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Will minoxidil help chronic telogen effluvium? 21 y/o male, sudden hair loss since last year and a half.

johnD635
All of the classic symptoms of CTE are there but the thinning is so bad that I would say i need treatment. Will anything work until I can resolve the trigger? I'm desperate and the trigger won't be easy to deal with especially with hair loss being a part of my life.

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