Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Wow, Thanks Kitty! That sounds encouraging! Maybe I will get some and try it out for my husband's alopecia areata! Just don't let the body hairs get out of control! LOL!!!! God bless, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 In a message dated 5/13/2004 9:16:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, LUPIES writes: I feel like i am in a panic to know if it's working. I'd hate to be bald by the time I figure out that it isn't. The Endocrinologist won't see me for weeks apparently. So I have no clue what I will do. Has anyone here ever experienced hair loss? Hi, there! I've posted about hair loss a few times because this was one of my first symptoms of a big bad lupus flare that (finally) led to my diagnosis with SLE. I became bald. Wore wigs for 5 years. It's not fun, at first, but gets easier and can actually be fun! Yes, you never have a bad hair day when you wear wigs! On the hypothyroid/Synthroid side, it can take months for you to reach the right levels of thyroid hormone and stem the loss of hair (if that's what your hair loss is due to). In the meantime, it's important to be patient, not panic, and try to take care of your hair as best you can. I don't use mousse or get my hair colored or tinted. I also don't blow dry it or use other potentially stressful (to the hair) styling methods. I know it's not comforting to hear that it might take months for the Synthroid to make a difference, but at least you're on the road toward it! It's not unusual for an endocrinologist to want to have weeks between appointments (going back to the time lapse in allowing the meds to work). Best of everything, ladies! And I WILL update you all on World Congress... Maureen www.maureenpratt.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 In a message dated 5/13/2004 9:16:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, LUPIES writes: I feel like i am in a panic to know if it's working. I'd hate to be bald by the time I figure out that it isn't. The Endocrinologist won't see me for weeks apparently. So I have no clue what I will do. Has anyone here ever experienced hair loss? Hi, there! I've posted about hair loss a few times because this was one of my first symptoms of a big bad lupus flare that (finally) led to my diagnosis with SLE. I became bald. Wore wigs for 5 years. It's not fun, at first, but gets easier and can actually be fun! Yes, you never have a bad hair day when you wear wigs! On the hypothyroid/Synthroid side, it can take months for you to reach the right levels of thyroid hormone and stem the loss of hair (if that's what your hair loss is due to). In the meantime, it's important to be patient, not panic, and try to take care of your hair as best you can. I don't use mousse or get my hair colored or tinted. I also don't blow dry it or use other potentially stressful (to the hair) styling methods. I know it's not comforting to hear that it might take months for the Synthroid to make a difference, but at least you're on the road toward it! It's not unusual for an endocrinologist to want to have weeks between appointments (going back to the time lapse in allowing the meds to work). Best of everything, ladies! And I WILL update you all on World Congress... Maureen www.maureenpratt.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 In a message dated 5/13/2004 9:16:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, LUPIES writes: I feel like i am in a panic to know if it's working. I'd hate to be bald by the time I figure out that it isn't. The Endocrinologist won't see me for weeks apparently. So I have no clue what I will do. Has anyone here ever experienced hair loss? Hi, there! I've posted about hair loss a few times because this was one of my first symptoms of a big bad lupus flare that (finally) led to my diagnosis with SLE. I became bald. Wore wigs for 5 years. It's not fun, at first, but gets easier and can actually be fun! Yes, you never have a bad hair day when you wear wigs! On the hypothyroid/Synthroid side, it can take months for you to reach the right levels of thyroid hormone and stem the loss of hair (if that's what your hair loss is due to). In the meantime, it's important to be patient, not panic, and try to take care of your hair as best you can. I don't use mousse or get my hair colored or tinted. I also don't blow dry it or use other potentially stressful (to the hair) styling methods. I know it's not comforting to hear that it might take months for the Synthroid to make a difference, but at least you're on the road toward it! It's not unusual for an endocrinologist to want to have weeks between appointments (going back to the time lapse in allowing the meds to work). Best of everything, ladies! And I WILL update you all on World Congress... Maureen www.maureenpratt.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 My hair line receded way back (at least an inch at the temples) during my sickest times. I think overall volume must have been down 25-30%. It's been dull & extremely brittle. I started chelating in January and have sensed my thyroid medication has been working much more effectively. My hair certainly demonstrates something is going on! It hasn't been this thick, strong, dark & rich colored in 25 years. It's pretty shocking. My hairline has come back in. I went in for a cut & got rid of the old stuff a couple weeks ago, but saved some and just sent in a pre- chelation hair sample for analysis. Three months ago I didn't expect all the changes I'm experiencing. I'd learned a long time ago not to expect much from any form of treatment. For me, it seems chelating metals allows the other things I've been taking to actually do their work. I was your age, perhaps a few years younger, when symptoms were really setting in. I remember sharp hair loss starting in my mid 20's that occasionally would improve, then get worse. I'm so happy for you that can start taking control of your metal situation now. Joanne > > Hi! > Im 28 years old and have lost a lot of hair the last year, I think its > because of mercury? > Have anyone else here experienced the same? > Will my hair came back when all the mercury is out of my body and > brain? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I probably had half the volume of hair I have now when I was really sick. It would fall out in clumps and constantly jammed up our drains. It helped to get on thyroid med and really good supplements. Since starting chelation, it's even thicker. Joanne > > Hi! I have lost very very much hair the last year. Will my hair come > back when all the mercury is gone, and will it come back immedeately > or will it take a few years after the mercury is gone? > No one in my family have ever lost their hair in early age. > Bent > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I probably had half the volume of hair I have now when I was really sick. It would fall out in clumps and constantly jammed up our drains. It helped to get on thyroid med and really good supplements. Since starting chelation, it's even thicker. Joanne > > Hi! I have lost very very much hair the last year. Will my hair come > back when all the mercury is gone, and will it come back immedeately > or will it take a few years after the mercury is gone? > No one in my family have ever lost their hair in early age. > Bent > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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