propecia or finasteride

[aKaWonderKid]

Hi,

Is there any point in me swapping from finasteride to branded propecia or is it the same/does it do the same job?

 

I'm just thinking i dont want to swap if ill get shock loss again as my hair is struggling as it is anyway 

[Gatsby]

If you are doing well on the current choice of finasteride then I would recommend staying on it. If you feel that you are losing ground, etc then you might consider going to the branded source. All the best!

[ciaus]

16 hours ago, aKaWonderKid said:

Hi,

Is there any point in me swapping from finasteride to branded propecia or is it the same/does it do the same job?

 

I'm just thinking i dont want to swap if ill get shock loss again as my hair is struggling as it is anyway 

 

Generic finasteride does the same job and will save you alot of $$$ over your lifetime. I took Propecia until Merck's patent on finasteride expired, and as soon as it went off patent and the generics were available I switched and haven't looked back. Its the same drug, same dosage, didn't have any kind of shed. Every once in a while you might come across some random story from someone claiming they had a shed. Not saying its impossible, maybe someone got a bottle from a bad batch, etc., but more likely its just another BS story that the internet is full of.