Re: Severe hair loss ... What's the cause?

August 30, 2005

Laurie,

I'd suggest you visit your doctor immediately.....

Hair growth is controlled by a number of factors...

Many drugs can cause quick hair loss like when a teenager first takes birth

control pills... the hair can fall out in clumps..

There are other drugs that can cause hair to fall out...

Also radical diet changes can cause hair to fall out like a severely restricted

fat intake.

A dear friend, a beautician of 50 years, suggests to her clients when hair

suddenly starts falling out in clumps that one teaspoon of olive oil a day be

taken with a meal. That more often than not solves the problem and the client

continues with whatever their lifestyle is.

BUT the bottom line is: Severe hair loss is an indication of a critical change

in body chemistry and deserves immediate medical attention.

Severe and sudden hair loss is seldom a mystery to a good doctor.

Hope that helps...

Ken

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[] Severe hair loss ... What's the cause?

Does anyone know the reason for hair-loss during / after living with Stachy?

I thought my hair would stop falling out after we'd left the apartment, but it

has not. If anything, it's worsened. I can honestly say that I've lost 3/4 of

my hair ... and I used to have VERY thick, long hair.

Will it stop falling out? WHY does hair fall out? Is there anything I can do

so I am not bald within the next few weeks?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I know it's just hair ... but I can't help

but think there is a more severe underlying cause of the hair-loss, which is

what I am more concerned about. My daughters have also lost a great deal of

hair, though theirs seems to have stopped since leaving the apartment.

I'm currently looking for a local doctor to examine / treat us ... in the Las

Vegas area (if anyone has suggestions ... )

Thank you, again ... to all of you ... for all of your help through this mess.

I think we'd still be in that apartment, had I not found this group.

Laurie

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August 30, 2005

Laurie,

That is a good question. Thanx for asking it. I have often wondered about

that myself. I used to also have very thick hair. I can say that hair is

every where. Bathroom floor covered, brush loaded, tub after washing my

hair tons of it. It's like I can't move without finding hairs on

everything.

[] Severe hair loss ... What's the cause?

> Does anyone know the reason for hair-loss during / after living with

> Stachy? I thought my hair would stop falling out after we'd left the

> apartment, but it has not. If anything, it's worsened. I can honestly

> say that I've lost 3/4 of my hair ... and I used to have VERY thick, long

> hair.

>

> Will it stop falling out? WHY does hair fall out? Is there anything I

> can do so I am not bald within the next few weeks?

>

> Any advice is greatly appreciated. I know it's just hair ... but I can't

> help but think there is a more severe underlying cause of the hair-loss,

> which is what I am more concerned about. My daughters have also lost a

> great deal of hair, though theirs seems to have stopped since leaving the

> apartment.

>

> I'm currently looking for a local doctor to examine / treat us ... in the

> Las Vegas area (if anyone has suggestions ... )

>

> Thank you, again ... to all of you ... for all of your help through this

> mess. I think we'd still be in that apartment, had I not found this

> group.

>

> Laurie

>

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> Start your day with - make it your home page

>

August 30, 2005

hmmmm, very interesting. Thank you Ken. My doctor told me it was hormones

after having kids. But, funny it didn't start like this until our exposure. I

have not lost as much as Laurie, but it is just interesting to find out what

others are going thru. Things we don't really think about, because they have

become a way of life for us, we have just gotten used to it. We have so many

other symptoms and illnesses to worry about, that the not so important ones get

pushed under the rug, until someone else mentions it.

[] Severe hair loss ... What's the cause?

Does anyone know the reason for hair-loss during / after living with Stachy?

I thought my hair would stop falling out after we'd left the apartment, but it

has not. If anything, it's worsened. I can honestly say that I've lost 3/4 of

my hair ... and I used to have VERY thick, long hair.

Will it stop falling out? WHY does hair fall out? Is there anything I can

do so I am not bald within the next few weeks?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I know it's just hair ... but I can't

help but think there is a more severe underlying cause of the hair-loss, which

is what I am more concerned about. My daughters have also lost a great deal of

hair, though theirs seems to have stopped since leaving the apartment.

I'm currently looking for a local doctor to examine / treat us ... in the

Las Vegas area (if anyone has suggestions ... )

Thank you, again ... to all of you ... for all of your help through this

mess. I think we'd still be in that apartment, had I not found this group.

