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Hair shedding on a GLP-1 usually shows up months after weight loss starts, which is why many people do not connect the two.
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Rapid weight loss, a big drop in calories and low protein are known stressors on hair.
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Telogen effluvium typically starts about 2 to 4 months after the trigger, so shedding may begin well into treatment.
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Hit your daily protein floor, since low protein is a known hair stressor.
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Aim for steady loss rather than the fastest possible pace.
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Patchy bald spots, scalp redness, scaling or pain.
Hair loss is listed in Wegovy and Zepbound label tables and was seen more often in people losing weight than on placebo. Much of it is likely telogen efflu
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