Hair shedding by Minoxidil after 2 weeks?

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after two weeks of using monoxidil 5% and finasteride I'm having ah serious hair shedding .is it good or bad.will I get my hair back

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

Yes I observed that kind of early this shedding in my patients who use Minoxidil 5% but it is not persistent . it will be over and hair get better in a few weeks.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Shedding after minoxidil is common.  I can't say if you'll get your hair back or not but often the shedding is a temporary phenomenon.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Many of our cleonts notice increase shedding after starting to use minoxidil for the first few weeks. This should not presist.

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