What is good for thinning hair after long-term steroids?

Posted by vball91 @vball91, Oct 19 6:12pm

I had Solumedrol infusions for about two years. I tried Cytoxan, too. So my hair is now thin, especially at the scalp. Has anyone used a product that helped with hair regrowth/thickening? I’m wondering if oral vitamins or a hair oil is better.

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joybringer1 | @joybringer1 | Oct 25 11:59am

In reply to @mrbear0830 "I use minoxidil. It has made a difference in 6 months. Good Luck Yes. I am..." + (show)

@mrbear0830, is the Minoxidil in pill form? If it is, how much do you take? One doctor prescribed 1/4 tablet of 2.5 mg of Minoxidil. Another doctor (my PCP) thought this was not going to help owing to the small amount prescribed. My PCP prescribed Finasteride 1 mg daily. I began taking both of these about 2 months ago. I know it takes a while for something to change, but would very much appreciate hearing what dosage of Minoxidil you are taking because you saw a difference. I am so tired of finding hair everywhere and was embarrassed recently when we had lunch a friends' home and my friend pulled a hair off my sweater. I try really hard to avoid something like this, but I am losing so much hair, I can hardly keep up with all of it. Thanks for any information you can share. With all good wishes, @joybringer1

Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Oct 25 5:20pm

In reply to @becsbuddy "@vball91 I was on Mycophenelate for approx 7 years and never lost any hair. I’ll check..." + (show)

@becsbuddy - Several members have mentioned hair loss and are questioning it’s origin.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hair-loss/symptoms
There are several ways in which hair loss happens: hereditary, stress, loss due to medications, hormonal, chemotherapy, and sometimes for an unknown reason.
All members can use/read all of the information from Mayo Clinic Connect. An easy was to access the information is to go to the bottom of any page on MCC and find the blue words MayoClinic.org (left-hand side of page. ) Click on it and the screen opens with an alphabet so you can choose whatever you’d like to read. Check it out!

mrbear0830 | @mrbear0830 | Oct 25 8:12pm

In reply to @joybringer1 "@mrbear0830, is the Minoxidil in pill form? If it is, how much do you take? One..." + (show)

@joybringer1
Hi. I have had very good luck with minoxidil tablets 2.5 mg. taking one quarter of a pill every night. It takes awhile to get the real results, 4 to 6 months for me to see a big difference in my the part in my hair. Way cool! Be patient.