I experienced a particularly traumatic and stressful event near the end of last year (late November 2014). About 3 months after the event, my hair began falling out drastically and all over. I experienced significant loss, such that large handfuls at a time would come out. My dermatologist stated that Minoxidil would help, and that I could discontinue use once my hair grew back since the hair loss is considered temporary/stress related. Is this correct?
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October 3, 2015
Answer: Best way to address stress related hair loss is to remove the stress.
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Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Some patients, not many, report a shedding phase when they start the drug finasteride (Propecia) but it does not last very long (no more than 2 months).
If you have a receding hair line and it is due to genetic balding, you cannot "stop" it. There are medications that may slow it down or stop it temporarily. There is also a hair transplant surgery option to "add" hair to the receding hair line.
