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Can Follihair And Adgain Be Taken To Reduce Hair Loss?

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Posted on Thu, 5 Mar 2015
Question: Hi Doctor,

I have been taking Follihair and Adgain capsule for increased Hair loss on suggestion of my friend. Is it safe to continue or is it necessary to consult the doctor before continuing intake?
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Answered by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (35 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Kindly provide me brief details of the query.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.

I can understand your concern for increased Hair loss and related effects of the above mentioned capsules and tablets.
In view to help you best I humbly request you to kindly provide me brief details regarding:

- Since how long you have hair loss.

- Since how long you are taking Follihair and Adgain capsule.

- What is your age and is there any other health problem you have.

- Your occupation and daily routine with dietary intake.

Hope to hear soon from your side.

Dr. Sanjay Kanodia
MD –Dermatology

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (6 days later)
HI Doctor,

thank you for your reply,

- Facing hair loss problem from past 1 yr,
- I have just started taking Follihair and Adgain from past 1 month
-Age is 26 yr and I am working for Oracle as Education sales consultant.
- i do not have any specific health related issues.
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Answered by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It is always better to be taken under a dermatological guidance.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome back and thanks for providing the important details.

Both Follihair and Adgain are basically multivitamins and are quite safe under supervised treatment. But there are certain of the important things to be mentioned:

- Both Follihair and Adgain contains Biotin and calcium pantothenate. So taking both of these things simultaneously is not beneficial.

- In my patients I prefer to give either of these. The basic difference is that Adgain in addition contains Brewer's yeast which gives an additional advantage of better hair growth.

- In females specifically, these should not be taken beyond a particular limit. This depends on person to person. On long term usage these can cause induction of hair growth on other sites of body. So it is always better to be taken under a dermatological guidance.

I hope these information's will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.

"Wish you good health"

Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Follow up: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (14 hours later)
Hi Dr. XXXXXXX


thank you for your valuable input, this made me aware of the medicinal benefits and cons

One last question, you did mention medicine should not be taken beyond a particular limit, what does the limit signify. Would you suggest I discontinue the intake of both the medicines or could you please suggest me a way out.
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Answered by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
1 tab/day for 1st month & then taper off to alternate day for 2nd month.

Detailed Answer:
Dear young lady,

Welcome back and thanks for your swift response.

In my patients with your kind of situation I prefer to give the tablet for once daily in first month continuously and then taper off to alternate day for 2nd month. At this juncture of two months I examine various areas of body such as side locks, upper lip, chin and rest of the body areas to see any increase in hair growth.

Though in general there is no perceptible hair growth in most of the patients but even then I make it sure to have the safest of the way out. If at all I see any hair growth or if reported by the female patients then I stop the tablet right away at the end of second month.

In your case if I were your treating doctor then would have suggested to check for hair growth as discussed above. If there is no perceptible increased hair growth then you can taper off to alternate day and then stop it.

I additionally suggest you to take a good nutritious diet containing lot of fruits and green vegetables. An iron supplementation once a day for one month and then alternate days is better suited in females.

I hope these information's will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help or if not then can close the query and rate the discussion.

"Wish you good health"

Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology)
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Can Follihair And Adgain Be Taken To Reduce Hair Loss?

Brief Answer: Kindly provide me brief details of the query. Detailed Answer: Hello, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum. I can understand your concern for increased Hair loss and related effects of the above mentioned capsules and tablets. In view to help you best I humbly request you to kindly provide me brief details regarding: - Since how long you have hair loss. - Since how long you are taking Follihair and Adgain capsule. - What is your age and is there any other health problem you have. - Your occupation and daily routine with dietary intake. Hope to hear soon from your side. Dr. Sanjay Kanodia MD –Dermatology