Going from Propecia to generic finasteride - anyone had issues?

[Headdy]

Hey. I know it's been 2 years, but for the chance you get notified for replies here:

I'm having the same issue. Back on Propecia for 13 months now but still losing hair...

Any updates on your status? Did you keep your hair? did you have any regrown back while you were off the brand name?

Thanks.

[fml123]

Yeah, I haven't been on this site for those 2 years but I do get notified apparently.
Yes, everything stabilized and I didn't really lose any more hair and to be honest.. I am still not sure if I was just freaking out or if I actually lost hair..
I did learn one thing: that even with exorbitant price of Propecia I will still stick to it from now on. It wasn't worth it.

Do you see the loss objectively? As in did someone tell you that or you still think there is a chance you're just freaking out?

[Headdy]

Oh wow! So glad you replied
Thank you.

Yes, I definitely lost hair.
Here is my story:

- 5 years on Propecia pretty much kept my hair (or slowed down the hair loss).

- Due to shortage at the Pharmacy and lower cost I (sadly) switched to Generic (Teva Pharms) for 4 months.
After a month I experienced a lot of hair falling.

- After 4 months of the Generic, I switched back to the original Propecia but the hair kept on falling for months.

- Now it's been 13 months since I'm back on the original. I think most of the time I kept losing hair (maybe sometimes it stopped for a bit). But now I still lose hair and you can see the scalp (horseshoe pattern).

So obviously I'm very sad

My question is:
Do you think I can have my hair regrow after 13 months being back on the Original?

My story resembles yours I think.
Can you tell me what happened since you got back on the original Propecia?
How long did it take to stop the hair loss?
Did you regain anything that you lost from when switching to the generic?
Did you regain anything that you lost from when you switched back to Propecia?

Sorry for bombing you with questions.
It's just that it's always o my mind and kinda depressed and don't feel like leaving the house.

Thanks in advance,
Headdy.

[fml123]

To be honest if you have been back on Propecia for 13 months you either should have stabilized by now or it will start happening soon. (Assuming it did work for you in the first place and it looks like you say it did)

I think it took me about 2-3 months of taking Propecia to feel like things are "back to normal". I didn't really regrow anything from going back to Propecia but again I am not sure how much I actually lost from switching to generic. I mean I do slowly lose hair as years pass by but it seems to be pretty slow process.

I can totally feel you about being depressed, man. I was obsessing about it for months myself and asking my friends and gf if they notice any difference and they kept telling me I was crazy but it did depress me quite a bit.

I can tell you one thing: after some time you do get desensitized and kinda care less about it. Ultimately you can always do hair transplant For now keep taking propecia and try to get hair loss out of your head and see where you are in 6 months.

[Headdy]

I read in a few places that people regrow lost hair even after 18 months.
Will keep on taking Propecia until around 2 years and then see.
It's easier said than done but you are, will try not to look at the mirror every few hours and hope for the best in the following weeks and months.
Thanks again,
Hope you keep you hair for many years ^_^.

[richter101]

I initially was on propecia, decided was a waste of money and went to Finistaride. I don't have much experience on going back and forth, but the good news is the cheap product I stuck with has been doing it's job.


Richter101 is a former patient of Dr. Parsa Mohebi

Born Oct ’89
Began Seeing Gradual Hair Loss Oct ’09
Began Seeing Gradual Hair Gain June ’15

My regimen includes:
HT #1 2200 (ARTAS- FUE) grafts at Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration in Los Angeles in 2016
Finasteride daily, since 2014
Rogaine experimenter from 2012- ’13 RIP

Planning HT #2 By End of This Year

[Headdy]

Thanks for replying.
I'm glad that it worked well for you
Hope I can regain at least some of my hair back...