Long COVID
No benefitIll for 1 yearNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID: chronic telogen effluvium for a year, still shedding
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve been experiencing CTE for 1 year
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Still shedding :/
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
my trigger event was actually starting minoxidil, which prompted emotional stress
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user who had chronic telogen effluvium for about a year, dating it to the stress of starting minoxidil and the shedding that followed. They tried shampoos, vitamins and supplements and were exhausted; topical fluocinonide cut shedding within days but then stopped working, leaving their scalp red and tender. Clobetasol and triamcinolone did nothing, and they were still shedding in February 2025.
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What they tried
Also tried
fluocinonide· Helped · wore offclobetasol foam· No changetriancinalone· No changeminoxidil· Worseshampoos, vitamins, supplements· Not saidIP6· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- minoxidil · Worse
my trigger event was actually starting minoxidil, which prompted emotional stress
In context ↗ - shampoos, vitamins, supplements · Not said
I am exhausted trying different shampoos, vitamins, supplements, etc.
In context ↗ - fluocinonide · Helped
Within the first few days of using fluocinonide, I had dramatically less shedding.
In context ↗ - clobetasol foam · No change
I tried clobetasol foam and triancinalone and didnt do anything.
In context ↗ - IP6 · Not said
Im now taking IP6 to help my high ferritin come down
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| about a year before January 2024 | chronic telogen effluvium with daily shedding began after starting minoxidilI’ve been experiencing CTE for 1 yearIn context ↗ |
| 2024-01-11 | shedding dropped sharply on topical fluocinonideWithin the first few days of using fluocinonide, I had dramatically less shedding.In context ↗ |
| 2024-05-08 | fluocinonide stopped working and irritated the scalpThe flucinonide worked for a little bit then stopped as the receptors in the scalp stopped responding and my scalp was getting red and tender from it.In context ↗ |
| 2025-02-03 | still shedding, trialling other optionsStill shedding :/In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “The flucinonide worked for a little bit then stopped as the receptors in the scalp stopped responding and my scalp was getting red and tender from it.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “Yes i quickly stopped. It halted the hair loss but at the cost of scalp irritation.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Hair loss
My hair is still shedding.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Im sad, tired, and just want my hair to stop shedding and to grow back.
In context ↗