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I never experienced the initial hair shedding from Minoxidil. Will I experience hair shedding now that I quit using the product?

ranfanMar 21, 2018
I used Minoxidil 5% foam for women once/ day for 2+ years. It didn’t seem to work, I never even experienced the initial hair shedding. I recently weaned myself off Minoxidil, by applying every other day, then every two days, and so on. My question is, since Minoxidil didn’t seem to work, and I never had an initial shed, will I experience hair shedding now that I am completely off the product?

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