Hi. I'm 46 year old that has been on finasteride for over 13 months. My hair has never looked worse than it does today. At one point around month 9 my hair looked great and I would have been thrilled to maintain from there. At 13 months the amount hair and thickness I have lost is alarming. Wondering if I should ditch the Fin as it appears to be having an adverse affect on my hair. I have huge regret and wish I would have never started! Thanks! I'
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It is actually typical for women to have both shedding and density/volume loss related to female patterned hair loss. The hair cycle of the affected regions of the scalp change to where there is less hair in a normal growth phase. As a result, there is more shedding...
Generic Proscar and Propecia are both finasteride and in the USA both trade name drugs and the generics are equivalent if you purchase them from a reputable pharmacy.