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Dr. Reddy's fin has been doing wonders for me cosmetically, my hair got remarkably thicker but I am still shedding a lot (like serious strands). I have never used propecia so I cant say that generic is better or vice versa. Perhaps we need to conduct a survey comparing the effectiveness between generic and propecia, that way we can know for sure.
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April 9th, 2013, 08:09 PM #3
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Hairguru, I am glad you are getting a benefit from it. It seems like different people respond differently to different medications.
I can't say how anyone else will respond, but I do know that the generic Dr. Reddy's generic hadn't worked as well for me as the Propecia had.
After I noticed a lot of shedding recently, I started reading all kinds of online hair loss forums again to see if anyone else was having similar experiences after switching to Dr Reddy's. I saw three kinds of responses to the concerns/questions about generic vs. Propecia.
1) those who will say, of course, *theoretically* there is no difference between the two, so you shouldn't worry about it. These people may or may not have firsthand experiences using both. They'll say the only difference is price and pill size.
2) those who had switched from brand name to generic and have seen no negative consequences of this switch.
3) those who have switched and HAVE seen increased shedding after switching to Dr. Reddy's. *I am in this group*
I have heard of no one saying they got superior results from generic.
My conclusion: if money isn't a big concern, and if you want to give yourself every chance of success keeping as much of your hair as possible, stick with brand name Propecia. But if money is an issue, you may want to take the chance at going generic.
The choice I made was to give myself every chance for success with the Finasteride treatment. Propecia stopped my shedding years ago and continued to work well, so I am going to stick with what works.
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April 9th, 2013, 09:03 PM #4
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Hey man, you are right, you definitely need to stick with what works. The thing is the reason I choose for generic is because I saw some guys having good results with proscar alone. Therefore, I immediately began using proscar in which I cut the pills in 4 parts.However, proscar (dont remember the brand) made my hair even worse than it was before after 3 months. Then I switched to Dr. reddy''s 1mg fin because I was fed up with cutting the pills. Then 8 months after using it, I noticed my hair getting back thicker. So there is definitely a difference in response to both generic brands which leads to me to conclude that one should switch if a certain brand is not working.
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April 10th, 2013, 09:05 PM #5
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Sorry to hear that. I've been on Dr.Reddy for over two months after being on Propecia for over 10 years and thankfully see no difference. In fact my hair seems to be in a phase where it's looking extra good. I have no clue if this is due to the generic, but my hair does in fact look a bit better since switching.
By the way, Merck now produces it's Finasteride for the US overseas. I mentioned this in another post.
If you look on your Propecia bottle (Merck) you'll see it says right on the bottle "Finasteride (Active Ingredient)-Made In UK.
This is on all my Propecia bottles which were purchased in the US at CVS.
I also have another bottle that says "Finasteride (Active Ingredient)-Made In Italy".
I don't know when Merck started doing this but all my bottles of Propecia for the last 2 years or so state right on the bottle that the very thing that makes Propecia what it is (finasteride) is now being manufactured by Merck overseas. So if people are concerned about FDA oversight not being as tight as it should be due to Dr. Reddy manufacturing generic Propecia outiside the US, going to Merck produced Propecia wouldn't really solve this concern as they too are now manufacturing their Finasteride in foreign countries for sale in the US.
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April 11th, 2013, 12:48 AM #6
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Well production in the uk shouldn't be anything to worry about!
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May 11th, 2013, 01:54 PM #7
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In 8/2012, had a second hair transplant performed. By 1/2013, it was filling in nicely with new hairs. In 2/2013, I switched to Dr. Reddy, after being on Propecia since 2008, and within less than two weeks, a massive shed began. I quickly switched back to Propecia but 11 weeks later, the shed continues. All of the transplanted hairs fell out and all new hairs, grow to about 1/2 inch, and fall out. My Dr. said it will return once the shed stops, which should last about 12 weeks, but it's been such a struggle 'losing' all the transplanted hairs as they grow.
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May 11th, 2013, 04:44 PM #8
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Quote Originally Posted by deviltaz View Post
In 8/2012, had a second hair transplant performed. By 1/2013, it was filling in nicely with new hairs. In 2/2013, I switched to Dr. Reddy, after being on Propecia since 2008, and within less than two weeks, a massive shed began. I quickly switched back to Propecia but 11 weeks later, the shed continues. All of the transplanted hairs fell out and all new hairs, grow to about 1/2 inch, and fall out. My Dr. said it will return once the shed stops, which should last about 12 weeks, but t's been such a struggle 'losing' all the transplanted hairs as they grow.
I am no expert but it is likely that you will lose most of your transplanted hair within first 2 to 3 months and that you will see regrowth after 4-5 months. You need to be patient because it can take up to 12 months to see a real difference!
The Big Three (since Feb, 2012)
-Finasteride daily - 1mg (from Feb/2012 to 01/Sep/2013) 0.5mg (from 02/Sep/2013 - 02/Oct/2013). Proscar 2.5mg (for two weeks). Proscar/Propecia 1.5mg (Oct/2013 - present)
-Minoxidil (rogaine foam) - twice a day (from Feb/2012 to Nov/2012) once a day (from Nov/2012 - 01/Sep/2013) twice a day (02/Sep/2013 - present)
-Nizoral 1% - once every 2 to 3 days (stopped using it for a while between March/2013 to August/2013)
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May 12th, 2013, 08:09 AM #9
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Thanks, talmoode
Yes, I lost all the transplanted hair about 5-8 weeks after the transplant. About 3 1/2 months later, the regrowth began and was coming in nicely. It was at that point I switched to a generic (Dr. Reddy) and began experiencing a massive shed. Not only did I 'lose' the regrowth hair that came in, but all new growth that has occurred, for the past 11 weeks, has fallen out as well. My Dr. said that is to be expected as new growth is most susceptible to a telogen phase signal and will grow back.
Just curious if others had experienced this?
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May 13th, 2013, 04:32 PM #10
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hi! to be honest, I don't think using a generic brand for a couple of weeks would make your hair shed more than usual. I mean even if the generic brand you were using were fake, you only took it for like two weeks (not months, right?) and I guess it would take more than two weeks for your hormon to go back to normal!! I have heard people saying that their hair shed after 3 to 4 months of quitting Fin. I am pretty sure what you are experiencing is your transplanted hair shedding! Don't worry~这是第一页其他用户的回复 不过不太看得懂 机器翻译的渣 无法理解内容 |
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