Beware of Bogus Meds
I thought I’d share an experience with you that may help you in the future.
I was talking to someone a while back that had called in to ask about our clinic. I obviously asked if he was doing anything to stop his existing loss and he said that he was.
He said however that while initially he had a great response to Propecia and that he had substantial regrowth in the crown his hair loss had returned and was getting worse, even to the point where he was a bit worse than before he started Propecia. He was really freaked out about this which is understandable.
I started asking him some questions and everything seemed to be normal but after some further brain wracking I threw out a simple question that was basically just a shot in the dark. I asked him, “Have you changed anything AT ALL regarding your intake, routine, etc. Anything no matter how insignificant it may seem. For example, did you change the source for where you get your Propecia?”. "YES! I did", he said.
He used to get Propecia from his local pharmacy but decided to save some money and order it online. Knowing what I know about online pharmacies I suggested he throw his Propecia in the garbage, call his local pharmacy and get another refill on his prescription. "Call me in six months after you’ve done this".
He did and he told me that all of his hair that he lost had grown back once he started using the local pharmacy for his supply again.
Lesson to learn from this? Not all Proscar or Propecia or any medication for that matter is the same. Be careful of where you are getting it and if possible, and highly recommended, stick with a brick and mortar pharmacy instead of one of these online joints that have no real history or reputation to rely on. It’s your hair so do what you can to keep it.
July 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
This is really interesting to read. I’ve never ordered medication online but I’ve always thought about it. After reading this, I’ll do more research before I even consider it.
On a separate note, I’m curious what you recommend for shampoos. I would guess that there are not any that really grow hair but what do you recommend for good overall hair health?
November 26th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Hey Jotronic, I ve been looking at some of your pics and if those are for real I have to say congratulations. It seems that Dr Wong might be the best there is out there.
I wanted to know if you ever taken any drugs (propecia, minoxidil) before or right now. Is it necessary to take propecia after a hair transplant? I read somewhere that transplanted hairs are DHT resistant so they won’t fall down right?
I have never taken any drugs before and honestly I would like to avoid them as much as possible
Bye man and again congratulations on your work.
January 22nd, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Hey Fred,
While medication is not necessary it will influence the direction that a good doctor will take with your case. Your doctor might not be quite as aggressive if he knows you are not taking preventative meds but you can still get a quality result. Just understand that you are setting yourself up for multiple surgeries, or at least the potential for such, as you continue to lose more hair.
I personally am on Proscar currently and have been on meds for 8 years now. I had a three year stint on Avodart but it did not seem to do anything for me above and beyond what Proscar had been doing.
Thanks for writing.
February 5th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Hey Bob,
Just so you know, first sorry not to respond before. Second, I just wrote an article about Polytar Shampoo. This is the only shampoo that I found to work. You can read more about it by clicking this link… Polytar Shampoo