brushandthimble

She has a form of Alopecia, I was dx with it a few years ago. I am surprised I don't have a bald patch now...talk about stress..

MNQuilter

The other thing this can be a sign of is thyroid deficiency. When my thyroid levels are off, I start losing a ton of hair. The other symptoms are depression and extreme fatigue. Of course, this time of year these aren't that unsual for many people in the north to deal with. It's definetely worth talking to your doctor about!

jewelps

I have the this same problem, reading this has helped me in what to do, i thought i was alone in this hair lose, i have a hand full when i wash it and then when i comb it, i do not blow dry my hair that much, my hair is thin and fine, i have tried to grow it all my life but it wont do anything, i take biotin and now after reading this i think i will get some V-D to take, i have had everything else check for this by my doctor, my problem is stress and depression, reading this has helped, thanks to everyone who replied and the one that asked, you all have helped me

ibequilting1

I had read that after gastric bypass you loose some hair so I started taking Biotin before my surgery and never did loose any hair. It worked for me. Carol

ToucanSam

Try using Nioxin hair products. I had this problem some years back and it really works.

LindaR

"in the Vit. section I bought Biotin"

what is this and is it safe to take????

Honey

I have had my thyroid checked many times because it runs in the family. But is always comes back ok. Thyroid tests are notorious for false positives and regular Dr.s wont think outside the box. I'm going to google it and see if there isn't a natural something I can take for it.

kwhite

Have your Thyroid checked and go to an ENDOCRINOLOGIST!!! Do not let your GP decide he knows enough about Thyroid and the like to treat you. Hyper and Hypo thyroid are symptoms not diagnosis. There is a list as long as your arm of diseases that cause those symptoms. GP's rarely can treat without the help of a Endo. Plus the "normal" range is so large that you can be severely lacking Thyroid hormones and still be within "normal" ranges. You may need to be very insistent to get a referral but do it. Ask me how I know all of this. HA HA

mickey

hair loss can also be a sign of diabetes. if you are pregnant this can be a problem. they usually do not test for sugar even though they draw blood. that is why they call diabetes the silent killer

Honey

I did not know that. I am diabetic. I control it with pills, and it is controlled. I am going to call my Doc.