Hair loss timeline — November 2025

BariatricNurseD said:

Six weeks of shedding, no bald patches, and a GP who told me to come back in three months.

Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 4. 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.

LipidDoc_ATL said:

Hair loss update related to hair shedding: I experienced noticeable shedding starting around month 4.

True, with the qualification that this is a self-selected group. The people for whom it did not work post less, and that shapes everything we think we know.

BariatricNurseD said:

Six weeks of shedding, no bald patches, and a GP who told me to come back in three months.

This matches mine closely enough to be worth saying so out loud. Posting only so the count is not one.

Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice. If two explanations both fit, the useful question is which one predicts something the other does not. That is answerable; arguing about which sounds more plausible is not.