r/Hairloss

I picked up a plain zinc supplement for hair and then read that taking zinc on its own for months can pull copper down, which apparently causes its own problems including hair ones. Now I cannot tell whether that is a real concern at ordinary amounts or something people just repeat online. A few formulas do include both, which suggests somebody thinks it matters. Has anyone actually run into this?

My young cat died suddenly after licking my boyfriend’s hair for over five minutes, and years later we discovered that minoxidil (Rogaine) may have been the cause.

The night before he died, at around 9 p.m., we recorded him repeatedly licking my boyfriend’s hair for more than five minutes. We don’t know when minoxidil had last been applied or how much, if any, remained on his hair. At the time, we thought the licking was bizarre and funny. Looking back at the video now, it seemed like our cat may have been attracted to the taste of something in his hair.

The following morning, he began yowling in pain, and we rushed him to the emergency vet around 7 a.m. He deteriorated rapidly and died that afternoon. The ER told us that his lungs were filled with fluid and that his heart ultimately stopped. He was under anesthesia and unconscious by that point.

The postmortem was inconclusive, so we will never know with certainty what killed him. But much later, we learned that minoxidil is extremely toxic to cats and that even very small exposures can be dangerous. It did not necessarily have to have been freshly applied for residue to still be present. Given the timing, his symptoms, and the fact that he spent more than five minutes licking hair that could have contained minoxidil, it seems like one of the most plausible explanations for what happened.

His death was absolutely devastating to both of us. It took about a year before I started feeling normal again, and four years later I still get sudden pangs of grief when I think about him.

Most people have no idea minoxidil is dangerous to cats. We certainly didn’t. There was nothing on the product that warned us that exposure to even a small amount of residue could potentially be deadly to a cat.

I’m sharing this because I wish someone had warned us. It's horrible to know that our cat likely died because we did not know about this. I’m also going to look into what can be done to get clear pet-toxicity warnings added to minoxidil products. People should not have to discover this risk only after something terrible happens.

Hi everyone. I already asked this in the /askspain community and concluded that I should wash my hair with shampoo and conditioner a maximum of three times a week.

I wanted to know how men take care of their hair. Besides washing with shampoo and conditioner, do they use anything else? I, for example, have been using 5% Minoxidil every night for the last four months, and I think it must be doing something good. But I don't know if you have any other hair care products in mind, like Romano oil, or those red gummies with vitamins, or anything else you use? I understand that genetics plays a big role, but for example, English men have long, healthy hair, and that's surely because they're doing something.

I'm sure you've noticed something that has worked for your hair, and I would appreciate it if you could share it.

I have been using fin for 2 weeks now, 1mg every 48h

I have ball pain since I started. Also watery semen and I dont get horny like before.

Should I stop or I keep pushing.

Idk

Male-pattern baldness runs in my family (my mom's brother and father both went bald). Over the last 5 years, I've lost some hair at my crown - not a lot, but enough to be noticeable and noticeably increasing. But, it's slowly.

I was prepared to just start minoxidil as a preventative measure... until I learned how it works. That it essentially "hides" your hair loss until you stop taking it, or (critically) its effectiveness decreases, at which point all of the hair you would have lost slowly ends up getting lost all at once. The real kicker for me is that minoxidil is only maximally effective for 7 years. So it seems like in an ideal world, I'd have some idea of when my hair loss is about to accelerate, and start minoxidil then.

My anxiety is that I might be screwing myself over if I start it now - what if my hair loss would actually continue to be very mild for the next ~5 years, and really only accelerate in 2031? Then, I'd really only get 2 years of "benefit" from my 7 years of minoxidil, and I'd end up visibly losing hair by, say, 2034. But if I held off until 2031 to start minoxidil, I'd get another few good years out of it and wouldn't start visibly losing hair until 2038.

Am I overthinking and I should just start taking it now? Are there recommended signs to look for or ways to approach the question of timing?

Hey there

I used to have very dense hairs, but after 20 getting hairfall

I tried topical minoxidil for a year and topical minoxidil+ fin for 1.5yrs(got terrible side effects from 2 weeks of oral fin and min tab) but no regrowth and all

Hairfall thoda kam hua but aata jata rhta

Is there anything I can try?

So I’ve been on Hims fin+ minoxidil blend for almost a year now 1.2 mg(fin) 3mg(min) should I take two a day or just stick to one a day. Reason I’m asking is because I started forgetting to take it everyday just from being depressed and not wanting to take care of myself but now that I’m back on it should I stick to my original dosage or up to to catch up. Please give me some guidance 🙏

I am 22. I have been using minoxidil since I was 18, and it gave me great results. However, I stopped using it because it was causing dandruff, and mentally I started feeling like I would have to rely on it for life.

After stopping, I started developing bald patches again, and they have been very difficult to recover. I am currently taking finasteride 1 mg on alternate days. My doctor initially advised me to take it for only 3 months, but I have now been on it for around 2 years.

The thing is, I still have a full head of hair, but my scalp is becoming visible, and it is really affecting me emotionally. I’m quite worried and would really appreciate advice from people who have experienced something similar.

I was considering booking another appointment with my doctor, but I honestly cannot afford it at the moment. I mainly want to understand what the best approach would be.

I am also only considering topical minoxidil because I am naturally quite a hairy person, and I’m worried that oral minoxidil could increase body hair and cause unwanted effects.

What would you suggest in my situation?

Also Fck you moderators, already losing hair, your shit games in this reddit, for a simple Title