Can't afford Propecia anymore.. but..

[Kirby_]

Brand name medication in the US is typically very expensive. But our medical care in general is something like twice the cost of yours. For some families it gets quite brutal.
This may change when new regulations go into effect in 2014, but not necessarily.

Have to admit, my Propecia is the first prescription medicine I've ever paid for in my life... Basically because it had to be bought as a private prescription, as the NHS won't prescribe finasteride for MPB. I couldn't tell you how much the other medicines I've taken over the years actually cost.

[Erick]

If you want to continue using Finasteride, yes. Generic 5mg Finasteride is on Walmart's list of low cost generic medications. I looked it up not long ago for another member and I think it was $20.00 for a 30-day supply, which translates to a 120 day supply when you split the pill into four pieces. If your doctor will write you a prescription for generic Finasteride, it will save you a lot of money over the cost of Propecia.

hey I am running out of my finasteride which I bought online and lost the site name =(, only have about 2 more weeks. I went to walmart online and I couldn't find the finasteride, can you please send me the link where you found it, or do I have to go to the store and buy it? I just want a real USA site where I can get it relatively cheap, since I don't have much money. Thank you or anyone in advance

[Tracy C]

Hi Erick,

I only looked it up for another member. I didn't get any. I do get my meds from WalMart's pharmacy but I go to the store to get them. It's not very difficult. Just take your prescription to them and they will fill it.

[Erick]

Hi Erick,

I only looked it up for another member. I didn't get any. I do get my meds from WalMart's pharmacy but I go to the store to get them. It's not very difficult. Just take your prescription to them and they will fill it.

Hey so I have to get a prescription to get it in any of these stores? The one I bought must have been from an overseas company so I didn't need any prescription. Do you happen to know of a site where I can get it without a prescription? I know there are some which I can quickly google online but you know that most of them can't be trusted. So if anyone here knows of a legit site that doesn't require prescription, please let me know. My budget is about $300

[Tracy C]

Do you happen to know of a site where I can get it without a prescription?

Finasteride is prescription medicine. You need to prescription to get it legitimately. I have no idea who to buy from on the grey market because I have never done that. I've only ever used prescription medicines legitimately. I do know that Finasteride is significantly less expensive if you get a legitimate prescription and buy it at WalMart or any other pharmacy that sells low cost generics.

[BMD1]

I've decided that paying $88 a month for Propecia is absolutely ridiculous. Yes, it has helped me retain hair. No, I do not want to get off it which puts me in a position.

I need to know if this UnitedPharmacies.com site is reliable enough to order the Finpecia packs? They seem super, super cheap.. but they could also be fake, right?

OR should I just go to my doctor and ask him for a prescription of Finasteride (with intentions of cutting each pill into 5 separate pills)?

Not sure what to do but I can't keep paying this much for my hair. I already pay a ridiculous amount on other methods.

It truly sucks losing your hair. When I see someone with a great hairline and they shave it down, I think -- must be nice! Oh well.

I've thought about getting propecia, but you've got to use your brain over panic..
The inevitable is coming, There is no drug cure.
save the $88 and accept you will be bald. or save the $88 each instead have a transplant and pay $88 a month on finance.

[25 going on 65]

I've thought about getting propecia, but you've got to use your brain over panic..
The inevitable is coming, There is no drug cure.
save the $88 and accept you will be bald. or save the $88 each instead have a transplant and pay $88 a month on finance.

Unfortunately, getting a transplant without actively suppressing DHT is a highly risky approach to treating hair loss. If you restore your hair through surgery, you'll want to be on fin or dut unless you started as a NW7 (at which point a transplant probably wouldn't do a whole lot anyway).

There isn't a drug cure to hereditary hair loss, but there are effective treatments that can mean the difference between being a NW2-3 a decade from now (by which time there will probably be more advanced treatments) or being a NW5-7.
Look at Spencer. He's in his 17th or 18th year of using finasteride; the guy started balding in his early 20's and is now heading into his late 40's as a NW3. Without medicine he would probably be a cue ball by now.
Fin is no miracle drug, but it works.

[shri1026]

Hello

I live in India and have used Finpecia,Finturn, Finax. They are all equivalent. No need to worry. They are from reputed companies and so cheap. you can get 30 tabs for $ 2.6 .

[khan]

The websites that sell Fin, look so sketchy, and specially since they don't even require a prescription.

I am currently paying Canadian $54, for 30 tabs, but am beginning to get tempted to buy online, its seems so much cheaper!

There was recently a case in Pakistan, where a batch of heart medications were infected with a virus/bacteria, killed over 100 people.

But I guess buying from India is probably better and safer.

http://www.naturalnews.com/034808_heart_drugs_hospital_patients_Pakistan.html

[BMD1]

Unfortunately, getting a transplant without actively suppressing DHT is a highly risky approach to treating hair loss. If you restore your hair through surgery, you'll want to be on fin or dut unless you started as a NW7 (at which point a transplant probably wouldn't do a whole lot anyway).

