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Hair Loss and Stress
Hair, it's often said, is a woman's crowning glory and so it seems that when hair is lost, it is a major stressor for women, but the same is true for men. For while we may not say it, hair is as important to men as it is to women.
I remember taking a psychology course many years ago and the professor made a point of indicating that, if you wanted to remove one of a person's most personal displays of their personality, you cut their hair all off. Remember what they did to female Nazi collaborators during WWII? They shaved their heads as a sign of shame and to mark them as pariahs. So, when you remove the hair and the style that goes with it, you do something to the person under the hair.
What causes hair loss and why is it so important and what made me think of it, anyway? I was watching the evening news and Dana Reeve, the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, was at the annual dinner for the foundation named for her late husband. She had long, flowing reddish-brown hair and she looked radiant. I knew that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer and that her treatments were working, but I didn't give her hair a second thought until she was interviewed.
The actress laughed and touched her hair as she told the interviewer that she had very little of her own hair left right now and she was wearing a wig. Then I remembered one of the last quotes from the late ABC anchorman, Peter Jennings. Jennings, who was being interviewed about his lung cancer, laughed and said he asked his doctors when "the hair will go." How many TV anchors can you recall who were bald? Not that bald is bad, but TV likes hair on those guys' heads.
Outside of medical treatments, there are things that can cause hair loss in any of us. Among them are extreme stress, the use of certain birth control pills and some medications, genetic hair loss, medical conditions, dietary deficiencies and probably a few others. One of the treatments for hair loss is actually a medication that was formerly used for regulating blood pressure. The researchers noticed that it had an unexpected side effect; hair growth.
Cancer patients, who certainly have their share of stress, should all be advised that reducing their stress is good for their overall health because they need a strong immune system. Stress saps the immune system of its ability to protect us. If you want to read up on this, find a layman's book on psychoneuroimmunology, simply referred to as PNI.
So, while you exercise, maintain a good diet and your weight, remember you're not only doing it to reduce stress, you may be doing it to keep your hair.
Related Topics: Coping with the Pain of Hair Loss, Treating Hair Loss Naturally
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I remember taking a psychology course many years ago and the professor made a point of indicating that, if you wanted to remove one of a person's most personal displays of their personality, you cut their hair all off. Remember what they did to female Nazi collaborators during WWII? They shaved their heads as a sign of shame and to mark them as pariahs. So, when you remove the hair and the style that goes with it, you do something to the person under the hair.
What causes hair loss and why is it so important and what made me think of it, anyway? I was watching the evening news and Dana Reeve, the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, was at the annual dinner for the foundation named for her late husband. She had long, flowing reddish-brown hair and she looked radiant. I knew that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer and that her treatments were working, but I didn't give her hair a second thought until she was interviewed.
The actress laughed and touched her hair as she told the interviewer that she had very little of her own hair left right now and she was wearing a wig. Then I remembered one of the last quotes from the late ABC anchorman, Peter Jennings. Jennings, who was being interviewed about his lung cancer, laughed and said he asked his doctors when "the hair will go." How many TV anchors can you recall who were bald? Not that bald is bad, but TV likes hair on those guys' heads.
Outside of medical treatments, there are things that can cause hair loss in any of us. Among them are extreme stress, the use of certain birth control pills and some medications, genetic hair loss, medical conditions, dietary deficiencies and probably a few others. One of the treatments for hair loss is actually a medication that was formerly used for regulating blood pressure. The researchers noticed that it had an unexpected side effect; hair growth.
Cancer patients, who certainly have their share of stress, should all be advised that reducing their stress is good for their overall health because they need a strong immune system. Stress saps the immune system of its ability to protect us. If you want to read up on this, find a layman's book on psychoneuroimmunology, simply referred to as PNI.
So, while you exercise, maintain a good diet and your weight, remember you're not only doing it to reduce stress, you may be doing it to keep your hair.
Related Topics: Coping with the Pain of Hair Loss, Treating Hair Loss Naturally
Technorati Tags: hairloss, stress
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I lost my mother last year from cancer and due to the stress I experienced extreme hair loss.
I now suffer from sleep deprivation due to a neighborhood "band" playing all
night, every night. My hair is
falling out yet again and I question the stress of no sleep to be responsible?
I am going through a divorce and child care issues with 3 kids ages 6(whom is ADHS/Bi-polar), 3, 5months. I have always had stress as you can see but when the divorce started...my hair started falling out like crazy....I think Im going to be bald soon.....
