Post COVID hair loss: Will it grow back?

I have symptoms of long Covid with the hair loss beginning 4 months after Covid and it has tapered off to mild shedding now. I thought I was going to go bald. I am 8 months post Covid. I can't use Minoxidil as it makes my scalp itch terribly. I have gotten off sugar and have lost 20 lbs as sugar feeds inflammation due to my already having Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis almost all over, Graves Disease & Hashitmotos. These worsened since Covid last year. I use Pureology shampoo & conditioner and I am seeing new hair come in. I am on B Complex & B12 injections as it was low and my D3 lowered due to Covid so I am taking sublingual D3+K2. I continue to have hypersalivation (excessive saliva) since Covid and the doctors are baffled. I had a bad case of oral thrush after Covid due to the antibiotics/steroids for Covid pneumonia/asthmatic bronchitis and then the hypersalivation started. The meds for hypersalivation dry out my eyes and I already battle dry eyes. I am on a strong probiotic and eating clean. I am trusting the Lord these long Covid symptoms will wear themselves out. I pray the same for all of you. God bless each and everyone of you.

Has anyone noticed that their hair has hardly grown and thinned out after Covid? Texture is very dry and dull.

Yes, that happened to me after Covid in March 2021. Have your iron and ferritin checked; you may need to go on a prescription for ferrous sulphate.

Thank you!

I have definitely noticed this....at the moment using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner plus scalp therapy. Not seeing 3improvement. Trying a violet shampoo hair stylist recommended to help my gray, which is about 20% of my hair, to make it shinier. That has helped some and I use it to every other washing. Overall I am still discouraged.

Thank you for your response. Hoping things improve for us eventually.

Yes. I (a 73 year old man) have had a bald spot on the back of my head for decades. After getting covid last June, the hair on the top of my head began to fall out.

I had significant hair loss post-Covid. I had COVID in August 2020. I still suffer from side effects. I got a medication from my Dermatologist called Finasteride. It has helped significantly. Contact a Dermatologist and ask if they have a staff member who specializes in hair and nails. I have a friend who had the same good result from taking Finasteride.

Thank you for your response!

I have had my hair fall out mostly on left side of the back of my head. have seen dermatologist and she said it was permanent and nothing she could suggest except to see that I have good nutrition , [I do] take a complete vit B complex and massage the area to improve circulation and to do mild head movements also to increase circulation. I had COVID-19 on Nov 1st 2021 and was very ill. I did have MD support with an anti-viral med. I get tired very easily. My MD says that this symptom should abate after a year or two.