crazy to purchase from overseas, but for those like me who can't afford a doctor, this is our only option.
Did you see the recent article from Austria about the govt. seizing tons of fake meds from overseas suppliers? I tried to find out which companies, but could not find names. It would be great to find out, whether InHouse finasteride is truly legit. So, now I'm not sure where I'll get it from. Is this going to be a trend, to the point that people like me won't be able to order without a script?