Since about mid-Feb I have been losing more and more hair. Am under extreme stress. Am widowed mother of three teens, two have serious medical issues, one in hospital at present. Also, I was very ill this winter, have recent heart problem diagnosis and also had serious intestinal infection and lost about 15 pounds over about a 2 week period. Am just getting back to "normal" weight. I am tall and thin, by nature. My hair has always been my "pride and joy", long, thick, wavy. I DO consider this part of who I am, Help!
This is my third, yes third round of extreme hair loss due to stress. The first time it happened to me I was so frightened to death which didn't seem to help the hair loss. The more I stressed about loosing my thick beautiful locks of hair the more the hair would fall out. It is due to EXTREME stress. Usually the emotional kind of stress. Like Divorce, death in the family etc. All I know know is that I can't control the hair loss once the hair follicles have turned it will take about 3 months before it stops. Something I had to learn the hard way. The hair will usually grow back though. it alwasy does. I start looking like a baby chick just hatched with all this fuzz growing but at least it grows back until the next time I stress out again. Also don't sleep much at all either. That causes alot of stress as well. I hope this helps. You won't go bald but you have to learn to control. Try a relaxtion or meditation tape. It helps me.
I've been through alot of stress and depression lately. About a year and a half ago, I dealt with depression and stress right after I had my baby. At that time, I shedded my hair around the whole perimeter of my hair line and I also loss weight. My hair grew back and my weight came back half way( a good thing). Now, I've been throught a bad job situation and relationship and my hair is coming out again. Plus I've loss like 12 pounds in 1 month. That's alot and it shows. My scalp seems to be very irritated and dry along with the hair loss. Is there anyone out there that may have an answer to this mystery other than STRESS?
I have used this herbal hair shampo called IHT 9 and wish to tell all of you guys out there that it has worked for me. I have been reading about benefits of ayurveda and herbs like bhringraj and fenugreek since years and I knew pretty well that they work for hair, but to get them in a product form and that too in its natural form was a difficult task. Fortunatly, I chanced upon to visit their website 3 months before. I gave this product a try and was satisfied. Within a week of its use, my hair fall had stopped. I have recently noticed very fine hairs growing in areas where I had thought that I would never get hair again. Its a fantastic product. Let me tell one thing to all...in any case all of us require a shampoo so why not use this 100% natural shampoo.
my husband is 43 and still has a beautiful head of hair. but recently we've noticed that right on the back of his head is a bald spot about the size of a quarter.There is also a smaller patch at the nape of his neck. this patch is often flakey and red from him scratching it. Any ideas about what this could be? He's not balding anywhere else.
i am only 23 and i have a lot of stress, yes most people say "you're only 23 how do u have stress" but i do. My children are currently 3 and 5 and on top of it my husband is in the military and will be gone until Feburary. I noticed my hair loss about a month before he left and it has only gotten worse. I not only have to deal with the normal stresses of day to day life but on top of it i have 2 kids who miss thier father and don't understand why he is gone. i am basically a married single parent trying to survive so i understand what they are talking about. I just hope that my hair will grow back when my husband get's home
I don't have thick hair anyway, but it's really started to come out the last couple of weeks and you can really see the thinning now. I had surgery in Aug. and a week later landed in ER with possible heart attack. Turns out, thank goodness, it wasn't an attack but it totally freaked me out. So these things along with a few others has really stressed me out...at least that's what I guess is causing the hair loss. My question is, do you go totally bald with this? It's really scaring me right now.
Im 19 years old and i think my hair is thinning out. I used to have unbearably thick hair only a year and a half ago! but for some reason now, my hair is starting to thin out: i pull out handfuls in the shower, i shed like crazy and i have no idea whats going on!! will my hair ever come back??
I am a 49 year old female just noticing my extreme hair loss. Handfulls after showerig, handfulls in my brush, all over my clothing after styling and all day long falling around on the floor. After reading up on many of the symptoms here on WebMD site I now realize that some new medications I am taking may be contributing along with stress. However,I didn't think I had any stress. My hair folicles however are telling me I may have!!
I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I'M ONLY 25 YRS. OLD THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY HAIR HAS DONE THIS IT'S LIKE LITTLE PATCHES FALLING OUT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEING STRESS.I'M GOING THROUGH ALOT OF THAT RIGHT NOW. HOW CAN I CALM MYSELF DOWN SO MY HAIR WILL STOP DOING THIS?
