Well im new here obviously, and i was actually going to make a post similiar to this! what a coincidence. Anyways heres a quick background on me. Started noticing my hair thinning when i was 20, did my homework and jumped on Propecia Jan 06. Started off at .5mg, then got nervous and jumped to the whole pill (1mg) August 06. Sides increased, such as testicular pain, and noticeable erection difference. didnt really care just wanted to keep my hair. Seemed to be maintaining hair pretty well, but still losing ground. No set pattern, just losing hair from all over the male pattern baldness area. Hair has always been thin, blonde hair. Feb 07 for money reasons i switch to generic finasteride 5mg. split pill into 4 pieces. no name for the new version, just says finasteride 5mg, got it from rite aid. Now for the last few weeks, the wierdest sh*t has been happening to me. My whole head feels much thinner and the hairs that i lose all look so weak, and towards the root u can clearly see the hair shaft get smaller and weaker looking. Most hairs that i lose are so light and small, u can hardly see them. its scary, all my hairs are like this. I know the generic is legit, cause i still get an occasional nut ache? so im asking u fellow diffusers. what is that state of the hair u lose? I still have a full head of hair to work with, but damn is it getting thin. the whole top, especially the crown to mid scalp section. THE PART that finasteride is suppose to work best for! the only other factor that could be there is that i started taking horny goat weed about the same time as the generic, for the minor sexual sides i experience. i also started taking nitrotech whey protein after every workout, every other day. comments please, and thank u. also glad to be here.