Hey all, I started taking fin + min last February and it basically reversed my balding by July/August. Went from noticeably diffused thinning with small growing bald spot at crown to fully thick hair. Problem is I moved and got a new job around October and ran out of meds November, didn’t bother going to get my meds as hair loss was not on my mind. So now by mid January my hair starts shedding again so I instantly hop back on fin + min, which stopped the shedding until March, where now I seem to be going over the dreaded shedding phase again, my hair isn’t as bad as it was last year but it’s definitely getting there if the shedding phase doesn’t stop soon. I started using Toppik hair fibers and it basically makes my hair look completely full. Has anyone else used Toppik to mask the shedding and regrowth phase? Last time I just cut all my hair off but I really don’t want to do that again.
It sucks but yeah, that shedding you’re seeing now is probably from restarting minoxidil, not because the meds aren’t working. You’re going through the regrowth cycle again. Toppik is fine to use, it doesn’t block follicles or interfere with fin or min, so it’s safe to cover things up while the shed runs its course. Just stay on your meds consistently this time, because stopping and starting will mess with your cycles and make the shed more noticeable.