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Having Hair Loss, Prescribed Adhair Minoxidil And Selsun Shampoo. Any Side Effects?

Hi, I m Shan. I ve gone to a
doctor for my hairloss problem,
and m suffering of it for last 6months.
m 20yrs old now. I'm a student.
He prescribed me 2 medicines.
1) AdHair Minoxidil & Aminexil Topical solution - to massage on scalp, 2) Selsun Shampoo, I want to know that are these medicine able to solve my problem, will these stop my hairfalling problem? I'm so tensed and Are there
any types of side effects in
taking these medicines??? -
Shan.
Fri, 27 Sep 2013
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hello dear,
thanks for your query at health care magic.
minoxidil is common drug prescribed for hair loss . it will work in most of the hair loss cases. but its not permanent solution. there can be local side effects like redness, itching ,contact dermatitis. there can be hair loss if you stop using drug after some time.
most hair problem in urban population is because of the pollution , try to avoid pollution.
if you have significant hair loss and not improving on medication you can go for hair transplantation
thank you.
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Having Hair Loss, Prescribed Adhair Minoxidil And Selsun Shampoo. Any Side Effects?

hello dear, thanks for your query at health care magic. minoxidil is common drug prescribed for hair loss . it will work in most of the hair loss cases. but its not permanent solution. there can be local side effects like redness, itching ,contact dermatitis. there can be hair loss if you stop using drug after some time. most hair problem in urban population is because of the pollution , try to avoid pollution. if you have significant hair loss and not improving on medication you can go for hair transplantation thank you.