My Boyfriend Thinks I'm Crazy, But I'm Losing My Hair.. Posted: 06-10-04 06:25am
Please help!
For the last couple of months my hair has
been falling out a worrying amount
(especially noticeable when I comb my hair
when wet). My hair has thinned
considerably and i'm terrified I might go
bald.
I recently came off the pill for a few
months and have just restarted a new pill.
Could this be the cause? I have a very
good diet and am genereally in v. Good
health. This is making me incredibly
depressed and introverted though.
Has anyone else been through this? Does
the hair shedding slow down??
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Relax!!!! Posted: 06-12-04 02:57am
That is the first thingyou need to do
>>> relax!!
My daughter who has extremely thick waist
length hair went through a similar
experience late last year (we couldn't
move- in the house or car - in fact
anywhere she'd been- without finding
tonnes of it!!) as soon as she relaxed it
started to stop.
It won't happen instantly as your body
takes time to adjust to changes - you may
not even realize that you're stressed -
& it may be the new pill (you may or
may not have to change to a different one)
affecting your hormones etc.
What helped my daughter relax was (on drs
orders) taking a 30-60 minute walk at
around sunrise everyday (she now hates it
if she has to miss her walk) & taking
50mg (now 100) of 5htp (tryptophan) our
bodies get tryptophan via foods & then
convert it to 5htp& it goes to the
brain & balances the serotonin levels
- serotonin regulates/affects stress
levels etc, if our system isn't working
properly to do this or if we're
overstressed or of course affected
adversely by certain meds (pill could do
it) then this system breaks down &
needs help.
So, walk around dawn, eat foods high in
tryptophan (google to get a list of these)
& take some 5htp , also yoga,
meditation & relaxation exercises
should help.
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lou
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2
Posted: 06-14-04 03:41am
Thanks so much for the advice. I think I
am quite prone to stress, so will try the
relaxation methods you suggest.
How long did it take for your daughter to
recover? And did her hair grow back as it
was before?
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 06-14-04 09:27am
Once she started taking the morning walks,
the 5htp, the yoga combined with
meditation & ensuring that she ate
healthily (to cover all bases!!) her hair
stopped falling out slowly but quite
noticeably over a couple of weeks & it
is as long & think as ever.
Note though that she isn't on the pill on
any other non-natural prescibed meds so
didn't have to worry about side effects
from anything like this being a cause or
partial cause. So keep in mind that you
may need (may!) to change your pill or
even stop taking it for awhile & see
whether that has any impact >> here
i'm thinking ahead for if the relaxing etc
doesn't work or doesn't work enough.
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Mudiefeets
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Colorado
Re:my Boyfriend Thinks I'm Crazy, But I'm Losing My Hair.. Posted: 07-05-04 23:28pm
About a year ago, I watched in horror as,
over a period of about 4 months, globs of
hair clung to my hands each time I took a
shower. I began to dread the bathing
process (not to mention the working out
process as brushing my hair into a
ponytail left bunches of hair in the brush
and also the sleeping process, to wake up
each morning to strands of hair on my
pillow instead of my head, etc etc etc).
I took more vitamins (including
hair-specific supplements), ate more
protein and good fats, cut out aspartame,
got more sleep and even began yoga to
relax, thinking it could be stress (which
definately can be the case in many
instances). But for me, none of these
things worked - the hair kept coming out
and it got to the point where upon wearing
it down, my hair had thinned so much you
could see my neck through my hair if
looking from behind.
I did some searching on the internet and
came across a couple places where it said
low iron levels can be to blame. I went
to the doctor to have my blood iron levels
checked and I was at a 19 count. Normal
is somewhere around 30 if I remember what
the Dr. Said correctly. As soon as I
started taking more iron, my hair quit
falling out.
Have you had your iron levels checked
recently? If not, I would definately
reccommend it. Its super easy to fix and
its a very common reason for a lot of
women to lose their hair.
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Mudiefeets
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Colorado
Re: My Boyfriend Thinks I'm Crazy, But I'm Losing My Hair.. Posted: 07-05-04 23:29pm
By the way :
let us know what works!
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-06-04 00:30am
I agree, let us know, it could be both!
And the pill change.
Sincerely,
sandy
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 07-06-04 00:59am
These are just a few things that I know
can cause hair loss:
vitamin
deficiency/stress/pregnancy/certain
medications including some birth
control.
That is all I can think of right now.
Although it is very possible and likely
that it is just stress, you should
probably talk to your doctor anyway.
Just to make sure, in case there is a
serious problem.
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-06-04 01:56am
I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sincerely,
sandy
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Amy27
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 3
Posted: 12-02-04 05:55am
Thanks for all your messages.
Well, a few months on and I feel like my
hair is still falling out - although not
as much. I did have my iron levels
checked and they came back fairly low so I
have been on iron supplements for some
time now. I have also been drinking a
protein drink every morning for the last
few weeks and really watching my diet (i
now eat lots of nuts/seeds/fruit/veg/lean
meat). I certainly feel better for it and
my skin is lovely and clear. I am
remaining positive and getting on with my
life. I know it'll stop at some point and
i'm pretty sure its due to low iron levels
and lots of changing of my birth control
pill.
If any of you have any other suggestions
though, I would be very grateful.
Xxx
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Amy27
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 3
Posted: 12-02-04 05:58am
By the way amy27 and lou are the same
person! My name is amy, but all my
friends call me lou...(just in case there
was any confusion!)
x
