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Due to stress and thyroid issue, I get a lot of hair fall. Shall I use Rogaine foam?

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Published At April 16, 2020
Reviewed AtAugust 11, 2023

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I have a lot of stress issues and thyroid which causes my hair fall out a lot. I came across Rogaine foam 5%. I am wondering if it is safe to use it for me? I do not have any patches just hair loss and thinning.

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Hair loss occurs due to a variety of reasons. Most commonly at a young age is it occurs due to androgenetic alopecia, it is a type of alopecia due to the sensitivity of our frontal scalp hair to the androgens which increase during puberty. It appears at frontal areas and progressive gradually according to the genetic makeup of a person, in females it is in the central part of the forehead. Other type of alopecia occurs due to chronic illness, chronic stress, chronic drug treatment like chemotherapy and it commence three months after the inciting illness. So to treat it we have to rule out any disease in the body, stop any drug which may be causing their fall if possible. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and do mild exercise. Take a balanced diet and keep yourself stress-free. Medical treatment includes Minoxidil 5% twice daily over the scalp. Tablet Calcium pantothenate and Biotin preparation daily. Rogain also contains Minoxidil. Foam preparation better but costly. This treatment initially is continued for six weeks then we review the progress. In androgenetic alopecia, it has to be continued until you need hair to be normal because genetically those hairs have to be fall. With medical treatment, we are only stopping them. Associated disease or stress should be treated accordingly. Initially due to Minoxidil, there is increased hair fall because the hair which will be weak suddenly fall and strong and dense hair at the place grow which takes time and maximum improvement is seen after eight months of the treatment. Hair loss has multiple factors so try eliminating all in addition to testing your thyroid. I hope this helps.

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