Worsening hair loss

it's not a trivial problem.

i read that many posters took vit B while having chemo to make sure their hair will grow back....i don't know if it would help. hope someone else chime in.

I started taking Biotin after the end of chemo. It's cheap, usually I pick them up BOGO. My hair is nice and soft, and over 1" long after chemo. Seems to be a cheap fix.

Hi Bellini,

I've had hair thinning too, worse on the top, like male pattern baldness but also all over. It finally bothered me enough to go see my doctor and I was told that I should have seen him 3 years ago. I wish I did he says he sees at least 5 women a day with thinning hair related to breast cancer treatment. Anyway, he advised me to take 2500 mg of biotin daily, 5 drops of biosil twice a day and use men's 5% rogaine. I just started last week, I hope it's not too late for me. Just wanted to pass it along in case you find it helpful. Oh he also prescribed latisse for my eyelashes but I haven't bought it yet.

Rogaine is the brand name for Minoxidil. I think there are generic Minoxidil, but my doctor recommended the brand name (5% men's version in foam).  Good luck! I think I'm starting to see little fuzzies at my temple (but that could be wistful thinking).

I started using Women's Rogaine foam (like hair mouse really). I bought 4 months supply of the brand name foam 5% of the active ingredient. My thinning hair didn't bother me until other people started commenting on it. As it got worse, I considered hair transplant surgery and even wigs, but the good ones are very expensive and so is surgery. The Rogaine really started to work more quickly than I thought it would. They say it can take 12 weeks to see results, but I started seeing hair growth in about 3 weeks.

They say the sooner you start the better, because it can stimulate the roots that are still there, but some actually die off and there is no way to grow something that doesn't have a seed to grow from. I still see light through my hair but the baby hairs fill it in enough to make my bangs look better and I feel better. I still have a wider part than I would like.

I will share that I also used these hair sprinkles called Nanogen which really was incredible. I did a lot of research before buying this brand. It was incredible, but I just had to use too much for every day use to be affordable. It might be nice to keep on hand for special events and occasions because it covers any thinning and looks natural instantly.

For daily use and a more permanent solution, Rogaine is the best option overall in my opinion.

I saw my doctor because I read about some people taking a pill (Propecia) along with the Rogaine, but learned that's only for men. It's not recommended for women.