I have been losing hair for YEARS. It comes out by the handfull out of the shower, all day long it's everywhere but on my head. It's lifeless, bodyless and has no shine or sheen. Will not hold a curl. I can see my scalp and I can no longer stle it. I am afraid I will be in a hat by Christmas. I've been to the doc, thyroid is good, stress is under control, no medical reason why my hair goes through this. I just went through this 5 months ago, it's barely grown back and is falling out AGAIN. I am taking Iron and Biotin plus multi-vitamins. Dematologist has me on Rogain. Nothing is working. OMG. I am a healthy, working 45 year old woman who eats right and is not overweight at all. I get lots of sleep, I love my life execpt when my hair falls out. I feel ugly, unattractive and cheated that I don't have beautiful hair like everyone else does. WHY is my hair falling out?! I have been going through this for YEARS and YEARS. But it's becomming more and more frequent and severe. HELP! ThinMint37 @ aol.com if anyone has any words of advice or encouragement. I truly am at my roots end here.
I am a 30 yr old woman who is also losing alot of hair its scary I dread washing my hair and watching the clumps of hair fall out and down the drain I use to have really thick hair now I have long thin hair I donty know what to do and is very depressed about it. :( I dont understand whats goin on at all
I'm 44 yrs.old, female, and I've been loosing my hair gradually for the past 10 yrs. It all started after my hysteryctomy, and the death of my grandparents.(I was raised by them.)At first I didn't really pay much attention to the loss, until last month when my father stood above me (I was sitting on the sofa),and said to me,"WOW! You're going bald." Right then and there I started to cry, and ever since then, my depression,and stress has reached a very new HIGH and LOW. Just recently my PCP diagnosed me bi-polar.Like I don't have enough problems already.WHAT NEXT
I'm 22 and suffering from losing alot of hair. I use to have thick hair now for the past 2 years I have just been losing alot at a time. I'm even scared to wash my hair cause I dont want to see the clumps of hair that comes out. I even went to my doctor to see if he knew what was wrong and if I needed to go to a dermatologist. All he said is that my hair is the falling out stage and its normal. But I dont believe him cause its just getting more worse. I just dont know what to do anymore. Within the two years, I have broken up with my boyfriend of 2 1/2 years and going back to college after 4 years.
WELL... I MUST SAY THAT I MYSELF HAVE BEEN UNDER ALOT OF STRESS. IT HAS CAUSED MY HAIR TO SHED. I'M SURE TAHT IT WILL GROW BACK AND STOP SHEDDING AFTER 3 MONTHS. HANG IN THERE.
I am a 42 year old woman and suffering from major hair loss. I dont feel comfortable going out in public and it is causing me self esteem problems. I have always not thought highly of myself and now its worse. i dont have money to go do doctors or to spend of other remedies and because of this suffer from depression and I am lost about wat do do.
My question is the same as someone else posted, my husband is 41 yrs old, & has a bald spot on the back of his head (about quarter size)& another spot a little bigger right above his left ear. The hair is growing back slowly in the back, but not on the side. Alot of our friends say its just stress. Is this just stress related?
I am a mother of three and i am stress,my hair is so thin and getting bald and I don't know what to do its driving me crazy.I need help now!!!!!!!
My hair is about a third of the thickness it was just a year ago.
It's stress related I'm sure, but I also wonder if it is related to YAZ birth control.
I've started taking the herb; horsetail. You can get it at GNC for about $9. We used to take it as teenagers to make our hair and nails grow. So far my nails are really growing but I'm not sure if it's kicked in on the hair yet.
I'll wait and see I guess.
I am a 26 yrs old woman and I am experiencing hair loss. 2 yrs ago my sister started laughing and she said " HAHAHA You don't have hair that side of your head" it is the right side of my head..right on top...After that I started panicking, then I went to the dermatologist. He said that stress has nothing to do with it, and he sai my hair was ok, that it would grow back, maybe it was my diet, that I wasn't eating the best foods, nly junk.
Jesus, i cook everyday. Could it be my birth control pills? Today while I was getting ready to go out, i looked in the mirror and I saw that area without hair. My husband said that I am complaining too much and that spot is there since we got married, nothing has changed.
My God! I can see my scalp on the mirror..what is going on? I dont want to get depressed because I just got over being depressed about a month ago.
