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07/26/2008 20:50
JanfromTN
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 Does anyone else's hair fall out? Mine started falling out about a year and a half ago and I can't figure out why. I thought it was some mousse I had been putting in it but I stopped using it and it didn't help. I have tried changing shampoos and all kinds of stuff and it has not helped. The lady who trims my hair said it could be the meds. and also that I might need vitamins. I started taking the vits. but it has not helped. I lose so much hair that it is a wonder that I have any left.

Also if you have any helpful hints on how to stop the hair loss I am all ears. Thanks
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07/26/2008 22:00
Marina78
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 We are naturally supposed to lose 150 hairs a day, but yes I have noticed an increase in the amount of hair that I notice falling out. I had a child 9 months ago so it could be connected to that, who knows!
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07/27/2008 05:10
Barbkubacki
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 Yesterday when I ws itching so bad I asked my daughter to look at my back. She took alot of hair out of my shirt. When I was putting mousse in my hair, it was gross all the hair in my hands. I am losing a lot it is all over the place. I just want to gag.
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07/27/2008 06:29
HAMPTON7026
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 Could be low testosterone or low DHEA levels. Since begining hormone treatment my hair has gotten thicker and I have quit losing hair. Get your hormone levels checked and see if that is an issue for you too. A simple blood test will tell you if your levels are low.
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07/27/2008 06:31
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 I noticed I was losing my hair and I was on a lot of meds...and my hormones were very low along with my vitamine D levels and since getting off some of my meds and starting my hormones and vitamin D my hair is not falling out as much...
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07/27/2008 07:11
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 ah the hair loss mine has gotton worse over the years I thought it was do to stress because that can play a roll mine is in the front top so its very noticable so many diffrent things can play a part vit,hormons,stress,meds,heritary,over prossesing,mri,xrays,blah blah,I even tried hair growth but it gave me head aches dont know why,when I'm stressed I rub my hair or twist it, I have actually grown it long because I was trying to hide it also colored it light,then forgot why I colored it light so I darkened it (to hard to keep up light) looked in the mirror and said thats why duh so I'll have to lighten it again,
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07/27/2008 08:37
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 The worst is when yyou are drying your legs and behind them you have these clumps of hair. Speaking from experience. My head has been itching like crazy for the last couple of days but the only new medicine is a new antidepressant Pristiq. i have never got along with an antidepressant and the doctors no this. But they keep trying. I think I need the ect treatment. No more fooling around.
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07/27/2008 09:25
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 When my hair falls out it goes in clumps. I had a 4x4 1/2 centimeter circle of hair fall out once. The dermatologist did 24 injections into that spot in a grid pattern once a month for 3 months to make it grow back faster. Since then every once in a while I lose another patch...but these ones are much smaller. They said it was alopitia areata or something...some women with Lupus told me to not get the injections anymore because eventually it quits growing back. So I let it just grow back on its own. Right now I don't have any bald spots.
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07/27/2008 13:03
Auntie3285
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 Hi Jan and All,

Hair loss is not new to me but I always just attributed it to my thyroid disorder never the Fibro. See, I have learned something new today !!!

I would discuss it with my dr. next time if I were you. It IS very aggravating !!!
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07/27/2008 19:16
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 I have experience with hair loss but I just notice a little coming out now and then. I had hair loss when I had chemo. I never went bald, as God blessed me with a very thick head of hair. But I remember like it was yesterday when I woke up every morning and kept seeing globs of hair on my pillow and was so afraid to look in the mirror. I was only 24. I would only brush my hair once a day, thats it, no more. And I used Jojoba Oil shampoo and took extra vitamins. I swore by that shampoo. Got it at GNC.
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