PaddyMacs Story - (started regaine 1stAug & finpecia 1st

[paddymac]

Am a 27 year old just starting on a course of Regaine to try to save my hair. Am thinking about starting on propecia as well..

I'm currently about a 2 on the Norwood Scale but am starting to thin more on top now and my temples are receding rapidly. My father is about a 6 and he started losing his hair around his late 20's.

 

[CCS]

have your Doctor prescribe you proscar. get the generic at your local pharmacy. i think it is $30 for 30, but I could be wrong. look at walgreens.com to see their prices for a ballpark figure.

proscar is 5mg finasteride, compared to 1mg for finasteride. cut it in forths and take one fourth a day. dose does not matter much. read my other posts for more info.

 

[paddymac]

Am living in europe but I'll have a look for some online pharmacy's to compare some prices.. I dont think there is any difference buying it online rather than getting a prescription from a GP is there?

 

[CCS]

only a small risk that the online stuff is fake, but unitedpharmacies and inhousepharmacy are very trusted on this site.

 

[paddymac]

Whats is your opinion on generic Propecia and Proscar?

I found Finpecia (30 Tablets) for €20 and Fincar (30 Tablets) for €27 on Inhouse.

 

[paddymac]

One month on Regaine.. Am shedding a few more hairs than usual but not gonna freak out just yet. From what i read it's common enough..

My Finpecia arrived this morning so I'm adding 1mg finasteride to my regime.

Did I make a mistake by starting on the minoxidil before the finasteride? Would the finasteride have stopped the minoxidil shed or not?

 

[Guest]

eh don't worry about the shed man. it means you're a good responder.

anyone else think that looks like diffuse thinning with hair loss in the front all the way back to the crown? it looks similar to my loss.

 

[Guest]

No, finasteride wouldn´t have stopped the minoxidil shedding. Keep in mind that finasteride takes AT LEAST a few weeks until it can stop your hair loss.

Good Luck!