This is so embarassing, I feel like shaving my head and wearing a wig, and wait to see if it will grow back. I dont color my hair, i dont do anything, it is naturally thin. I am thinking that could be depression , diet or PILL! Help
my msn is juliana_aupair@hotmail.com
thank you
Oh... PLUS, the women that was cutting my hair a month ago, said " wow.. you really have a thin hair... you should be careful, I can even see your scalp...
Hey everyone my name is samson im 22 years old and iam losing my hair. I truely believe that stress is the only case why we lose our hair. I recently was extremely freaked out when my ex-girlfriend was preggo she didn't know if it was mine or her boyfriends. I had to stress everyday till that baby was born. lucky me it wasn't my baby. im still feeling like im losing it now. I think of bills and college so much it makes me stressed out more. I am trying this new thing listening to Motion soundtracks in movies and it helps me a lot. I feel this vibe i cant explain. You should try it out. Least thing you want, is to told your losing your hair. Try eating lots of carrots and apples..Drink lots of water and dont use to much shampoo...use J&J babby shamppoo...oil your hair before you shower....
Hello again. I just wanted to add a few things here since my last entry. I started taking a lot more vitamins to see what would happen. I've did a lot of research and decided to figure it out on my own, since my docs have no idea other than 'it's stress'. Since I don't have ANY stress, I KNOW it's not that. Even after bloodwork and being tested for 20 other diseases, all was OK. So I've started taking Iron,Biotin,Vitamins A,D,and E. My hair has stopped falling out for whatever reason... if it's the vitamins or just time for it to stop falling out... just wanted to share that with my fellow sufferers...
To those of you asking about the circular spot of hairloss - it sounds like ringworm. Not a major worry and easily treatable, just go see a dermatologist.
After my divorce I started losing hair in clumps and freaked out (sound familiar?), and stressing about that made it even worse. The key is to regain your composure, and the hair comes back. If you have pets, when you go away on vacation do you notice that when you return they've shedded all over the house? That's stress, same as you or I.
Relax, get good sleep, and things get better. Easy to say I know, but once I got thru the stressful times and got happy again the hair stopped falling out/all grew back.
I started to notice major hair loss at the beginning of the summer when my husband broke his arm. Then we found out he was to deploy in September for a year. My hair loss has continued for almost 7 months now and I am known for my thick curly hair and now it just seems so thin. I get at least a handful every time I show and more comes out when I comb my hair. I started taking a womens one a day vitamins and iron tablets a couple months ago thinking maybe it was a vitamin deficency. I dont know what else to do to make it stop falling out. Can anyone help me?
Things have been crazy for me lately STRESS is a big factor...I started to notice my hair falling out after I taken a shower about 5 months ago..Lots of hair, big clumps...My life by far is not normal...My doctor had put me on herbal medicine I think that has something to do with...Because before the herbs my hair seems to be fine...
I was going crazy over my thinning hair -- I used to have such a full head of hair -- starting to always wonder what I was doing wrong -- it seems that in the past 5-7 years out of the 23 that my mom has been living w/me ever since my dad passed away -- boy is it REALLY stressful trying to be the "peacemaker" between my husband, daughter, etc.!!! I will probably try the "stress" diagnosis & try to resolve it this way first.
I need find a doctor in the NYC area that specializes in female hair loss. I urgently need to be diagnois. I am diabetic who is experiencing major hair loss. My medical doctors bearly appears to have time to study all my ailments. They order routine blood test,and write a quick prescription,they do not have the time for nothing major.
Thanks
I am 46 years old and I still have a beautiful head of hair. But recently we've noticed that right on the back of my head is a bald spot about the size of quarter. There are also a few parts on the back of my head hair losing more and more hair. Any ideas about what this could be? It's not balding anywhere else. I had a medication for blood Pressure (AMLODIPINE/BENAZ generetic of lotrel).I stop for a while, to
Started taking women:
1) Vitamins tablet A, C, D.
2) Daily B complex.
3) Daily minerals.
4) Daily amino Acid & Protein Tablet.
Also daily supplement:
*Herbal Calm
*Nutrilite
A couple weeks ago thinking maybe it was a vitamin deficiency. I don’t know what else to do to make it stop falling out. Can anyone help me?
