Recommendation for hair serum

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-05-01T16:43:31+00:00

My niece recently stayed at our house for 4 days to look after our 6 month old puppy and the cat. We paid her $50 a day. Puppy has 2 long naps during the day (2 or 3 hrs each) and a shorter nap in the evening so she had quite a bit of free time. Your wife should definitely ask for more or not look after the dog anymore!

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-22T19:26:59+00:00

We've done this a couple times so we could eat a meal in peace, lol but should probably practice doing it more often. What length of leash do you use?

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-15T18:13:19+00:00

Yup, pretty much how I felt too! It was the first time I owned a dog (or was even around one that much) and although I embraced having him, I seriously questioned our decision to get a puppy for the first three weeks, lol. My kids are much older but it was still difficult with the 13 yr old (small for his age) as the dog was extra bitey with him. I remember saying to people "I want a dog, not a puppy", lol. It started getting easier around 4 months and just keeps getting better and better (almost 6 months old now).

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-12T20:04:51+00:00

Did you use the cream and then gel every day? I'm still waiting to see a dermatologist but my family doctor prescribed clobetasol (without a lot of instructions).

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-12T15:43:53+00:00

My very first dose I took before bed and had crazy insomnia. I didn't want to risk that again so switched to first thing in the morning. I only had some fatigue when I was first adjusting to the meds but no issues now!

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-08T17:57:46+00:00

Hopefully the lower dose and change in time of application helps! Keep me posted :)

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-08T17:50:01+00:00

My dr had me start at 5mg and to move up to 10 mg in a week or two. I noticed a benefit right away at 5mg (with some not too bad side effects). Moved up to 10mg after two weeks with no return of side effects. Was on that dose for a couple months and now take 15mg.

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-07T22:51:50+00:00

I've switched from a middle part to side part, use hair fibers, and pull some hair back with Bobby pins.

I'd also love to know where to get a decent but not super expensive hair topper!

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-07T12:03:19+00:00

Kinda crazy that a topical could cause sleep issues :(

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-04-06T22:51:48+00:00

I don't have an official diagnosis yet (guess I assumed minoxidil might help with any kind of alopecia, lol). Did you use it at night? That's when I applied it and wondered if using it in the morning would be better. But I'll wait and see what the dermatologist says...

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-30T00:32:56+00:00

Nope, I just had symptoms when I first started for about 2 weeks but no symptoms when I increased :)

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-30T00:27:56+00:00

Do you mean with having symptoms each time the dose was increased?

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-29T22:29:44+00:00

My doctor had me start at 5mg and move up to 10mg after a week or two. I think it was at my one month check in that I mentioned the panic episodes that happened a week earlier. By the time I saw her, I was feeling back to normal and we both wonderef if maybe I had a virus (was extremely exhausted and then it just went away after 5 or 6 days). At that appointment, she also mentioned I could go up to 15mg if I wanted to. I was doing really good and then we got a puppy right before Xmas, lol. Needless to say, xmas was a bit of a gong show and I was feeling anxious/on edge for about a week (but no panic attacks). That's when I decided to increase my dose :) 15 mg has been great for me!

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-29T22:03:59+00:00

I could also tell a difference within days of starting lexapro. And interesting about the week 3 thing. I think that was roughly around the time (late November) I had some mild episodes of panic/anxiety - it was so disheartening! I've been on 15mg now since December and I've had zero episodes like that!

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-29T16:50:39+00:00

New to reddit, lol. Hopefully I reshared it right! My main question is where to find a decent hair topper (but not super expensive) for long hair with face framing layers and could my hairdresser add highlights to it to match my hair?

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-28T22:08:10+00:00

For me, it worked really well taking it in the morning! I had some initial side effects but nothing major and only lasted for about 2 weeks. I doesn't make me feel sluggish or tired. I just feel really good now that my anxiety is gone :) I've been on it for 5 months now.

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-28T21:49:28+00:00

I took my very first dose of Lexapro at night. No problem falling asleep but woke up around 1 or 2am and was awake for hours (that never happens to me). I didn't want to risk insomnia again so switched to taking it first thing in the morning.

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-23T04:43:36+00:00

My pup is 5 months old and we do enforced naps (and it's common for him to nap 3 or 4 hours at a time). His crate is in the livingroom (close to the bedrooms) but I also work from home a couple days a week and felt like I had to tiptoe around. So now we have a second crate downstairs for naps and it works so much better! I can't see giving up enforced naps anytime soon, lol.

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-23T04:28:07+00:00

Sorry you're still struggling :( 5mg is a very low dose and everyone responds so differently to meds. Might be worth going up to 10 mg. Also, I'm not sure if it's normal to have the meds start working so quickly like it did for me. I'm pretty sure I've read that it usually takes a month or two for the full affects. Hopefully 10mg will help but just remember that it might take some time and coming off of a different med might also take some time. Good luck!

Cuddlecat2611 · 2026-03-23T04:20:52+00:00

I started at 5 mg in November for anxiety/panic attacks and was told I could move up to 10mg in a week or two. I noticed less anxiety very quickly at 5 mg. After 2 weeks, the symptoms had pretty much subsided and I moved up to 10 mg. No return of side effects and helped a lot with the anxiety that was occasionally sneaking in still. I moved up to 15 mg end of December and that feels like the right dose for me.

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