Could I Have Hair Loss from Two Different Factors at the Same Time?

I am a male in my late 20’s, I’ve had hair loss for about 3 years. Went to a DR in the city in March and he prescribed Finasteride and Minoxidil. After about a month, I started seeing GREAT results, hair became stronger and stopped falling out and began growing again! Then 2 or 3 weeks ago, I started shedding again like crazy and it has not stopped and I beleive my hair is getting worse again. I was on Iron supplements since before I started with the other treatments and I ran out right around the same time that my hair started falling out again and I did’nt bother buying anymore. I did not put 2+2 together until 2 days ago when I started racking my brain trying to figure out what had changed.

My question is If it is possible that my hair loss is caused by two different factors (DHT, as well as iron deficiency) and they need to be treated together in order to be effective? The treatments seemed to be working fine while I was taking the Iron and as soon as I stopped, the hair loss started again. Any advice would be a great help. Thank You!

It is possible to have more than one type of hair loss — for example, a balding person with genetic hair loss can also have alopecia areata.

Some people report that finasteride and minoxidil have associated temporary hair loss seen in the first few months after starting them, likely reflecting changes in hair cycling brought on by these medications. This shedding problem usually disappears after a few months.

If you were iron deficient and corrected it by taking supplements, it would not necessarily produce hair loss when you stopped taking those supplements.