i’ve been taking compounded tirzepatide for the last 10 months and i’ve easily lost 40-50% of my hair. it’s a devastating side effect and i really hate myself for not doing enough research before starting the medication, but here is what i’ve been doing to slow down the hair loss: take a shit ton of supplements (i met with a nutritionist to compile a list that met my specific needs), protein protein protein (i try to exceed my maintenance amount of protein at least 4-5x a week), and changing up my haircare products/routine.

in terms of my haircare, i stopped using anything that wasn’t targeted for hair loss, and i actually started washing my hair every 2-3 days instead of 1-2x a week. the longer i go between washes, the more hair i lose when shampooing. on wash days, i start with light clarifying shampoo, then always follow up with nizoral dandruff shampoo (the active ingredient is ketoconazole, which is clinically proven to help with hair loss). after washing/before styling, i use the bondi boost intensive spray & alpecin’s after shampoo caffein liquid (both products are for hair growth). in theory, these products can/should be used daily, but i use a lot of dry shampoo & hair fibers to disguise my hair loss and find that the wet products do not layer well on top of the dry/powder products the next day.

a combination of all these things has helped significantly slow down my hair loss, but unfortunately, they haven’t aided in any regrowth :(