Hello everyone, I'm writing this to help in anyway I can to relieve the stress level I'm sure you are all experiencing. For the past three years I have began to experience hair loss. Not much at first and never in clumps, However, after much frustration and advice, I decided to visit a dermatologist. At first the conversation consisted of all the usual questions about diet, exercise, hair styles as well as products (dyes and conditioners). I know stress has been a hugh deterrant to my healthy hair loss. However, my dermatologist insisted I use a product call fluocinonide, USP.0.05%. At this point it seems to be working. However, I'm still experiencing thinning at the crown and thinning at the front. I take blood pressure medication. Lotrel,
this I've heard can cause hair loss, but at this point I have no choice. I've also heard that there is a certain blood pressure medication that actually grows your hair. I just don't know the name of it. Google whoshuwu. This is a chinese herb that is known to produce, a full head of hair. It is also known to darken your hair and actually reverse gray hair growth. Plan to visit a dermatologist regarding a fungal disease. These diseases, not only affect your hair, they also can produce, nail fungus (toes and hands). I historically experience small dry patches of skin on various parts of my body that itch. These dry patches come and go and no serioius explanation can be given for it. I was prescribed a tar based shampoo such Neutrogen
T-Gel, it comes in several strength and doesn't have any advese interaction with hair care products, however it does have a small amount of tar (no odor) which does stop the itch and refreshes the scalp. Along with this I also take a skin/hair/nail vitamin by Andrew Lessman of ProcapsLab.com as well as a product called EluHair by AsWeChange.com. My hair grows profusely, yet it continues to thin. I haven't been on any of these products long enough to give you true results but I hope this helps. By the way, take a vitamin B-12 tablet once daily to help with your stress levels, if you feel that could be the main culprit. Very important, get a complete blood count to see if you have any specific deficiencies that could be causing your hair loss problems. I hope this information helps. I truly feel your pain.
OK everyone, it seems you have alopecia. I have it too. It sucks big time. Yuk. Oh well, there's more important things in life than hair, and whether we have it or not.
stay strong, after all, our hair is not us and doesn't define us nor prevent us from living a happy healthy enjoyable life.
I normally have very thick hair & I've always gotten lots of compliments on it. Thankfully, it's real thick because for about 8 wks I've lost more hair in the shower than most people have on their head. In the past year and a half I became deathly ill with some virus, lost my voice completely for 4 months, quit smoking after 42 years, gained 40 lbs., developed high blood pressure, acid reflux, a hiatal hernia, had two major back surgeries, need one more on my neck, and have neuropathy in my left leg and both feet since surgery. These are just the highlights.
Now, after typing all this I realize it's probably a miracle I have any hair left at all. My Internist thinks it's due to stress or as a result of the assault of the surgeries. Ya think!!!?? Hope he's right and the hair loss will quit.
There are 3 cycles to hair growth and if one cycle is interrupted at just the right time, you have hair loss.
For those of you who don't seem to understand your hair loss, just type in "hair loss" like I did and that will take you to a huge selection of sites that will give you tons of information.
my hair loss is all around volume and starting to recede in the front..ok for a male but not a femaleto have it recede..its getting real hard to stye. my doctor has me taking 3000 mg of biotin..any other suggestions???
my friend is 14 and he is having this weird reaction going on and he started getting these quarter size bald spots about a year ago and now he has them all over the back of his head and they are in big blotches
Hello everyone! I am 24 yrs old woman. I have been experiencing major hair loss since a year ago. Out of no where, I noticed lots of hair falling out, in the showers, on the floor, all over my clothes, anywhere and everywhere. It may be due to my traumatic break-up from my 5 yrs relationship. I didn't handle the situation very well and couldn't control my emotions. I have been still losing a lot of hair on a daily basis. I did everything, went to see a doctor, did blood test, saw a few dermos, they all said it was due to my stress. But I don't believe I have any stress. I have been taking multi-vitamins, B50 complex, iron supplements.
I've been on the birth control pills for 3 years, however, my hair loss began a year ago, i'm not sure if the pills are contributing to my hair loss.
I really hope the shedding will stop... I equally feel everyone's pain here.
I am a 33 year old female. My hair loss started at least a year ago. I never had an increase in hair loss, I'm not losing clumps or anything. It is just not growing back and the loss is all over. I have naturally curly and very thick hair up until this past year. Comparing pictures is shocking. I can relate to one post on here because I too feel like just shaving it off and wearing a wig! I am afraid within a month or so I will no longer be able to style it to hide. No thyroid problem. Had an appointment with a derm 2 months ago but was laid off at job 2 days before so still waiting on benefits info to reschedule. I will probably be bald by the time that is squared away! It's very stressful. I'm single and just lost my job and I'm losing my hair and I try to keep saying that life could be so much worse but I can't help the depression. Hoping to get answers from the derm. I feel everyone's pain every day.
