I used minoxidil for two weeks only. I am having heavy hair fall after I stopped using it. Will it stop itself? What do I do?

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Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

Minoxidil helps to stopping hair loss and thickening of hair although it may cause a little loss at beginning . But ıf you stop to use minox after a long time usage, you may experience a fast thinning, even loss of hair because of ending action of active ingredient. That phenomena leads people to a misconception that minoxidil causes hair loss after stopping to use it.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Hair loss is common in the first 10 weeks as you might have been told by your doctor. We call this a telogen effluvium (immediate telogen release). It will eventually stop but loss could go on for months before it gets better. Please see your physician for guidance. Whether or not the hair will return to the original density is a bit unknown but shedding will slow eventually.

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