has anyone regrown hair successfully?
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Anonymous
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just hit 40 and I'm desperate to stop my hair loss and grow some more. i'm already taking biotin, collagen, etc.
anyone tried Nutrafol with success? |
Anonymous
| Yes, I use Nutrafol Balance. It’s been amazing for my hair regrowth. |
Anonymous
| Has your ferritin been checked? Fixing that made a big difference for me. |
Anonymous
| Minoxidil |
Anonymous
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Yes, 54 yo F. Doubled dose of estrogen patch. Started nutrafol balance, minoxidil oral via MD, stopped taking wellbutrin (causes hair loss in about 1 in 10 patients). Also, major stressor has become less of an issue.
It’s unclear which intervention(s) helped the most because I undertook them all at about the same time (and not all solely for hair loss exclusively, ie, wellbutrin was a dumb idea to begin with and HRT alleviates multiple problems) |
Anonymous
| nutrafol helped me stop losing hair. I am not sure it helped me regrow any. |
Anonymous
| I started Spironolactone in April—it’s technically for high blood pressure but also can be used to reverse female pattern baldness. My dermatologist prescribed it when I said my individual strands of hair were getting skinnier and that I was losing hair that was only a couple of inches long. It can take up to six months to see results, but I’m definitely losing less hair in the shower. |
Anonymous
What is that? |
Anonymous
NP: Ferritin is iron. get your iron levels checked. |
Anonymous
| If people post could you please include -- how long -- you've been on whatever treatment you're mentioning. np here |
Anonymous
Your ferritin level needs to be at least 50 or even 100 for improved hair growth. And it takes a long time of supplementing with iron to get it to that level. Anyway, it’s a good idea to get bloodwork for possible vitamin and mineral deficiencies as well as hormone levels. |
Anonymous
| Iron and vitamin d made a big difference. I take a liquid iron and it’s tolerable. |
Anonymous
| Get your blood tested to rule out anything underlying your hair loss and see about getting a prescription for spironolactone. I had tried everything including nutrafol (which has helped some) and PRP therapy, and spiro stopped the hair loss immediately and I've noticed regrowth and thicker hair. I have no underlying condition--for me it's hereditary. |
Anonymous
Np. How did you fix your ferritin? Mine is very low even though my iron levels are within normal range. |
Anonymous
| Yes, romaine. |