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Anyone have hair loss with lanreotide?

Posted by nana120 @nana120, Feb 3 10:41am

After 8 months on lanreotide I am getting the diet down and no longer losing weight, but my hair loss is beginning to be noticeable. Will it stabilize like my weight? If not, I may eventually be bald. My second CT on my liver NETS is March 8, 2024 & hoping for continued slowing of the growth.

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joy5877 | @joy5877 | Nov 4 10:26am
In reply to @splendrous "I have had very good success with minoxidil 2.5mg once a day. It takes time. 6..." + (show)
@splendrous

I have had very good success with minoxidil 2.5mg once a day. It takes time. 6 months to a year. So not an overnight treatment. Same drug that is in rogaine foam treatment but much easier as a pill. Highly recommend for thinning hair.

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Is the minoxidil a prescription? Who prescribed it for you?

I am having hair loss as well. I am not sure if it is from the shot, anesthesia, or loss of vitamins from the diarrhea.

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splendrous | @splendrous | Nov 4 10:44am

It is a generic drug. Not expensive. I had my oncologist prescribe, but a primary or dermatologist could also.

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