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Why is it that some users of minoxidil claim to never recover from the initial shed? Can minoxidil cause more damage than aid?

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Some frightening stories exist online describing a never ending shedding process once starting minoxidil. As someone looking into the treatment and who is yet to have noticeable hair loss (as of yet), this all sounds discouraging. I've also heard claims of frequent periods of shedding due to minoxidil's synchronization of hair follicles, whereby all hair follicles under the drug's effect come to form, grow, and subsequently die together (all at once). What are your thoughts on these claims?

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