Medication is changing hair?

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All of my life, my hair has been thick, auburn and tends toward frizzy/curls. My doctor had put me on moun jaro last year for about 3 months. It made me very ill but also seemed to make my hair thin and it's grown in a dishwater brown (with grays) and the texture - more oily and stick straight.
:oops: I feel as if I am a different person! Has anyone had an experience with medication effecting your hair so completely?
 
Who_so_ever said:
All of my life, my hair has been thick, auburn and tends toward frizzy/curls. My doctor had put me on moun jaro last year for about 3 months. It made me very ill but also seemed to make my hair thin and it's grown in a dishwater brown (with grays) and the texture - more oily and stick straight.
:oops: I feel as if I am a different person! Has anyone had an experience with medication effecting your hair so completely?
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I lost much of my hair in the last 12 months due to stress, brught on by a horrendous long drawn out divorce case which is still ongoing...

I have long hair which looks thick but is actually fine.. so the last thing I can afford to do is lose any.. this is my hair,,,

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...and because every time I get my hair cut I get them to take a photo and I post it on here... and the last time I had my hair cut which was about 4 months ago.. I noticed when I uploaded the photo this time, that right down the back of my hair in the middle had thinned so much it looked like I'd cut it ( I can't find that photo )...... simply stress... so I've taken Biotin supplements, and use thickening hair products, shampoos and conditioners etc
 
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PeppermintPatty said:
The side effects of the medicine itself are wicked. Did your doctor go over all these adverse side effects before you took it?
https://mounjaro.lilly.com/how-to-use-mounjaro
I also have silver & auburn curly/wavy hair that tends to frizz also. I hope you figure this out and get your hair back to how it was.
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No, he didn't. It did get much worse than the hair though. I one point, I nearly lost motor control in my hands and was so weak/dizzy that I had to use a walker (just months prior I was riding my bike 30-40 miles).
 
Who_so_ever said:
No, he didn't. It did get much worse than the hair though. I one point, I nearly lost motor control in my hands and was so weak/dizzy that I had to use a walker (just months prior I was riding my bike 30-40 miles).
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Wow. Iā€™m not sure what you need the pill for but Iā€™d seriously reconsider taking it. Itā€™s literally taking your life away.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
Wow. Iā€™m not sure what you need the pill for but Iā€™d seriously reconsider taking it. Itā€™s literally taking your life away.
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it was an injection for diabetes. I stopped taking it at the 3rd month, when symptoms had gotten so bad. I didn't realize it was the medication at first, and had attributed the issues to other things.
 
Who_so_ever said:
it was an injection for diabetes. I stopped taking it at the 3rd month, when symptoms had gotten so bad. I didn't realize it was the medication at first, and had attributed the issues to other things.
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Canā€™t you take pills everyday? Iā€™ve heard about people getting an injection every month for diabetes but arenā€™t there other options for you? Does your doctor know about your side effects? Have you sat down and discussed them?
 
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PeppermintPatty said:
Canā€™t you take pills everyday? Iā€™ve heard about people getting an injection everyday for diabetes but arenā€™t there other options for you? Does your doctor know about your side effects? Have you sat down and discussed them?
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it was a weekly shot. I have since gotten my diabetes under control by eating better/healthier. The doctor was surprised by the severity of my symptoms and took a bunch of notes to share with the company. He is amazed that I came back from it as well as I did. :)
 
Yeah, those are weekly injections and separate or in addition to pills like Metformin and such.

No experience myself, but the more common symptoms involve things like cramps, rumbling guts, and the squirts or the opposite. More severe symptoms possible include low blood sugar, UTIs, yeast infections, allergic reactions, etc.

But we can all have a different set of adverse reactions.
 
dilettante said:
Yeah, those are weekly injections and separate or in addition to pills like Metformin and such.

No experience myself, but the more common symptoms involve things like cramps, rumbling guts, and the squirts or the opposite. More severe symptoms possible include low blood sugar, UTIs, yeast infections, allergic reactions, etc.

