Hair loss

[Mounjaromummy]

Hi all,

I’ve been on Mounjaro now since February, but for the last 6 weeks or so I’ve noticed that I’ve been had quite a lot of hair loss. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, did you continue with Mounjaro or stop using it? My hair is fairly fine anyway so I’m just feeling a bit worried and really not wanting to end up going bald!!

Also, could anyone recommend any vitamins or supplements and preferred brands that could help?

Thanks!

It’s not the Mounjaro causing it as a side effect, it’s rapid weight loss that causes the hair loss/a high calorie deficit where protein intake is inadequate. When you return to eating more calories it’ll stop.

yes this happened to me, not so early, but maybe a year into being on wegovy. I’m at target weight now and maintaining and my hair is back to normal. I have been taking collagen as well, which may have helped or may be entirely coincidental.

Also, cannot agree more with the op about the importance of protein intake while you’re on the jabs. Make sure you’re getting enough - I basically low-carbed to make sure I could eat enough protein. That meant I could keep up a good exercise regime at the gym once I’d lost the first couple of stone (I had 6 to lose overall, but the first two seemed to have the biggest impact on my ability to exercise)

I would say I’ve definitely increased my protein intake, I will have a couple of protein shakes a day, a protein bar, usually lots of chicken. Perhaps I need to increase it further and hopefully there will be less shedding. I would say my loss the last 6 weeks has decreased and I’m losing around 1.5-2lbs/weekly which i’m still really happy with and I’m consuming around 1400- 1500 calories a day.