Shedding and Rogaine

I have been on Rogaine for 13 months with no regrowth. I have switched to hair support products because I had micropoint links done to add more hair on top. But I have went from shedding 30-40 hairs a day to 60-80 a day and it seems really brittle (More than usual). Is shedding this much hair normal? I am really concerned. Should I keep on the Rogaine also? – Dawn

Dawn,
 
Shedding up to 100 hairs a day is normal, as hair goes through various growth and shedding cycles. Your shedding may have increased after you stopped using [tag]Rogaine[/tag] ([tag]minoxidil[/tag]) because the hair it may have stopped from shedding typically sheds once you get off Rogaine. Call it drug withdrawal. Thus in a sense your [tag]hair loss[/tag] catches up.
 
Often people see no improvement with Rogaine but don’t realize that the Rogaine may have been inhibiting further hair loss. So then when they stop using Rogaine the hair loss can accelerate at least temporarily.
 
Having to apply Rogaine twice a day can be a pain. It also can make the hair a bit guppy. So with micropoints I’d imagine using Rogaine is just too messy.
 
Rogaine’s benefits are typically slowing hair loss and in some cases strengthening and thickening hair that was miniaturizing. Most people do not get much actual regrowth of lost hair.
 
You also have to stay on Rogaine indefinitely to maintain the hair it may or may not have preserved. Thus until a person stops using it they often don’t know if it was working or not.

Learn more about Rogaine.
 
You really have to weigh the pros and cons of using Rogaine and judge whether it is worth continuing to use.
 
Best wishes, Pat – Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center