female only Another Hair Loss Question...weird?

[Bemabound 11]

Hi all,

I didn't start losing any hair until about the 4 month mark....since then I have been on a 6week stall and just this week it looks like my hair has pretty much stopped coming out....except I need to loose another 100lbs (my 2012 goal) and I have lost 105lbs so far this past year. So as I loose more over this next year will the Hair loss start back up again or when it stops.....is it done????? I know that Biotin does not stop it but I did start taking it (7500mg) when the hair loss started so could it be helping too? Thanks, Tracy w.

[yecats 109]

Good question!

[Mrs.Newme 21]

Are you taking in enough Protein? I keep hearing, reading and learning about protein and how if you don't get enough, there will be hairloss.

[andersonlj 32]

Are you able to eat Peanut Butter. It has Protein but is also has some fat and your hair also need fat to thrive. Just a thought. I do not have that much hair left but I do not want to lose what I do have......although it would reduce the cost of haircuts.........hmmmmmmmm

[Bemabound 11]

Too funny! I would just like to think the hairloss is over! We will see, I'll keep ya'll posted! Tracy w.

[M2G 1,836]

Are you taking in enough Protein? I keep hearing, reading and learning about Protein and how if you don't get enough, there will be hairloss.

Sorry this is a myth. I absolutely got all my protein in and still lost hair. I think for most people it is unavoidable, HOWEVER, it was mostly only noticable to me (um, and my family and my vaccuum!)

Tracey, I wish there was a magic number that when you reach ______XXX time the loss stops. I noticed when I hit a major stall at months 8, 9 and 10, that my Hair loss slowed down considerably. But then to my dismay, I did still continue to lose more hair (at a MUCH slower rate, more like a few stray hairs here and there than what I had previously been losing in my brush, down the shower drain, etc.)

I have been taking Biotin since Sept. 2010 and continue to take it today. It definitely has helped with new growth. When I pull my hair back into a pony tail (usually just for working out not for an everyday look) I can see all these baby hair sprouts growing and sticking out (so lovely!) But that is what Biotin does, it helps you create new growth, it won't prevent hair loss.

Just keep working your plan and I can almost promise you that you won't go 100% bald! You are doing a fabulous job, BTW, CONGRATS!!!

[reallyrosy 161]

My multivit has 30mg of Biotin which is tallied as 100%. Is that enuf?

[Lissa 2,631]

I take 5000 mcg of Biotin daily. I'm not sure what the conversion is to milligrams, but my 3rd grade metric class says no, you aren't getting enough Biotin. IIRC, and remember 3rd grade was a LONG time ago: 5000 mcg should equal 50 mg (right?), so you'd need to take two of the 30 mg pills a day for the same amount.

BTW, my biotin bottle says that it's good not only for hair, skin and nail health, but also for metabolism of carbs, Protein and fat.

[reallyrosy 161]

I take 5000 mcg of Biotin daily. I'm not sure what the conversion is to milligrams, but my 3rd grade metric class says no, you aren't getting enough Biotin. IIRC, and remember 3rd grade was a LONG time ago: 5000 mcg should equal 50 mg (right?), so you'd need to take two of the 30 mg pills a day for the same amount.

BTW, my biotin bottle says that it's good not only for hair, skin and nail health, but also for metabolism of carbs, Protein and fat.

Now that's strange because these multi vits say 30mg is 100% of the RDA. My hair is more dry than anything. I'm not averse to taking more biotin but wonder is this a Water soluable nutrient or something that has to be moderated. I know I'm not getting enuf Vitamins a and c