Anonymous #2 20h

if it’s hormonal dht blockers (oral and topical). the treatment depends on the cause of the hairloss. credentials: i am a licensed cosmetologist that delt with hairloss that was hormonal and also from severe deficiencies. i had iron deficiency, vitamin d deficiency, hypothyroidism, and high androgens. i do not have hairloss anymore.

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Anonymous #1 20h

washing hair infrequently is correlated with hairloss and dermatologists recommend washing hair frequently with the most common type of hairloss. biotin doesn’t help with hair growth in most people. it just gives them acne and makes bloodwork inaccurate.

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Anonymous #2 18h

OP, be warned though that if you stop taking minoxidil all that new growth will fall out. It’s something you’ll have to take for the rest of your life since stopping will cause a regression back to how it used to be before taking meds (super thin)

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Anonymous #3 18h

that’s only the case if the cause of your hairloss is chronic and cannot be fixed. if that is the case, yes any treatment you will have to keep using to see results. that’s not unique to minoxidil and is how all treatments for chronic conditions work.

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Anonymous #3 17h

Also with most pets (especially cats) NEVER let them get near topical minoxidil if you do end up using that. Just getting it on your fingers, clothes, pillowcase, etc will kill them if they come in contact with it, even if it’s dried. Also don’t take nutrafol until you find out if the hair loss is caused by a vitamin deficiency. They market to ppl with other kinds of hair loss but excluded those same pplfrom their studies. It only helps vitamin deficiencies and is a scam for other hairloss types

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Anonymous #3 17h

Also the hairloss might just be because of stress. Doesn’t have to be mental stress, either. Illness can also be a big stress on your body (i had norovirus and it was the catalyst for my current balding, plus lots of new stress). Stress-induced hairloss (TE) often kicks in 3 months after the event. But you definitely should still get blood checked! Just know that you should also protect your peace

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Anonymous #2 17h

I’m aware of that but I think it’s still important to mention this. If it is due to a chronic issue and they were to take it, see lots of growth, and stop since things seem better then it would be devastating to suddenly see all that new growth fall out. It’s not fair to the OP to avoid mentioning that it’s not a true cure for every hairloss type.

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Anonymous #2 17h

I acknowledge that my original comment was kind of extreme and fear-mongering and apologize for that, but I have and know people with TE (which is NOT chronic loss) that stopped taking minoxidil and the new hair fell out. Obviously hair will still grow back during that time since it’s not something chronic, but the new hair that was caused by minoxidil will fall out. New hair will have grown at the same time, but the minoxidil hair doesn’t stay (at least in the case of me and many others I know)

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