Hi,
I have been on finasteride for about 3+ years with good initial results during the first 2 years (maintaining and thickening). But at this 3+ year mark, it just seems like finasteride totally stopped working.
As mentioned, I was first on Propecia for 2 year w/ good result. I stopped for about 6 months and started shedding like crazy so got back on it again. The come-back results was more than amazing....got back all the hair in just 4 months with hair thickening as well.
However, at the peak of 'recovery'...something happened and it just seemed like finasteride stopped working suddenly. I started shedding like crazy again while still on it. I shedded for 5 months and then it stopped, but just for 1 month, then it started shedding again, and it has been 5.5 months now and stiil losing hair.
Anyway, want to see if anyone has similar experience with long-term use of finasteride. I know that Merck's 5-year clinical study show hair count declining after 2-year peak. But supposedly 90% at least maintained what they had when they started 5 year ago.
My question: is rest 10% the group of people that the drug didn't work at the beginning (thus no results at year 5). Or, is the 10% the people who had good results at the beginning but start losing again.
My second theory is I may be getting fake finasteride..though I bought it from a respectable pharmacy (it was right about when I left the US that I start the shed)..
Anyone has information about how to detect fake Propecia?
sorry for long post. Would like to hear any other experiences as well...
I have been on finasteride for about 3+ years with good initial results during the first 2 years (maintaining and thickening). But at this 3+ year mark, it just seems like finasteride totally stopped working.
As mentioned, I was first on Propecia for 2 year w/ good result. I stopped for about 6 months and started shedding like crazy so got back on it again. The come-back results was more than amazing....got back all the hair in just 4 months with hair thickening as well.
However, at the peak of 'recovery'...something happened and it just seemed like finasteride stopped working suddenly. I started shedding like crazy again while still on it. I shedded for 5 months and then it stopped, but just for 1 month, then it started shedding again, and it has been 5.5 months now and stiil losing hair.
Anyway, want to see if anyone has similar experience with long-term use of finasteride. I know that Merck's 5-year clinical study show hair count declining after 2-year peak. But supposedly 90% at least maintained what they had when they started 5 year ago.
My question: is rest 10% the group of people that the drug didn't work at the beginning (thus no results at year 5). Or, is the 10% the people who had good results at the beginning but start losing again.
My second theory is I may be getting fake finasteride..though I bought it from a respectable pharmacy (it was right about when I left the US that I start the shed)..
Anyone has information about how to detect fake Propecia?
sorry for long post. Would like to hear any other experiences as well...