Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Massachusetts
Telogen Effluvium Posted: 11-13-06 22:56pm
Can someone tell me why it takes 6-12
months, give or take, for your hair to
grow back to normal when it only took 2-3
months to cause the problem in the first
place? I just dont get that.
I am currently going through this and its
really aggrivating, frustrating and
embarressing. Mine was a result of not
getting enough protein, and skipping
meals. I went vegan. Wasn't paying
attention. My hair was fine in january,
february, and march of 2006. I didn't
see anything wrong with my hair besides
the fact that my hair was getting duller
after my short haircut in february and
dead looking. Then in april, I got sick
and had a fever of 101.2 and woke up to a
whole bunch of hair on my pillow which
then started this hair shedding crap.
It's been about 6 months now and my hair
is close to not shedding anymore. I do
see some new short hairs on my head but
nothing significant yet. I just dont get
why it takes so long for your hair to
regrow back to normal. I can understand
your body shutting down and saving protein
for your organs and all that. But you
would think that your hair would grow back
within a month or two.
