Hair Loss Remedies for Thinning Hair on aromatase inhibitors?

Posted by nd14 @nd14, Jun 6, 2023

Hi! I’m about to start endocrine therapy (AI plus Lupron) and am wondering if anyone has used any topical creams that helped with hair thinning, something I am afraid of (along w all the other side effects)!

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chickenmom10 | @chickenmom10 | May 2 5:17am

In reply to @applegreen205 "What brand multivitamin do you take?" + (show)

Centrum women 50+ 😉 multigummies

robbihm | @robbihm | May 2 3:38pm

In reply to @dlmdinia "Just a thought. Talk to your oncologist about taking Anastrazole every other day instead of every..." + (show)

Could you share these studies?

robbihm | @robbihm | May 2 3:56pm

In reply to @otas "I have been on Anastrozole for almost 10 months and experiencing severe hair loss" + (show)

Could you please share these studies. I would love to do half a dose - I’m to start mid-January. Thank you!

nanna1948 | @nanna1948 | May 3 6:00am

In reply to @otas "I have been on Anastrozole for almost 10 months and experiencing severe hair loss" + (show)

We are not a forum of doctors this. Decision is up to your doctor i took anastrazoke for five years and was nwver offered an option of every other day talk to your doctor. Good luck

yollie2020 | @yollie2020 | May 3 6:53am

In reply to @dlmdinia "Just a thought. Talk to your oncologist about taking Anastrazole every other day instead of every..." + (show)

Anastrozole, letrozole and there is one more that starts with exe, is all a from of chemotherapy in pill form. The doctor don't tell you that. I found out by doing my research

flowergal | @flowergal | May 3 7:08am

In reply to @robbihm "Could you please share these studies. I would love to do half a dose - I’m..." + (show)

My doctor said it would be fine to take it every other day.
That's what I'm going to try.
My hair has definitely gotten thinner with patches of scalp showing.
I used to have remarkably thick hair. I hate this change along with all the others.

celia16 | @celia16 | May 3 7:22am

In reply to @otas "I have been on Anastrozole for almost 10 months and experiencing severe hair loss" + (show)

I don’t take chemo meds, but suffered hair shedding called telogen effluvium due to weight loss. Supposedly, once weight is stable, it’ll grow back. My dermatologist prescribed Minoxidil. Tiny dose of oral med. This week she saw early hair regrowth on examining my scalp. Plus, excessive shedding has stopped. Will take a year to get real results. Still….I’m relieved. It might be something you could explore with your doctor.

dlmdinia | @dlmdinia | May 3 8:56am

In reply to @yollie2020 "Anastrozole, letrozole and there is one more that starts with exe, is all a from of..." + (show)

Exemestane. It is and it isn't. There are other uses for these medications that are not cancer related. For instance, it appears that weightlifter use Exemestane. Why, I don't know because I have only noted it in passing while researching the drug.

dlmdinia | @dlmdinia | May 3 9:05am

In reply to @nanna1948 "We are not a forum of doctors this. Decision is up to your doctor i took..." + (show)

True, we are not doctors here. We are real people sharing our experiences. I did say to check with her oncologist. It was actually my oncologist who suggested the half dose and also do drug vacations. And, no, this decision is not up to the doctor. It is up to the patient. After all, there are no drug police coming to my door to take me to drug jail. It was my radiation oncologist who stated that ultimately the patient makes the final decision. I think the point of this thread is to give people an idea of what's available so they can pursue the conversation with their oncologist.

Miriam, Volunteer Mentor | @mir123 | May 3 9:09am

In reply to @yollie2020 "Anastrozole, letrozole and there is one more that starts with exe, is all a from of..." + (show)

Drugs like letrozole inhibit estrogen in the body and from what I gather fight cancer tumors in that way. Chemotherapy is a directly cancer killing agent. These treatments certainly have the same goals but aren't identical. Of course letrozole et al can have serious side effects. I just wanted to add this in to be reassuring that a doctor isn't misleading you.