My first year on the shot
“I Did All The Things Right.”
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I have always had a ton of hair. So when it first started coming out, I didn’t think much of it.
Probably about three months in was when it started.
It felt like handfuls would come out with every wash and with each hair tie I would take out.
Even my hairdresser commented on it.
By month four the amount of hair loss was starting to scare me.
I’d run my hands through my hair and so much came out. If I brushed it, the brush was FULL of hair after the fact.
My husband noticed so much hair on the bed he could make a wig out of it.
My first reaction, honestly? Sucks, but I’d rather have thinning hair and not be fat, lol.
That lasted about a month.
One morning. One brush.I saved a day of it and put it in a ziplock bag to take it to my doctor. I wanted to show them exactly how much hair I was losing.
It was my first physical since before Wegovy. My doctor called my blood panel “perfect” and explained she was shocked, because she rarely sees “perfect” blood panels.
My migraines have almost gone away. I have way more energy. I’m happier.
And I’m losing my hair left and right.
The dermatologist looked at the bag for about a minute: most likely from GLP-1 use and not taking in enough protein.
But I did all the things right. Very high protein, enough calories, vitamins, good shampoos, the works. A slow loss, about a pound a week.
By month five it was worse, not better.
I could no longer use my regular ponytail holders. I had to order toddler ones, no lie.
The toddler ones. No lie.I tried everything from:
- Collagen powder in my coffee
- Biotin, 10,000 mcg
- Nutrafol, $80 a month
- Rosemary oil and the $60 shampoo
- Protein tracked to the gram
- A shorter cut “so it’ll maybe appear thicker”
- Toddler hair ties
- Googling extensions, clip-ins, toppers
And don’t get me wrong — some of those are fine. They just weren’t the thing.
I’ve tried all the supplements, all the shampoos.
Aisle 7, again.In my younger days I could lose 10 pounds in a month, and I never lost hair.
I’m losing like it’s male pattern baldness. And I’m not a man.
The back is still thick. It’s the top. The part keeps getting wider.
Month eight. Same window.And the new growth is no longer dense and thick. It is fine and sparse.
People think I have cancer because of the drastic change in my appearance.
I lost sixty-two pounds and got asked if I was sick.
Trade one insecurity for another.
I’m scared if I stop taking it, I’ll put the weight back on.
So that’s where I was by month nine.
This time it’s slower, my labs are perfect, and it sure is happening now.
I’m 56. I went through menopause years ago.
Nobody had put those two things next to each other for me.
Perfect blood work. Protein to the gram. A pound a week. Still losing it — and only on top. That isn’t a shortage. That’s the door. Here’s what nobody explained to me — until one doctor did.










My brushwhere I look first, from week five
My hair tieI count the turns and write the number down










