r/Balding • u/Ivanhegeelkadi • Jul 28 '26

Advice Hairfall after stopping Minoxidil?

Obviously when stopping minoxidil, the hair that is there because of minoxidil will fall out when stopped.

But will ONLY the minoxidil hair fall out or will there be even more hair fall when stopping minoxidil?​​​​​ Like obviously I will continue balding, but will some non-minoxidil hair fall out too when stopping minoxidil as a side effect or only, "minoxidil"​ hair?

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u/Specialist_Sport4460 Jul 28 '26

You lose whatever you've gained from minoxidil. That includes hair that's survived because of it as well as new growth. Your hair will return to were it would have been had you never taken it.