Six weeks of shedding, no bald patches, and a GP who told me to come back in three months. Trying to work out whether that was reassurance or dismissal.
What I actually want to know is whether the shedding is the drug or the rate of loss, and when it stops.
Happy to be told the question itself is wrong.
TinaHashiRN said:Six weeks of shedding, no bald patches, and a GP who told me to come back in three months.
Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 5. My dermatologist confirmed it's telogen effluvium — a stress response to rapid weight loss, NOT the medication directly.
What's helping:
- Biotin 5000mcg daily
- Adequate protein (130g+/day)
- Iron and ferritin levels checked and supplemented
- Collagen peptides 20g daily
- Minoxidil 5% topical (prescribed)
The shedding slowed after 2 months and my hair is now growing back. Temporary but definitely stressful.
PurityPaulOR said:Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 5.
Agreed on the substance. I would put less weight on the timescale, because two months of anything is not enough to distinguish a trend from a wobble.
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View ResultsTinaHashiRN said:Six weeks of shedding, no bald patches, and a GP who told me to come back in three months.
This is my experience too, for whatever a second data point is worth.
From the other side of the consultation, briefly. Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then measure again under the same conditions.