About 2 and a half years ago I started with Propecia 1mg, but after a few months I decided to go with 0.5mg to save money (and I was worried about side effects). Recently I got a prescription for Proscar 5mg so I could further save more money but also increase my dose. So I got the 5mg finasteride through an online pharmacy and they called me to see if I wanted a cheaper variation (about $35 less) of what I originally ordered so I said yes. I get it in the mail and realise that it's a generic brand since it doesn't say Proscar, rather APO-Finasteride 5 (the company is Apotex, which I researched and they offer generic stuff).
So just wondering whether anyone has made a similar switch? Going from a brand Propecia, to a generic 5mg where I plan on cutting it into quarters. Is this a 'good idea'? Should I have just gone up to 1mg and stayed at that? Should I take a piece every day, or ever second day? Is it even accurate enough to cut them into quarters and expect a roughly 1.25mg dose? At the moment I'm using up the remainder of my 1mg pills by only taking them as 1mg so I can 'prepare' my body for the increased dose.
So just wondering whether anyone has made a similar switch? Going from a brand Propecia, to a generic 5mg where I plan on cutting it into quarters. Is this a 'good idea'? Should I have just gone up to 1mg and stayed at that? Should I take a piece every day, or ever second day? Is it even accurate enough to cut them into quarters and expect a roughly 1.25mg dose? At the moment I'm using up the remainder of my 1mg pills by only taking them as 1mg so I can 'prepare' my body for the increased dose.
