Does stopping/resuming Propecia after 5 months cause permanent hair loss?

[fml123]

I read some anecdotal stories online with guys saying switching affected them negatively whereas every 'official' source I read says that can't be.

Slow receding hairline is really not my concern, because the process does seem to be very slow for me in general (I have been taking propecia for about 8-9 years and for the most part my hair looks the same)

I just started obsessing over my hair recently because I thought what if generic finasteride didn't get absorbed at all and I will be seeing hair loss in the coming months.

Yep, I didn't think about the fact that additional 0.25mg for 5 months possibly could have caused initial shed because it woke up few more follicles. That would be great if that's the case.

Now after being on 1mg of Propecia for the past 3 weeks I guess I am even more confused whether I should continue 1mg Propecia brand ($75/month) or just keep taking 1.25mg of generic finasteride ($2.5/month)