Finasteride from different brand = Less potent?

[Inch6]

Hello guys

I have been on finasteride 1 mg daily a pretty long time now, perhaps 2+ years. I used to have a tickling feeling in my chest/nipple area are a few times a month (that started when I started taking finasteride) and lower libido/lesser ejaculation. By lower libido I mean I could get hard with ease 1-2 times a day while on finasteride, while pre-fin I could get hard with ease 5+ times/day. However, I switched to another brand about 3 months ago because the one I used to take were out of stock so I bought a package of 98 tablets made  by a different brand, the package says "Finasteride Accord" made by Accord Healthcare.

Anyhow, since I started using this other brand the tickling feeling has disappeared and my libido and ejaculation has sky rocketed! I'm like a f-machine now, horny all day like a rabbit, it's like I'm a teenager now with a busy right hand. My girlfriend suspects that I'm with another girl and has started taking viagra or something. Another thing is that I'm shedding more hair in shower, maybe 5+ more hairs on average each time I shower for the past 2-3 weeks. Could this different brand be much less potent? Is this normal? 

[NARMAK]

2 hours ago, Inch6 said:

Hello guys

I have been on finasteride 1 mg daily a pretty long time now, perhaps 2+ years. I used to have a tickling feeling in my chest/nipple area are a few times a month (that started when I started taking finasteride) and lower libido/lesser ejaculation. By lower libido I mean I could get hard with ease 1-2 times a day while on finasteride, while pre-fin I could get hard with ease 5+ times/day. However, I switched to another brand about 3 months ago because the one I used to take were out of stock so I bought a package of 98 tablets made  by a different brand, the package says "Finasteride Accord" made by Accord Healthcare.

Anyhow, since I started using this other brand the tickling feeling has disappeared and my libido and ejaculation has sky rocketed! I'm like a f-machine now, horny all day like a rabbit, it's like I'm a teenager now with a busy right hand. My girlfriend suspects that I'm with another girl and has started taking viagra or something. Another thing is that I'm shedding more hair in shower, maybe 5+ more hairs on average each time I shower for the past 2-3 weeks. Could this different brand be much less potent? Is this normal? 

The "problems" you described any guy would kill for (cept the suspicious girlfriend xD) but i would be wary of keeping an eye on how your hair loss is over the time you have these new pills. 

Anecdotally some people claim for example that generic Finasteride doesn't have the same QA as something under the branded version like Propecia etc. 

You should reach out i think to the place you purchased it to see if there's anything they can advise on potential differences or check the labels on the two. 

[SoSoz]

You probably switched to sugar pills and not fin

[Inch6]

1 hour ago, NARMAK said:

The "problems" you described any guy would kill for (cept the suspicious girlfriend xD) but i would be wary of keeping an eye on how your hair loss is over the time you have these new pills. 

Anecdotally some people claim for example that generic Finasteride doesn't have the same QA as something under the branded version like Propecia etc. 

You should reach out i think to the place you purchased it to see if there's anything they can advise on potential differences or check the labels on the two. 

Yes I've asked them, and In my country pharmacies are very regulated and controlled so it should be genuine stuff. I will indeed keep an eye on my hair, I hope it's seasonal shedding perhaps...

[Inch6]

11 minutes ago, SoSoz said:

You probably switched to sugar pills and not fin

Nah man its genuine stuff.

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

I6,

There have been discussions on this forum about generic finasteride and how some brands are actually less effective than others.  I honestly don’t know which generic brands people were talking about but it might not be all in your head. My concern is if you are taking a less effective version of finasteride that you may begin to lose some of the hair growth benefits you were experiencing.  

In this situation, I’d say trust your gut. Try to get the previous brand you were using ASAP even if you have to get it from another pharmacy. If you’ve underwent hair transplant surgery in the past or have even consulted with a hair surgeon previously, you could always speak to him or her about getting a prescription. 

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Edited April 15, 2022 by Rahal Hair Transplant

[ciaus]

Generic should be fine, and I recommend using one of the mail subscription services like Keeps, GetRoman, ForHims. They dispense generic finasteride, and if they start getting bad or less potent batches from their suppliers its more likely to be discovered and addressed since they buy in large bulk, and have so many direct customers that would start giving them feedback. For full disclosure, I use Keeps myself but I'm not affiliated with them in any other way.

[gillenator]

There are currently enough suppliers so why take a chance?…just purchase your hair loss meds from suppliers that carry reputable brands rather than taking a chance to save a few bucks.

[Inch6]

21 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

I6,

There have been discussions on this forum about generic finasteride and how some brands are actually less effective than others.  I honestly don’t know which generic brands people were talking about but it might not be all in your head. My concern is if you are taking a less effective version of finasteride that you may begin to lose some of the hair growth benefits you were experiencing.  

In this situation, I’d say trust your gut. Try to get the previous brand you were using ASAP even if you have to get it from another pharmacy. If you’ve underwent hair transplant surgery in the past or have even consulted with a hair surgeon previously, you could always speak to him or her about getting a prescription. 

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Ok so It might really be a less potent brand... I will indeed get back to the other brand if that is the case. Will by it after the weekend and I guess it will show.

[Inch6]

14 hours ago, gillenator said:

There are currently enough suppliers so why take a chance?…just purchase your hair loss meds from suppliers that carry reputable brands rather than taking a chance to save a few bucks.

I just went to the pharmacy and they told me that the finasteride the doctor prescribed it out of stock but they had another brand in store, same price, same everything according to the pharmacy so I bought it. It wasn't about saving bucks.