Laurie

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August 30, 2005

I remember my hair was falling out at a rate that convinced me I was

gonna be bald soon!

Plugged up the shower drain every time, and I wondered " How many more

times of losing this volume of hair before it's all gone? "

You could pretty much guesstimate!

I looked at the follicles under a microscope and saw easily visible

fungal involvement. When I attempted to bring this to the attention

of doctors, I was amazed to find out that many of them did not even

have a microscope in their office. I brought mine in but they refused

to look, saying it would tell them nothing that their tests could not

reveal.

And people wonder why I say such " terrible things " about doctors!

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(Hair is all back now - but it took many months)

August 30, 2005

...

Did you do anything in particular to stop the hair-loss and stimulate growth?

Kengib mentioned to drink a cap of Olive Oil once per day (Thanks, Ken) ... I'm

just wondering.

erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote:

I remember my hair was falling out at a rate that convinced me I was

gonna be bald soon!

Plugged up the shower drain every time, and I wondered " How many more

times of losing this volume of hair before it's all gone? "

You could pretty much guesstimate!

I looked at the follicles under a microscope and saw easily visible

fungal involvement. When I attempted to bring this to the attention

of doctors, I was amazed to find out that many of them did not even

have a microscope in their office. I brought mine in but they refused

to look, saying it would tell them nothing that their tests could not

reveal.

And people wonder why I say such " terrible things " about doctors!

-

(Hair is all back now - but it took many months)

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August 30, 2005

my own hair loss was noticible but minor- has gotten thicker in the

past year- all I can think of is that you need to de-tox and check

for cross contamination.

> Does anyone know the reason for hair-loss during / after living

with Stachy? I thought my hair would stop falling out after we'd

left the apartment, but it has not. If anything, it's worsened. I

can honestly say that I've lost 3/4 of my hair ... and I used to

have VERY thick, long hair.

>

> Will it stop falling out? WHY does hair fall out? Is there

anything I can do so I am not bald within the next few weeks?

>

> Any advice is greatly appreciated. I know it's just hair ... but

I can't help but think there is a more severe underlying cause of

the hair-loss, which is what I am more concerned about. My

daughters have also lost a great deal of hair, though theirs seems

to have stopped since leaving the apartment.

>

> I'm currently looking for a local doctor to examine / treat us ...

in the Las Vegas area (if anyone has suggestions ... )

>

> Thank you, again ... to all of you ... for all of your help

through this mess. I think we'd still be in that apartment, had I

not found this group.

>

> Laurie

>

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> Start your day with - make it your home page

>

August 31, 2005

Laurie wrote:

> ...

>

> Did you do anything in particular to stop the hair-loss and

stimulate growth? <

You bet! Got the heck out and ran for my life from mold.

What is particularly notable is that NOTHING else made any difference

or helped in any significant way.

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August 31, 2005

Laurie wrote:

> Did that ... Hope to stop shedding, soon.

>

> One major concern I'm now having ... we've had to come and stay

with my parents. It's been 2 weeks and my symptoms are still with

me ... only maybe a little bit better. I'm beginning to wonder if

they, too, have mold growth.

That's the problem all right! Moving from one exposure to another is

NOT mold avoidance - and my problems didn't start to correct until I

got myself into a place where the reaction was GONE.

Very difficult.

I cross contaminated my parents spare bedroom before I figured out

that what was once pristine was now killing me and the source was my

movements.

Basically it came down to a matter of consistent decontamination

after exposures to control symptoms first and cross contamination

secondarily.

I got so frustrated that I was sleeping directly on bare linoleum

that I scrubbed before laying down - and this was in a place that

was pretty darn " safe " .

When I finally found a good place and showered directly before

moving around the interior (and bagging my clothes), then I really

started to improve in a huge way.

I've had a number of incredibly strange coincidences during the CFS

epidemic. I was Dr Cheney's neighbor at the very beginning, and

the " safe place " where I took refuge was right next door to Dr

s office where I had just abandoned the ampligen program to

pursue mycotoxin avoidance as a last resort.

I must be the luckiest CFSer in the world to have figured this out.

At least, I haven't seen anybody else from the ampligen program

recover anything like this.

As I've mentioned before, if anyone wants to experience the " Killer

Plume " in Incline Village, I can take you right there to " feel the

joy " .

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August 31, 2005

As stupid as this sounds. I would like to visit that place.