I had to stop taking propecia last year because i couldn’t afford it. 4 or 5 months went by before i could afford to start taking it again. Will i grow back the hair i lost in this 4/5 month period? Would this have had a big impact on my hairloss?
Any hair you lost in those 4 or 5 months would not be regained by getting back on Propecia. That thinning is sometimes referred to as “catch-up” hair loss, which is the loss that would have occurred if you never took the Propecia in the first place. You didn’t lose more hair than you would have, but you lost all the benefits of Propecia. If you restart Propecia it is as if you started from day one… which is why we advocate that you continue taking it.
If you cannot afford Propecia (1mg finasteride), there is generic 5mg finasteride for sale at a cost of around $60 a year. Yes, a year. Any pharmacy will have this 5mg generic. You just need a doctor that will prescribe this higher dose to treat hair loss (it’s a prostate medication otherwise), and you’ll need to cut the pill into 4 pieces (easier than cutting into 5 parts).