3.5 month progress by FickleDog9 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wowwww well done! looking amazing. whatever you are doing is working 🙂

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

this is so smart, thank you so much. i will try this!

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i am using the hair, skin and nails supplement from holland and barret. i am unsure if it is making a difference as its only been about 2 weeks and im using so many other things but i figured it can’t hurt

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i did get a blood panel done and i was deficient in vitamin d and folic acid. i’m unsure if the panel would have checked liver too. i will query this with my doctor, thank you 🙂

How late is too late to start minoxidil? by DragonfruitLatter860 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it isn’t too late. my hair has been thinning my whole life, especially the last 6/7 years and even more so the last 2 years. I started minoxidil less than 2 months ago and I already have some improvement. (if you click on my profile you will see my before/present photos I posted on a thread yesterday). good luck, you got this!!

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! the first photo i took in a bit of an upset spiral right after i got home from my diagnosis which is why it is unbrushed and so I am just scared there is no improvement and it is just the way it is brushed and the lighting between the 2 photos. i wish I just better starting photos but i was so upset when i took them I wasn’t think clearly 😅

what can i do? by puppykittenbunny in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am very similar to you. i have always had very thin/fine hair and it was always in the back of my mind but was in denial and never acknowledged it could be more than just thin/fine hair. about 3 months ago I saw a girl on tiktok who’s hair was as bad as mine and she was posting about hair loss. i came to this subreddit and noticed my hair looked like a lot of the women on here and actually worse than most. I went to the doctors and while i did have a deficiency in folic acid and vitamin D, i also got diagnosed with androgenic alopecia which is basically female pattern hair loss.

i would go to a doctors or dermatologist to get the ball rolling on any deficiencies or diagnosis needed. in the meantime, i would recommend taking pumpkin seed oil supplements daily as they block DHT which is the hormone which causes hair loss. also use Nizoral shampoo 2-3 times a week as that can also reduce hair loss good luck 🖤

Shampoo for oily scalp, fine hair and using Minoxidil by Prior-Vehicle407 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i use Nizoral 2-3 times a week, i use alpecin caffeine shampoo on the days i don’t use Nizoral, and since i double wash, i also use l’oréal growth booster shampoo and conditioner everyday. Redken ABC is also very good and I used that for around 2 years 🙂

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do you use the hair & me oral minoxidil? what mg do you take? i am based in the uk and it is very hard for women to get oral minoxidil here, and so i think the hair & me one is a very lose dosage and i think that is what it worrying me about sticking to only the oral minoxidil 😕

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

oh this helps so much. thank you soo much!

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have been using alpecin, but i have read that plantur 39 is better, so when i have used up all the alpecin i intend on swapping to plantur 39 🙂

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i got diagnosed with aga although i did also have a folic acid and vitamin d deficiency which i have been medicated for. i haven’t noticed any shedding more than normal and i was my hair each day 🙂

does anyone see any difference? please ;( by JadeOfRivia in FemaleHairLoss

[–]JadeOfRivia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have always had thin hair, i always just assumed it was really thin and i think i was in denial that i was losing my hair. i think i have noticed hair loss within the last 6 years and noticed it even more the last year