TinaHashiRN 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 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.

PurityPaulOR said:

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

Agreed on the substance. I would put less weight on the timescale, because two months of anything is not enough to distinguish a trend from a wobble.

TinaHashiRN said:

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

This is my experience too, for whatever a second data point is worth.

From the other side of the consultation, briefly. Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then measure again under the same conditions.