But we can all have a different set of adverse reactions.
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Yes. Why can't side effects be pleasant? Regrow your own teeth, thicker hair, 18 yr old body??
 
Who_so_ever said:
it was a weekly shot. I have since gotten my diabetes under control by eating better/healthier. The doctor was surprised by the severity of my symptoms and took a bunch of notes to share with the company. He is amazed that I came back from it as well as I did. :)
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Good for you!!!! Thatā€™s where I was going to go next. My father in law has diabetes and he mainly controls it with the foods he eats. Sometimes he asks me questions since Iā€™m a retired nutritionist.

This is good news. Maybe since youā€™ve changed your diet your hair will grow back.
Do you comb it after your wash it or just let it dry on its own? I do know that products made specifically for curly hair help a lot. Let your hair dry in clumps and finger comb your hair. Only brush it when you are about to wash your hair. That will take care of it frizzing up on you. Iā€™ve got waist length curly frizzy hair.
 
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Who_so_ever said:
Has anyone had an experience with medication effecting your hair so completely?
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Finasteride is a prescription I take which is 90% effective in slowing down or stopping hair loss in men. I don't have baldness, but was losing more hair than I wanted to, until starting that prescription. I've read that Finasteride hasn't been FDA approved for women, but can be prescribed for women "off-label".

I see Minoxidil on drugstore shelves to apply topically, but it has a high price and may not work. Oral doses of Minoxidil would more likely be effective. You might ask your doctor about those medications and see if he's willing to prescribe one of them. Worst he can do is say no, or suggest another alternative.

You also mentioned your hair is oily. I had trouble with that until I discontinued using a conditioner after shampooing. You didn't say if you use a conditioner or not, so that might not apply to you. As for the change in your hair color, that's easily fixed with a $10 box of hair color.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
Good for you!!!! Thatā€™s where I was going to go next. My father in law has diabetes and he mainly controls it with the foods he eats. Sometimes he asks me questions since Iā€™m a retired nutritionist.

This is good news. Maybe since youā€™ve changed your diet your hair will grow back.
Do you comb it after your wash it or just let it dry it dry on its own? I do know that products made specifically for curly hair help a lot. Let your hair dry in clumps and finger comb your hair. Only brush it when you are about to wash your hair. That will take care of it frizzing up on you. Iā€™ve got waist length curly frizzy hair.
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Well, I used to finger comb and airdry, but since getting "someone else's hair" it is stick straight and not the least frizzy, as well as another color that I've never had.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
Finasteride is a prescription I take which is 90% effective in slowing down or stopping hair loss in men. I don't have baldness, but was losing more hair than I wanted to, until starting that prescription. I've read that Finasteride hasn't been FDA approved for women, but can be prescribed for women "off-label".

I see Minoxidil on drugstore shelves to apply topically, but it has a high price and may not work. Oral doses of Minoxidil would more likely be effective. You might ask your doctor about those medications and see if he's willing to prescribe one of them. Worst he can do is say no, or suggest another alternative.

You also mentioned your hair is oily. I had trouble with that until I discontinued using a conditioner after shampooing. You didn't say if you use a conditioner or not, so that might not apply to you. As for the change in your hair color, that's easily fixed with a $10 box of hair color.
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I may check into Finasteride. Thank you for the information. Like I said, the color change and texture happened after the medicine, so I am trying to adapt to this "new hair"
 
Who_so_ever said:
Well, I used to finger comb and airdry, but since getting "someone else's hair" it is stick straight and not the least frizzy, as well as another color that I've never had.
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Well, Iā€™m hoping that youā€™ll get your hair back.
Stick to a healthily low carb, low sugar diet and take as few medications as you can get away with. Iā€™m sending positive vibes your way.
 
Who_so_ever said:
I may check into Finasteride. Thank you for the information. Like I said, the color change and texture happened after the medicine, so I am trying to adapt to this "new hair"
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dya think maybe it's co-incidence it happened after the medication, and it may have just co-incided with your hair changing as we age ?
 
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