I'm losing my hair!!!!!

[Kikiphiasmom 44]

Ok guys I havent been on in a while. Hope everyone is doing well. I am no 4 months out and have lost 70lbs so far. YAY ... but have been stuck at the same weight for almost a month. I guess I have to start excercising now .. :001_smile:

So now to the real issue. I am seriously going bald:scared0:. I brush my hair and chunks of hair comes out. Its so scary. I know it was going to happen, but this much? OMG I want to cry:sad0:. Is there really NOTHING we can do to help with this? I feel like in a couple of more weeks I am going to be bald at this rate. AHHHHHH .. HELP!!

[Tiffykins 673]

There is nothing you can do to get the loss to stop, but you can help with regrowth.

I lost half of my hair. Luckily, I had super thick, coarse hair so if you didn't know me before, you couldn't tell.

I used Folicure extra care Shampoo (found at Sally's beauty supply, or on Amazon.com), and Nexxus Dualiste anti-breakage shampoo and conditioner(found mine at Wal-Mart). I only washed my hair every other day. I only did minimal blow-drying (maybe once a week if I was going out), rarely flat ironed or even curled my hair. I didn't color or highlight my hair during that time.

Some people take Biotin, or another type of hair/nail/skin Vitamin. I never took Bioton on a regular basis.

I lost for a solid 2 months, but my new growth started coming in around the first 6 of me using the Folicure shampoo. I now look like a Chia pet. I have 4-5 inches of new growth sticking straight up all over my head.

I know a couple of women who cut their hair and added layers to help hide the loss. I did it just a few weeks ago just to get rid of the dead ends, and add some volume.

[Kikiphiasmom 44]

OMG I dont want to cut my hair. It took FORVER to get to the length it is now. Maybe I can layer it, but not cut the length off. AHHHHHH .. you have no idea its CHUNKS of hair that is coming out. I feel like a cancer patient. Ok well I will go buy that Shampoo and start OD-ing on all types of Vitamins ... anything to help re-growth at least. What about FISH oil. I heard something somewhere about FISH OIL.

[Tiffykins 673]

Omega 3s with DHA and EPA and I've heard Zinc helps significantly.

[Kikiphiasmom 44]

WIll try ... Thanks Tiffikins .. BTW you look AWESOME!!!

[Tiffykins 673]

Thank ya bunches. . .

I orderd my Omega 3s from vitacost.com for super cheap. I actually place one big order because they have flat 4.99 shipping regardless of your order size.

[motherof4 0]

I have some Hair loss too :blushing: They Dr told me to increase Protein intake.

[ash 5]

My hair recently stopped falling out. The loss started in October and stopped a few weeks ago. I started taking Biotin daily with my Multivitamin at lunch, and I've got lots and lots of baby hairs sticking straight out of my head!

[thinoneday 445]

My hair recently stopped falling out. The loss started in October and stopped a few weeks ago. I started taking Biotin daily with my multivitamin at lunch, and I've got lots and lots of baby hairs sticking straight out of my head!

this Hair loss business, is it like just thinning out your hair, or does it leave Patches of bald places all over the head like you have alopcia or something?

[motherof4 0]

Where did u get it? Is it a pill?

[ash 5]

this hair loss business, is it like just thinning out your hair, or does it leave Patches of bald places all over the head like you have alopcia or something?

Well, i have very fine, thin hair in the first place so I freaked when it started coming out so much. I don't have a bald spot, but you can see my scalp a lot more all over than you could before. I've NEVER had a thick head of hair. I have a cowlick (does anyone else call it that) and you can really see the loss at the top of my head. In short, it's just thinning out of the hair for me, not bald Patches.< /p>

I bought the Biotin at Walgreens and I got the maximum dosage. I think it's 5000 mcg? I could be wrong.

[kauser 0]

My surgery was almost 8 months ago and my hair is still falling out by the handfulls. I've lost more than half of my hair. I had long and pretty thick hair and I've had to cut it shoulder length and layer it. Its more noticeable on top and that's pretty depressing to me. My hair was one of my best attributes. I have some new growth but it's no where near the healthy hairs I had. The baby hairs are tiny and kinky and they also fall out. I take in more Protein, do the shakes, take Biotin, mvi's, expensive shampoos, everything one can do, and it hasn't helped. Having said all that, I still would take the weight loss if given the choice. But man, I pray this stops soon or I'll be looking for a wig.

Kauser

[motherof4 0]

Just thinning no Patches thank God. I will buy some of that Biotin. Thanks

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

My dr. told me it would stop at 9 months and I have to say at 9 months it really slowed down. I still lose hair when I wash it, but nothing like before. I've always lost hair even before surgery when I washed it, so I'd say now it's just normal.

The Hair loss was bad for me between 4-9 months. I have short hairs coming in all over the place now.

I took the zinc and Biotin from day one, and upped my Protein and those things did not seem to help.

[VV2010 1]

Although my surgery date isn't until April, my doctor has recommended the following to help prevent hair loss:

1. Co-Enzyme Q10 50mg daily

2. Biotin 300mg qd

3. Omega 3 capsules 1,000 mg daily

Hope that helps!