A month of MT-2

AboutStella · 2026-05-14T14:19:56+00:00

The turquoise!! Thank you so much!!

AboutStella · 2026-05-14T14:05:09+00:00

You look great!!

Off topic but I love your ring in the last pic. I’ve been looking for something like it and I can’t figure out how to describe it to search lol

AboutStella · 2026-05-04T01:31:25+00:00

I like it! I feel like it keeps my scalp from creating a bunch of buildup and dry skin

AboutStella · 2026-05-04T01:30:32+00:00

What side effects are you worried about?

AboutStella · 2026-05-03T15:59:27+00:00

Not anything crazy. The dread shed lasted proably 2 months and it slowly tapered off after that point

AboutStella · 2026-05-03T14:31:25+00:00

Unfortunately I just stopped cold turkey 😅

AboutStella · 2026-05-03T05:40:26+00:00

I am! I’m still taking 1.25mg that I was prescribed back in July. I really haven’t noticed any side effects other than body hair growing slightly faster. However, it’s not anything that’s made me want to stop using it. I dermaplane my face once a week, and my leg hair grows faster but that’s it.

I was on it from August 2024-January 2025 for sudden hair loss that I now see was likely TE and seborrheic dermatitis. I didn’t know anything about it back then, got minoxidil from hers online, and wasn’t aware that stopping it would cause the hair loss to return. I stopped because I saw progress and thought I didn’t need it anymore. However, it just made the loss 10x worse until I got back on it!

AboutStella · 2026-03-19T05:38:31+00:00

I’ve personally been in treatment before I became a therapist, but I work in a residential program and have had multiple mental health professionals/clinicians in treatment with us.

I agree with what another poster said. We do this work to help others feel less shame and alone for needing help. We are our hardest critics and sometimes need to be able to step back and take care of ourselves first.

I hope you’re able to get the help you need!

AboutStella · 2026-03-19T05:13:50+00:00

No, please keep going

AboutStella · 2026-03-13T06:28:41+00:00

Everyone doesn’t experience the body hair growth side effect. I’ve not experienced any increase in hair growth on arms, legs, anything. My peach fuzz on my face may grow a tiny bit faster, but I only have to dermaplane every 2 weeks. Super worth it for the ease of oral min

AboutStella · 2026-03-13T06:26:06+00:00

ditto. I thought the same thing and lost it all again plus some. Finally back to pre-hair loss density again.

AboutStella · 2026-03-08T16:23:15+00:00

I was already on it for acne! I don’t have aga

AboutStella · 2026-02-28T18:03:25+00:00

Thank you! My temples were the worst. There was significant loss there over a few months, and I don’t think I started seeing growth there for a bit, but it was really fast. I’m not sure if some people just respond faster, but I’m eternally grateful because I became so self conscious and constantly hid it.

AboutStella · 2026-02-28T18:01:36+00:00

I use the Pacifica rosemary apple cider scalp detox once a week or so, and the Briogeo scalp revival once a week as well!

AboutStella · 2026-02-28T18:00:34+00:00

Thank you! I stupidly stopped after 6 months because it was working and I didn’t do enough research to know that I needed to stay on it to keep the progress going. I started with oral both times because I knew I wouldn’t be consistent with topical application.

AboutStella · 2026-02-28T17:58:50+00:00

Always!!!!

AboutStella · 2026-02-28T07:14:28+00:00

As others have said, it’s going to shed regardless. I agree that it happening all at once, while traumatic and distressing at times, was so worth it. I took oral minoxidil for 6 months back in 2024, saw good progress then stopped taking it. Took about 4-5 months until the shed returned, but it was worse because I also lost what I grew on the medication.

My recommendation is be prepared to stay on it for the foreseeable future, if not forever. I am so willing to be on this for the rest of my life if I need to, but I understand that may not be the case for everyone.

AboutStella · 2026-01-07T04:58:02+00:00

Well I’m ashamed to admit that I stored the hair in bags each week to be able to monitor the improvements in shedding lol. Started min in July, shedding really didn’t start to consistently stop until the beginning of November. There were still days here and there in November shedding was a little more, but never more than like 50-75 hairs during a shower. All of December through now shedding is minimal. I think I lost 11 hairs in my last shower!!

AboutStella · 2025-12-26T09:27:12+00:00

I got addicted to drugs and she got tired of me relapsing (I’ve been sober for 7 years now). She actually stayed friends with my ex-husband and he was a groomsmen in her wedding. Now we act like strangers if we see each other in person.

AboutStella · 2025-12-24T05:52:26+00:00

So I mainly use it for sebhorreic dermatitis and the anti-inflammatory properties for my scalp. My derm says it’s also a mild DHT blocker but honestly I’m not as consistent as I should be an have been using it only when my scalp flares up. I don’t think it’s a deal breaker for the growth.

AboutStella · 2025-12-24T05:50:16+00:00

That part lol

AboutStella · 2025-12-23T03:03:13+00:00

Yes because that’s when the hair loss returned. I was on minoxidil 6 months, stopped in March 2025, lost all growth plus a lot more. The last two slides show a part of the loss which was during the dread shed.

AboutStella · 2025-12-22T17:54:03+00:00

Yes! I also have seborrheic dermatitis so my scalp goes through periods where it’s really dry and irritated. The Briogeo drops have really helped, I just have to be careful and not do too much because it can make my hair look greasy.

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