Shedding started about three months after the fastest part of my weight loss, which is late enough that I initially blamed something else entirely.
The timeline that reassures people: trigger, then two to four months of nothing, then shedding for roughly three months, then regrowth. Diffuse thinning is expected; patches are a different diagnosis.
What I actually want to know is whether the shedding is the drug or the rate of loss, and when it stops.
I would rather have one careful answer than five confident ones.
kate.chem said:Shedding started about three months after the fastest part of my weight loss, which is late enough that I initially blamed something else entirely.
Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 3. 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.
InsuranceTom said:Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 3.
Agreeing with InsuranceTom, and the qualification matters more than the agreement. Yes, and the corollary is less popular: if the reasoning holds, it also holds where it produces an answer we do not like.
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Browse GL Biochemkate.chem said:Shedding started about three months after the fastest part of my weight loss, which is late enough that I initially blamed something else entirely.
Second this. I had assumed I was the exception until I read this.
Adding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads. 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.