Switching from daily generic 1mg finasteride to 1.25mg brand name proscar - shedding/hair loss from this?

December 2, 2016
Asked By:Grail720 in Westchester, NY

I've been on 1mg generic finasteride daily for 10 1/2 months (before bed). I've seen my frontal thinning continue (along with a burning/mpb itch in this very area) so I researched and decided to switch to brand name fin (to Merck Proscar, 1.25mg daily). It's been a month on Proscar and i'm shedding MUCH more hair and seeing more scalp in front than ever. Is this from switching to proscar? If yes, does it usually stop and help regrow again? I feel like everything keeps making things worse.

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