McCloud

Koala, I've gotten prescriptions from for 5mg of Proscar from every doctor I've asked. My regular doctor as well as my dermatologist. All I had to do was ask. I get the generic Proscar, cut the pill into quarters and take it every other day. Cost me $10 with my insurance and 30 pills lasts me almost eight months.

Have any of you longtime Propecia users developed an immunity to the drug? I've been using it since December of 2001 and I was looking at some pictures of my hairline from 2007 and my hair was thicker and fuller than it is now. Anyone else lose hair after using Propecia for a number of years?

Anybody Nizoral users getting acne on their forehead? That's what's been happeningto me since I began using OTC Nizoral a month ago. I'm getting breakouts on my forehead. No breakouts on the scalp. Just on the forehead.

Anybody Nizoral users getting acne on their forehead? That's what's been happeningto me since I began using OTC Nizoral a month ago. I'm getting breakouts on my forehead. No breakouts on the scalp. Just on the forehead.

You're right guys, I had my numbers confused. The 4,000 was the cost. The grafts were, I believe, 945 or so the first time and the 800 range the second and third times.

I've had three surgeries since 2000. I was always Type II on the Norwood Scale. A lot of men would have been thrileld to have as much hair as I did. Still, I was losing my hair, no doubt about that. I haven't receded much, just thinned out. I have that "see through" hair. I can see through to my scalp in the front. My first surgery was with Bosley Medical. Big mistake. My fault for not doing research. They did 5,000 grafts, I believe. Somewhere in there. I was concerned about the corner of my hairline, the only place that was receded. They told me they couldn't put transplants there because it wouldn't look natural, which is ridiculous. Of course, they waited until I was already in the chair about to be worked on before saying this. What did I know? They also discouraged me from using Propecia. Well, a year later I lost my surrounding hair rendering the transplant useless. I began taking Propecia in December 2001. In '04 I had my second procedure, this time with NHI in San Jose. They ENcouraged me to use Propecia, even writing me a prescription for Proscar to save me money. This time they suggested 4,000 grafts would meet my needs. A year later there was a definite improvement when comparing the pics the day of surgery to what I saw in the mirror, but still I had that "see through" problem. Still too much scalp. In November '06 I had my third procedure, again at NHI and again they suggested 5,000 grafts would do the trick. They weren't able to get enough from the donor area, so I ended up with 4,000. I don't have the pics they took the day of surgery, but I do have the pics I took the day before. I'd say there is some improvement, but when I look in the mirror I'm still seeing an awful lot of my scalp peeking through...AGAIN. I switched to generic Proscar not long after the surgery and it appeared I was losing hair. I think that generic Proscar is uselss. I have switched back to the brand name. I'm wondering if my hair doesn't look as thick as I'd like because I lost my surrounding hair while on generic Proscar. Regardless, I'm still not where I'd like to be and I really don't want to do another surgery. I'm not even sure if I have enough donor hair at this point. I don't think anyone notices but me. I don't wear a hat or anything like that. I comb my hair anyway I feel like. I'd just like to see less of my scalp. I began using OTC Nizoral a few weeks ago and I take 1/4 of a 5mg Proscar every other day. Wish they'd hurry up with that cloning business.

I've had three surgeries since 2000. I was always Type II on the Norwood Scale. A lot of men would have been thrileld to have as much hair as I did. Still, I was losing my hair, no doubt about that. I haven't receded much, just thinned out. I have that "see through" hair. I can see through to my scalp in the front. My first surgery was with Bosley Medical. Big mistake. My fault for not doing research. They did 5,000 grafts, I believe. Somewhere in there. I was concerned about the corner of my hairline, the only place that was receded. They told me they couldn't put transplants there because it wouldn't look natural, which is ridiculous. Of course, they waited until I was already in the chair about to be worked on before saying this. What did I know? They also discouraged me from using Propecia. Well, a year later I lost my surrounding hair rendering the transplant useless. I began taking Propecia in December 2001. In '04 I had my second procedure, this time with NHI in San Jose. They ENcouraged me to use Propecia, even writing me a prescription for Proscar to save me money. This time they suggested 4,000 grafts would meet my needs. A year later there was a definite improvement when comparing the pics the day of surgery to what I saw in the mirror, but still I had that "see through" problem. Still too much scalp. In November '06 I had my third procedure, again at NHI and again they suggested 5,000 grafts would do the trick. They weren't able to get enough from the donor area, so I ended up with 4,000. I don't have the pics they took the day of surgery, but I do have the pics I took the day before. I'd say there is some improvement, but when I look in the mirror I'm still seeing an awful lot of my scalp peeking through...AGAIN. I switched to generic Proscar not long after the surgery and it appeared I was losing hair. I think that generic Proscar is uselss. I have switched back to the brand name. I'm wondering if my hair doesn't look as thick as I'd like because I lost my surrounding hair while on generic Proscar. Regardless, I'm still not where I'd like to be and I really don't want to do another surgery. I'm not even sure if I have enough donor hair at this point. I don't think anyone notices but me. I don't wear a hat or anything like that. I comb my hair anyway I feel like. I'd just like to see less of my scalp. I began using OTC Nizoral a few weeks ago and I take 1/4 of a 5mg Proscar every other day. Wish they'd hurry up with that cloning business.

Seems fishy. If it's so great why don't you just tell us what the recipe is?

I too was using generic Proscar. 5mg cut into quarters. I didn't get it online, I got it from my pharmacist. I also noticed I was losing more hair, where before my hair count was maintained. I've since gone back to the brand name, though I fear it's too late. I think my last transplant from November is now wasted. I think I lost my non transplanted hair while on the generic pill rendering this transplant worthless.