I have been suffering from te (well, I
assume it is...All the hairs that I have
been losing have a white bulb) for about 3
months (i think due to coming off bcp).
Has anyone else experienced te from coming
off the pill? I think my hair loss is
improving, but I would like to know
roughly how long this lasts....My hair has
got very thin and weak and I hate washing
it and am afraid of going to the
hairdressers.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Thanks...
(i also had my ferritin levels done - I
came out at 28 which is low - I am now
taking iron supplements).
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cinders
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 4
Posted: 10-09-04 18:48pm
Hi
i just read your post dated in july so I
hope you respond to this since its now
october.
I am the one who has put a post about te.
Please tell me more about your experience
with it. I have lost a little more than
half my hair in the last three months
since it has started. The doctors tell me
it is probably due to a stressful event
from months ago. - that it can go on for
several months and it could get thinner
still but that it will grow back. I'm so
sad, I just had to cut it up to my
shoulders. I had hair half way down my
back. Now I can just wear it in a small
ponytail where I can't see it falling out.
Its the only way I can get through my
day.
So, when did it stop for you? Is it
growing back well now? How much did you
finally end up loosing from the te? A lot
of sad questions huh? I'd appreciate
hearing from you. Thanks.
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loopylou124
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 1
Recovery of Te Posted: 12-13-07 08:26am
hi i beleive i have TE as well and i have
had it 4 4 months now my hair soo sooo
thin. I can see all the new hair growing
back though but it is still coming out so
much. I lose about 50 inthe shower, and
then another 50 to 60 hair drying and then
another 100 maybe throughout the day. i
was found to be low on iron and on iron
tablets i have had no stressful time i can
thnk of or anything. so far nothing has
made it better.
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Mirkin
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 2
Recovering From Te Posted: 01-01-08 16:15pm
I am a RN and my boyfriend is a OB/GYN. I
started losing hair as soon as I started
the bcp. I dismissed the problem for
awhile. I went to my hairdresser and she
informed me that my hair was thinning. My
boyfriend said he had never heard of the
pill causing hairloss in all of his 20
years of practice. Women usually complain
about it going off. I stopped the pill 2
months ago. I was shedding at alarming
rates. I lost over 50 percent of my hair.
I started hair vitamins 3 months ago. I
also started eating more protein and
juicing. I got on a antidepressant to
help with the anxiety. The last week the
shedding has improved. I as a nurse have
spoken to many patients and all say it
subsides within a few months. Please know
that you are not alone. I am going to
Beverly Hills to a Hair Restoration Doctor
to get more info on TE. I will post the
info I get on Tuesday.
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my hair soo sooo
thin. I can see all the new hair growing
back though but it is still coming out so
much. I lose about 50 inthe shower, and
then another 50 to 60 hair drying and then
another 100 maybe throughout the day. i
was found to be low on iron and on iron
tablets i have had no stressful time i can
thnk of or anything. so far nothing has
made it better.