I am a 22 yr old female who has been experiencing what I consider to be extreme/abnormal hairloss. I graduated from college about a year ago. I know that I was extremely stressed out in the few months leading up to graduation due to leaving my friends, a change in lifestyle, and looking for work.
Starting about last September, I believe, I gradually started to notice my hair thinning. By about Christmas I could see and feel a huge difference. My hair used to be moderately thick and is now thin all over my head, esp around the temple regions. I can actually count individual hairs at my temples it is so thin.
I used to be on Nuva Ring and stopped taking it this summer, so I asked my gyno if that could be the culprit. She said 'not likely'. I tested for diabetes and thyroid problems and they found nothing.
I went to a dermatologist only to be told that I needed more bloodwork. It could either be "stress" or "something genetic" causing my problem. While, on the one hand, I had been searching for employment until January, I don't really feel that stressed out. Could it be going off birth control messed up my hormone levels?
I suppose we will see. I'm going to be having more blood taken this week to test for testosterone and other hormone levels...
It's just so hard not to stress out more about this situation and exacerbate the hairloss. I'm only 22. It seems unfair that someone my age should have to go through this. I am comforted though, to know that so many others are having the same problem. Hopefully I'll get some answers soon and this will resolve itself. I no longer feel sexy and, though my boyfriend says he doesn't notice, can't help but feel paranoid that everyone can tell I'm losing my hair.
I've read alot here about everybody who has the same problem of Hair Loss, but, very few people giving actual advice/information on how to prevent hair loss. I had alot of hair loss and went to a dermatolgist who gave me "shots" in my scalp once every 4 weeks and had me use Clobex shampoo 0.05% and also had me on a multi-vitamin (I used One-A-Day but, now i AM CURRENTLY using "Hair, skin and Nails" vitamin from Target. Also, small things like not washing your hair until it's dirty will help, not brushing your hair too often - and using a good hair brush - I use 100% boar bristles. I noticed for some reason when I stopped using alot of hair mousse, hot oil treatments, and hair gels and sprays, my hair stopped shedding. Other minor things can make a huge difference - for example not eating too much sugar (after I cut the sugar from my diet and started eating healthy my hair loss dramatically improved & also wearing your hair up too tightly (in a pony tail etc.), & don't use alot of different shampoos - stick to one shampoo (Clobex is the one I use), if you use conditioner use only a little -try NOT to put it on your roots - just put it on the ends of your hair. Don't use curling irons, and hair straighteners, if you can avoid it and don't use blow dryers, just allow your hair to dry naturally.
When you go to see a dermatologist make sure they do a blood test and if you have a vitamin defiency you'll know right away which vitamin you need to take/increase on. Also my dermatologist took out a strand of my hair to make sure it wasn't due to any bacteria (it wasn't).
I also went on webmd.com and they said anti-androgens such as the following are used for hair loss (although I have not tried any of these) Spironolactone (Aldactone), Cimetidine (Tagamet), Ketocanazole (Nizoral) and Diane 35 and Diane 50 (expect for only the Diane 35, 50 is not available in the u.s. only available in Europe).
Just as diet and vitamins are important - I read that "too much of certain vitamins" can actually cause MORE hair loss - like Vitamin A - so make sure when you read the label that it says only 100% of the recommended (RDA) for Vitamin A. But, for other vitamins such as Biotin which is suppose to be really good for hair growth - I think it's actually okay and beneficial to have more of it.
I still don't know the exact cause I believe it was due to stress from my job. But at the time I was just glad that the above things really improved/slowed down my hair loss-at the time. But, unfortanutely, until just recently when I’ve been getting a lot of hair loss again lately, again, not sure of the root cause, so I think it’s time to go back to the dermatologist again and start getting those “scalp shots” again – which I had stopped doing because I had had such a big improvement in the past. All in all, I hope this advice helps.
Soon after 5 days in the hospital and being diagnosed with Type I Diabetes (as an Adult--age 51---quite rare) ---was in the hospital with Ketoacidosis, an emergency situation. Then found out that I was also in the midst of Menapause......by then my hair was falling out in droves. I lost so much hair the next couple of months ! Huge clumps and constant long strands. I kept having to trim it to keep it all balanced. After a few months--it stopped falling out but I was left with very short hair....and CURLY. It has all filled back in but it is not like anything that I have ever had before. Very strange and quite upsetting !!! I really do need a wig or a "fall" or something.
