Senior Member Jotronic Posted May 28, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hey guys, I thought I'd share an experience with you that may help you in the future. I was talking to someone a while back that had called in to ask about our clinic. I obviously asked if he was doing anything to stop his existing loss and he said that he was. He said however that while initially he had a great response to Propecia and that he had substantial regrowth in the crown and that he had been super happy with how it had turned out. He said that later on though his gains turned into a loss as the improvement started to revert to additional loss and it wasn't stopping. He felt that he was back to where he had started or was even a bit worse than before. I started asking him some questions and everything seemed to be normal but after some further brain wracking I threw out a simple question that was basically just a shot in the dark. I asked him, "Have you changed anything AT ALL regarding your intake, routine, etc. Anything no matter how insignificant it may seem. For example, did you change the source for where you get your Propecia?". "YES! I did." He used to get Propecia from his local pharmacy but decided to save some money and order it online. Knowing what I know about online pharmacies I suggested he throw his Propecia in the garbage, call his local pharmacy and get another refill on his prescription. "Call me in six months after you've done this.". He did and he told me that all of his hair that he lost had grown back once he started using the local pharmacy for his supply again. Lesson to learn from this? Not all Proscar or Propecia or any medication for that matter is the same. Be careful of where you are getting it and if possible, and highly recommended, stick with a brick and mortar pharmacy instead of one of these online joints that have no real history or reputation to rely on. It's your hair so do what you can to keep it. The Truth is in The Results Dr. Victor Hasson and Dr. Jerry Wong are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted May 28, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted May 28, 2008 Fincar and finpecia is junk. If they have ANY finasteride in them at all they have low uneven doses in each pill . Ive read alot of complaints about both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted May 28, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted May 28, 2008 This is a very good thread and worth reading for everyone. Spend the $$, get a script from your family practioner or a Derm, and get the meds from a local pharmacy where you know you're getting the real deal. Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 This has always been my fear with online pharmacies. I am sure there are some legitimate ones but not all of them are. Thanks for sharing this important story. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 P.S. I moved this topic to the "hair loss drugs" section and added this important topic under our frequently asked questions and discussions featured thread. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member M&M Posted May 28, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted May 28, 2008 Jotronic - you continue to provide a great service to this community. Thanks for this excellent advice. ___________________________ 1662 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Spring 2006 1105 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Fall 2009 M&M Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Peter88 Posted May 29, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted May 29, 2008 I used original Propecia for years then I started to buy generic finasteride on internet from the last 2/3 years. I have bought from 2 online pharmacies. Results have been the same and much more economic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Peter88 Posted May 30, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted May 30, 2008 First I bought from http://www.quality-rx.com/prescriptions/propecia/?fid=5144 For the last 2 years I have bought from http://www.4rx.com/online-pharmacy/categories/skin-hair...pecia.html?kbid=6979 Never had problems. But I think there are more legit online pharmacies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted June 2, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2008 I've always gotten my Proscar online from Quality Health Inc. It's the only place I've ever purchased it for the past 11 years. They sell the real thing made by Merck, not a generic. I think if you purchase the real thing you should be OK. http://www.qhi.co.uk/ Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Curious_George Posted June 5, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 5, 2008 Guys, I just picked up 30 Proscar pills from Costco Canada for about $63 (let's assume 1usd = 1cad). 1 pill once cut into 4 parts and consumed MWF is going to last slightly over a week. So, 30 pills would last 30 weeks+, appx 8 months. A year's supply of Rogaine Foam is $150. $150+$63 = $213 for 1yr on maintaining/re-growing your hair isn't all that bad. So why turn to shady sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Eddy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 About two weeks ago I made the switch after several years from Propecia to Finpecia by Cipla. Last nights shower I found 7 to 10 strands while washing hair. Now I don't know if this is a new phenomenon or not. I generally don't inspect for hair strands while washing my hair, but because I switched to Finpecia, I am somewhat unnerved. Anyone experience this type of situation? Is this something to be concerned with or is it just some sort of "adjustment" from one source of fin to another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member T.C Posted August 28, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2008 Fast Eddy, I wouldnt be worried by 7-10 strands from the shower considering we can shed upto 100 hairs a day naturally,its just that you happened to spot these ones.See how it progresses over coming weeks/months,if you notice your hair looking worse on the Finpecia then maybe go back to Merck. HT 2006/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dega Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Curious_George Hey Curious_George i was just wondering if u needed to have a prescription to buy Proscar at Costco? Thanks Dega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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