There isn't a drug cure to hereditary hair loss, but there are effective treatments that can mean the difference between being a NW2-3 a decade from now (by which time there will probably be more advanced treatments) or being a NW5-7.
Look at Spencer. He's in his 17th or 18th year of using finasteride; the guy started balding in his early 20's and is now heading into his late 40's as a NW3. Without medicine he would probably be a cue ball by now.
Fin is no miracle drug, but it works.

I'd rather waste money on a hair transplant than take fin and sport the bald-ing look for the next 18 years.

[2020]

the name of the game is MAINTENANCE. Until Histogen, Replicel or some other company comes up with a "cure", you should try to keep as many follicles alive as possible... Finasteride(Propecia) can maintain your hair for quite some time, and it is not that expensive. I buy my Finasteride from this pharmacy:

http://www.4rx.com/online-pharmacy/categories/skin-hair/generic-propecia.html

$159 for a year's supply with free express shipping... That's $13/month.

[BMD1]

+ Any drug that messes with hormones is dodgey, no matter how many tests have been done.
Then the side effect, killed sex drive! I'd rather have a cue ball for a head than no boner!
And does it really work? many have claimed it not to. then this guy who took it for 18 years was it definitely the fin? I know a guy who's hairloss just stopped without any drugs.

[25 going on 65]

I'd rather waste money on a hair transplant than take fin and sport the bald-ing look for the next 18 years.

Again, a hair transplant without DHT suppression is not a wise choice. This is because native hairs will continue falling out, eventually leaving only the transplanted hairs on top of your head.
Also, you can't regain a full head of hair with transplants, or anything close to it. You'll still "sport the bald-ing look."
By far the best option is to prevent the loss in the first place, which finasteride does (there is no question whatsoever that this medicine is effective, except for a small percentage of men). This is currently the only way to have a full head of hair as a male with MPB, unless you count hair systems... by stopping it early on.
There is a risk of side effects from any medicine you use. Finasteride isn't anything particularly dangerous - it has been around a long time and extensively studied.
And yes, Spencer has maintained his hair for 17 years because he has suppressed DHT with finasteride.
The guy you know will almost definitely continue losing hair. Sometimes there are "pauses" in MPB that can last for years. But males who begin genetic hair loss will typically continue progressing until death or treatment.

[khan]

Again, a hair transplant without DHT suppression is not a wise choice. This is because native hairs will continue falling out, eventually leaving only the transplanted hairs on top of your head.
Also, you can't regain a full head of hair with transplants, or anything close to it. You'll still "sport the bald-ing look."
By far the best option is to prevent the loss in the first place, which finasteride does (there is no question whatsoever that this medicine is effective, except for a small percentage of men). This is currently the only way to have a full head of hair as a male with MPB, unless you count hair systems... by stopping it early on.
There is a risk of side effects from any medicine you use. Finasteride isn't anything particularly dangerous - it has been around a long time and extensively studied.
And yes, Spencer has maintained his hair for 17 years because he has suppressed DHT with finasteride.
The guy you know will almost definitely continue losing hair. Sometimes there are "pauses" in MPB that can last for years. But males who begin genetic hair loss will typically continue progressing until death or treatment.

But don't most men that don't even have MPB still loose a little bit of hair in a peroid of 10 years? I mean as part of the ageing process. So in 10 years you loose a little bit of ground (then when you started), it doesn't necessarily mean Fin isn't working.

Lossing hair in your 20s is devasting, much more than loosing them in your 40s and was almost bald in his late 40s/early 50s. So even if Fin saves your hair b/w age 25-40 thats a big freakin deal!

My dad is bald, he started lossing his hair in his early 40s and it began to show in his mid 40s. Its very hard of him to understand whats the big deal with me being upset about it. What he doesn't understand is I am 26.

[25 going on 65]

But don't most men that don't even have MPB still loose a little bit of hair in a peroid of 10 years? I mean as part of the ageing process. So in 10 years you loose a little bit of ground (then when you started), it doesn't necessarily mean Fin isn't working.

Lossing hair in your 20s is devasting, much more than loosing them in your 40s and was almost bald in his late 40s/early 50s. So even if Fin saves your hair b/w age 25-40 thats a big freakin deal!

My dad is bald, he started lossing his hair in his early 40s and it began to show in his mid 40s. Its very hard of him to understand whats the big deal with me being upset about it. What he doesn't understand is I am 26.

Yeah, finasteride won't maintain all your hair forever. And the length of time it's effective seems to vary a lot from person to person; some guys maintain for more than 12 years on it, while others only get a few extra years. (Hopefully I'll be in the first camp, ha.) But like you alluded to, the guy who starts losing ground after even 4 years on fin will still be better off than if he had taken nothing.

I think the devastation of hair loss varies more by personality type than age. But I can empathize about your dad not understanding you.
Here's a kicker... my dad is in his mid 50's (soon late 50's) with a full head of hair. Talk about not being able to understand my point of view.
Too bad his genes couldn't save me from my mother's side.