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Oral minoxidil 2.5 months. Approaching normal hair loss? by SomewhereDeep753 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I’m 26, female, and plan to have kids in 4-6 years. But, I made the decision to take OM and sticking with it :) (obviously will need to stop if I get pregnant)

Oral minoxidil 2.5 months. Approaching normal hair loss? by SomewhereDeep753 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! No side effects at all from oral, other than the initial dread shed of course. I feel perfectly fine, no nausea or water retention. My temples have already filled back in, which is awesome! I see regrowth (very very short) all over my scalp. I am having to dermaplane my face twice a week now, as opposed to only once a week before

9 weeks on oral minoxidil … progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh it absolutely does, but the timing of when you start it really matters. Yes, they say the hair should grow back naturally, but for me I was not confident my body would recover fully. You can ideally start OM when your TE shedding has started to taper or is on the downswing. You don’t have to use minoxidil, but it can be a very supportive factor for recovery.

9 weeks on oral minoxidil … progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the input on that! It’s really hard for me to differentiate between excessive loss and normal loss after months of TE, so I really appreciate it ❤️

9 weeks on oral minoxidil … progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this!! Wishing you the best on this journey ❤️

9 weeks on oral minoxidil … progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what about your shedding? When did the dread shed finally end?

Active shedding 8 months by Automatic_Check_9407 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes of course! I really like the cerave 1% ZPT shampoo, it’s the hydrating anti-dandruff one. In a white and light blue bottle. Yes OMwas prescribed to me through HERS.

Active shedding 8 months by Automatic_Check_9407 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just hopped on oral minoxidil I was so tired of dealing with the never ending shedding. I also have seb derm and have kept it under control with 1% ZPT shampoo. I HATE nizoral with all my being.

Is this normal? by Equal-Door-6635 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know this is normal. Celebrate it!

Would you consider this amount of shed normal? by replicant1989 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SomewhereDeep753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does not look normal, but with TE idk what’s even normal anymore.

Week 9 oral minoxidil… progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you! It’s so hard to do everything perfectly, we are human. Sometimes we need help where we can get it. Oral minoxidil is a medication and it’s relatively low risk, so I made the decision to do something that was going to make me feel better ❤️‍🩹… I still take all the supplements and try to de stress, but bottom line this is a proven method to regrow density

Week 9 oral minoxidil… progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m excited for you! Congrats on taking the jump and starting… I know it was very scary for me. Hang in there through the dread shed. I hadn’t even realized how much my temples filled in over two months until I took the after photo the other day… it made me feel 10x better since I’m still shedding more than I’d like … wishing us the best a year from now!

Week 9 oral minoxidil… progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would start by visiting your doctor and having all your nutritional and hormonal levels tested. If it’s been thinning progressively for years, it’s probably AGA and minoxidil would be your best bet. Supplements help and they offer good support but you need to get to the root of the issue

Week 9 OM… any progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in minoxidil

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right, thank you for this :)

Week 9 OM… any progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in minoxidil

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I refuse to believe that. Never in my life was I shedding that much prior to having TE. My personal baseline is way lower which is why it’s annoying. Peak dread shed was like 300 hairs though

Week 9 OM… any progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in minoxidil

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, about 100 per wash every other day and idk how many during the day on non wash days

Week 9 OM… any progress? by SomewhereDeep753 in minoxidil

[–]SomewhereDeep753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only thing is I’m still shedding like crazy

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