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One thing to watch is dryness.For both your scalp and body. Make sure you are staying hydrated. Try not to shampoo every day as that just strips necessary oils. As you progress in tx, you may find that your body stops producing these oils--that was the case with me, I stopped sweating even (ewww...I know) But the point is that I was able to cut down on bathing and shampooing and that helped me to maintain some moisture. Use lots of lotions. Preferably those without added ingredients that may make itching worse.
I did have itchy patches around my hair line and later on my neck. Post tx, my derma gave me Desonide Lotion 0.05%....I'm wishing I had thought to ask about it during tx...it does help.
I colored my hair throughout tx also and only lost about 10% overall.
Atarax before bed also helped with the itches.
Good luck to ya
Isobella