Alopecia on GLP-1 — need advice

josh_phd_bmore said:

Shedding started about three months after the fastest part of my weight loss, which is late enough that I initially blamed something else entirely.

Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 5. My dermatologist confirmed it's telogen effluvium — a stress response to rapid weight loss, NOT the medication directly.

What's helping:

• Biotin 5000mcg daily
• Adequate protein (130g+/day)
• Iron and ferritin levels checked and supplemented
• Collagen peptides 20g daily
• Minoxidil 5% topical (prescribed)

The shedding slowed after 2 months and my hair is now growing back. Temporary but definitely stressful.

TrialNerd_Beth said:

Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 5.

True, and it depends on a baseline nobody has stated. Without knowing where someone started, the same number can be an excellent result or a disappointing one.

josh_phd_bmore said:

Shedding started about three months after the fastest part of my weight loss, which is late enough that I initially blamed something else entirely.

Same experience, arrived at from the opposite direction.

Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice. It is worth asking what the claim would look like if it were false. If nothing would look different, it is not a claim about the world and no amount of discussion will settle it.