Plus my weight is sky high between all the insulin, menapause, meds, etc. I am feeling pretty good but do not recognize myself in the mirror.
hello everyone.I'm a sixteen year old Jamaican girl who is very concerned about my hair loss.Some persons suggest that it is stress but i think that my hair was over processed. it's falling out from the middle and working its way to the edge, slowly but surely. my friends at school are starting to notice because i cannot hide it anymore. yes, they laugh but they also advise me as to what they think i should do. Anyway, i think that my situation is not as bad as others ,and condolences to those who have lost loved ones and I'm praying for all who are stuggling, especially those with loved ones who are ill-stay strong and look for anything positive that can come from your situation, now, more than ever is the time to seek salvation of the Lord God through Jesus Christ-He is the one who is helping me through this everyday!!
A word of caution to all of the bloggers who say that their thyroid levels are fine...the overwhelming majority of doctors, including endocrinologists use the TSH, T-3, T-4, and Ferrin levels as the ONLY measurement for indicators of thyroid problems. I have been complaining for 3 years of the following symptoms:
- hair loss
- oily skin changed to extreme dry skin
- weight gain
- decrease in hair on legs, and
- extreme fatigue.
Each doctor said that it was just stress. I finally found a doctor who suggested an ultrasound of my thyroid, which revealed numerous nodules. He recommended a biopsy, which revealed cancer of both thyroid lobes. I have just had a thyroidectomy and the treatment, which is a radioactive iodine pill.
During my conversations with the nurse at the oncologist's office, I finally found a kindred soul. She said something that I already knew from watching and reading Dr. Oz...those 4 thyroid readings do NOT tell the whole story. She has given me the names of a few doctors who delve into patient symptoms, regardless of what the 4 numbers reveal. That's the toughest part - finding a doctor who will test for other indicators, such as which vitamin supplements you need, whether or not you need to take testosterone, among many other recommendations. Read "You Being Beautiful" by Roizen and Oz, especially the chapter on revitalizing and re-energizing your body. You'll find quite a few suggestions there. Good luck to all of you. I feel your pain!
i'm only 16 years old and experiencing major hair loss. i think stress is the problem. i've been going through alot of family issues and have had depression for the past year and have been seeing counselors. i'm losing major amounts of sleep. i really don't know what i can do. does anybody have an input???
I am a 47 year old man with a full set of hair. Since my mid 20's i would get a small balding spots on the back of my head every now and then. Now i got a dime size spot between my upper lip and nose with no signs of growth. (about 3 months) I don't believe my stress levels are any more than the average person. What advise can you give me.
Hair Loss is a sensitivity to testosterone. This does not necessarily mean you have too much testosterone. If you haven't experienced menopause yet...ask your doctor about the drug Spironolactone (Aldactone). There is information online.
My hair is falling out like anything, it's thinning really badly. I use to have a very thick curly hair to a normal length, I always wanted to have a long hair...can somebody help or any tips would be a great help?
Be encouraged. I lost a lot of hair between Thanksgiving and Christmas while I was going through blood tests for lupus. It turns out that wasn't it (still don't know)but it has started growing back. I jsut recently cut it short to start over and although I have never had short hair - I love it. I'm going to start taking Biotin to get it back to its normal thickness and maybe I'll get a short Halle Berry cut next! But it you have really round alopecia spots I encourage you to go to a dermatologist. I was diagnosed about 10 years ago with discoid lupus which is often triggered by stress, and is a skin, scalp disorder. I had a really bad flare last summer and lost hair about the size of a silver dollar above my ear. I was treated with steriod shots in the scalp and Clobex spray. then came the weight loss, butterfly rash across the face and everything else. I just encourage you to see a derm. With the alopecia it is treatable is you stay on top of it. I also take Plaquenil orally which helps also. I hope this help. I know how frustrating it can be but my hubby encouraged me to cut it off and try something new and I am so glad I did. Be blessed.
I am beginning to lose my hair...not in clumps but all over...of course this causes EXTREME stress/anxiety when I see hair on my brush that would be enough to make a wig. The reason for my hair loss is because I had gastric band surgery for weight loss and I've lost 55 lbs in 4 months. I am sure my hormones are freaking out and the fact that I'm not eating like I used to it is playing a big role. Nonetheless...it's so scary.
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