Regain for women's hair loss

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Has anyone tried regain/ minoxidil (?) for hair loss that would be kind enough to talk me through it? I am losing a lot of hair these days. I have a much thinner ponytail now. I wear it up virtually all the time to prevent further loss. I've been on iron for a year and biotin and now collagen and not seeing any improvement.

I've heard that it can take months to work and also that initially it causes further increased loss so I'm really worried about it but I feel like I should start now before it gets much worse. I think it's falling from all over rather than one specific patch (if that makes any difference?)

Any advice greatly appreciated

It didn't work for me. I did it for 2 years , taking photos every month to check progress.

I can't hide my thinking anymore with a ponytail. The dermatologist says I have stage 2 hair loss and has suggested the new drug can't remember the name , but I can't take at the moment as breastfeeding. Unfortunately, the new drug also doesn't work for everyone.

I wear a wig now, I used to wear a topper and could still get away with one, but I found the clips made me lose more hair. Wigs are fabulous. I always have good hair now.

Clingy hair fibres are good for camouflage.

All I can say is you aren't alone. There are more people than you think with hair loss.

Give it ago monitor progress with photos, but if it doesn't work, it's not the end of the world.

Yes, Minoxidil does work for some but it's probably best to understand what the underlying cause is. Have you seen a doctor and had blood work done, specifically regarding hormones?

You are correct in that hair loss is usually a progressive issue so you're better off starting sooner rather than later and it's probably worth trying.

You can also just buy the men's version, it tends to be cheaper but you have to ignore instructions of using it twice a day, women only need to use it once (although you can use it twice a day but probably not best to do that at the start). I prefer the foam version over the dropper thingies, those seem to be better suited to men/very short hair.

Initial shedding can happen, it didn't happen in my case, but it essentially accelerates the loss of hairs that were about to go anyhow. Regrowth is quicker than you think but as the hairs are short it takes a very long time to really pad things out and you have a lot of what look like flyaways. Provided you get new growth, it's not the case for everyone, Minoxidil as a baseline is used to maintain what you have.

I have had bloods done a few years ago, I was found to have bottom of normal levels for ferritin. I was also 'sub clinical' hypothyroid but a follow up test a few months later was normal again so they have dismissed that. I do actually have a lot of symptoms of hypothyroid again and I am going to ask to have a retest on the bloods. I'm also on evorel patches and I thought they might improve it but after 18 months on them they haven't really. A lot of peri symptoms cross with hypothyroid so it's hard to tell really.

I do think I have some regrowth because I have developed quite fluffy wispy hair and a lot of 'baby hair', however I am consistently losing hair every time I wash it or comb it which I try to do as little as possible.

Definitely pursue the health side of it. Forgot to mention previously, you're better off using the 5% version.

And purely anecdotally, when I use the Ordinary multi-peptide hair density serum alongside Minoxidil (always use the Minoxidil first) it helps those wispy hairs that do come in, come in a bit thicker so it looks denser and less floofy.

@botemp thank you. Yes I will persist. It's so easy to say wait and see and suddenly a year has passed! So yes. It's on my
List for this week to get a dr appointment to ask for the bloods.

I've just been googling and apparently rosemary oil has very good reviews for hair loss too, so I have ordered some however I'm a bit concerned it will make my hair look greasy and then I'll need to wash it more.

Dilute the rosemary oil with another oil, or it will irritate your scalp.You can buy it already diluted on Amazon.

Ah, the rosemary oil thing is very popular on the internet but it's based on some shoddy scientific research, I personally wouldn't bother with it.