r/TelogenEffluvium

I didn’t even notice until today the length my regrowth has gotten, it is like this at varying lengths around my head. My TE started in February in 2025 and was horrible until July 2025 when I decided to get on oral minoxidil. My ends are still thin, but I have been starting to feel a little more bulk at the roots. If you’re debating whether to start minoxidil, I’d say just do it. It’s the only thing that helped my shedding.

Also I do not use any heat on my hair and haven’t for over a year, so this is not breakage.

It’s only been a month and I’m balding. I get like 100 hairs falling out every hour.

Honestly at a loss. It’s only been a month. All labs are NORMAL. No auto immune disorders. Nothing wild. All is well. I had the flu back in February which makes it likely to be TE

IVE NEVER experienced anything like this. It’s disheartening. Just stroking my fingers through my hair takes out a number of hairs. Brushing is horrible and showers are horrible. Please tell me I’m not alone. I don’t know a soul who has gone through this.

My dermatologist put me on nutrafol and wants to see me in 2 months. She told me to wait in minoxidil to see if shedding slows down or stops.

I’m so frustrated. I don’t know what my hair will look like next month. I have such little hair and can’t afford to lose anymore

Please tell me I’m not alone. It’s affecting my self esteem :(

I couldn’t take it anymore, so I pulled a Britney Spears and shaved my head. I went the next day and the barber cleaned it up (for free).

I feel so much better. And here I bought so many wigs but I prefer my shaved head. I’ll save the wigs for special occasions. I think I’m going to keep it this way. I love my tiny Mohawk! The grandbabies (I’m a Grammy of 10) like it too!!

I’ve been shedding for a month all over. I’m losing so much hair and I have very little hair to begin with. I’m not sure if I should wait some more and hope it evens out.

ALL my labs are normal. I’ve been tested for everything under the sun including auto immune disorders etc.

I’m taking nutrafol as per my dermatologist. I was diagnosed with TE. I am also taking my daily vitamins and probiotics my diet and exercise is balance and well.

I’m considering minoxidil. I’m scared to start it and shed even more. But I’m scared another month will pass and I’ll be without hair. I have to wash it daily because it gets so greasy since I have so little

I’m feeling all sorts of defeated and I’m holding back tears as I type

I have chronic TE from medical stress and hormonal fluctuations after having a child and stopping and starting birth controls. I lost probably about 2/3 of my hair in the past 3 years. Started topical liquid minoxidil in my edges because they were balding and I hated seeing it. I was nervous as hell to start had a pretty intense dread shed but you could not notice the hair loss in my denisity. Now I see so many new hairs and my edges r filling in so much I’m so excited for the year to see how much it grows. If you’re scared to start don’t be. My only issue is it makes my head itchy and have dandruff when the new hair was growing in.

I wanted a biopsy but he doesn’t want to he said no need he just checked with dermoscopy and prescribed me ivermectin for my eyebrows and he told me to stop minoxidil because it irritates my eczema and seb derm so bad . What if its lpp or ffa and i am misdiagnosed. Btw i have like crawling in my face and some area in my scalp , pimples in the back of my head and some itching he said its because of seb derm .

I have been facing hairloss post COVID, and I did a intense weight loss of 20 kgs in 2 months, low on vit d 14 ng/dl and vit b12 of 212, no genetic history of aga, used min and fin for 6 months but no result. I took supplements for 10 months(feb 25 -nov 25 ) and my levels have been normal now,but I'm not seeing any results and it's getting worse day by day till now... Sometimes I shed short hairs that are tiny and some with white bulbs , What to do guys ,Help pls

I am 20 year old i am having reduced density from last 1.5 years mostly. Around 10 months ago I checked from doctor and all the nutrients were normal she told minioxidil but as I know I have to apply it for lifelong i resisted it now recently around 20 days ago I got shaved as I want to give last try I am also using ketoconzole shampoo for my dandruff from the time of shaving and now there is no inflammation and hairfall. Yes no hairfall is present but there is reduced density in front and crown so should I start minioxidil or wait for 2-3 months. Also I want to tell there is excess oil produced in front and crown as it easily comes on my finger tips.

The first photo is 1 week before shaving. The subsequent photos are after 20 days of shaving.

My father has proper hair at 50 but mothers brother started losing his hair at age 35.

Your valuable and accurate response would be helpful.

So i have been dealing with excessive shedding this April and May. Safe to say I’ve lost a crazy amount of hair.
I had my blood work done, everything came back normal
What am I supposed to do?
My boyfriend left me in December and I’ve lost a lot of weight since then

Hey guys, this is my scalp from this morning (with oil)

Nothing I'm doing is working anymore, not even supplements, I feel like I might as well just accept it.

I am turning 16 this year, my whole family have thick hair and eyelashes no point by keep bothering them asking why I don't have it.

I've been going thru deep grief and depression since 2022, I know the constant stress caused this, there's nothing I can do anymore.

Does it look really bad? I don't know 😢😰🥹.

Had a really really stressful time 9 months ago which lasted for about a month or so, about 3-4 months later I started to lose hair on the top of my head and a bit on the crown. My hairline is same as before I think. I went to a dermatologist and they suspect TE, but I’d like second opinions as I have a family history of hairloss. My shedding has basically stopped and I’ve used topical minoxidil for about 2 weeks now and I’m 19 if that helps. If TE, how long until recovery really begins?

Tra soldi spesi per medici, analisi e medicinali non so più cosa fare

First 3 pics are a month ago with freshly washed har. In the middle 4 pics I have super greasy day 3 hair and the last 3 pics I have day 2 hair (washed it night before and took pics in the afternoon next day). Does my part look normal now or still wide ? Can’t tell anymore

This I my progress so far it still needs time. This is a period of the months september 2025 to may 2026. Do you see diffrence and is the Frizz regowth?