Guest guest Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 I am having this problem right now. You think it's fibro? I was thinking it's from the post partum of having Cheyenne, but that was almost a year ago. Would I still be losing hair? Jimi > Hi Group, > > I know we talked about hair loss once before, but for the life of me I > can't remember what the suggestions where to help stop it. > > My hair is becoming really dry and falling out a lot lately, any helpful > suggestions to reverse this would be greatly appreciated. > > - melanie@g... > To err is human - to forgive canine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 wrote: > > You could always buy a wig love? > > Yes that is a thought, but I get to many headaches and migraines, wigs > would just make them worse. Any other suggestions??? How about those hair pieces that are so in right now that add extra hair to a comb piece? If you got small ones that might not be too much extra weight. Or how about a light, but large floppy hat? They're in fashion right now too. You might want to have your doctor double check your thyroid too. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 wrote: > > You could always buy a wig love? > > Yes that is a thought, but I get to many headaches and migraines, wigs > would just make them worse. Any other suggestions??? How about those hair pieces that are so in right now that add extra hair to a comb piece? If you got small ones that might not be too much extra weight. Or how about a light, but large floppy hat? They're in fashion right now too. You might want to have your doctor double check your thyroid too. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 wrote: > > You could always buy a wig love? > > Yes that is a thought, but I get to many headaches and migraines, wigs > would just make them worse. Any other suggestions??? How about those hair pieces that are so in right now that add extra hair to a comb piece? If you got small ones that might not be too much extra weight. Or how about a light, but large floppy hat? They're in fashion right now too. You might want to have your doctor double check your thyroid too. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 In a message dated 4/7/2003 4:57:38 PM Central Daylight Time, susani@... writes: > I have been noticing that I have much more hair than normal coming out > while in the shower and brushing and blow drying... is this related to > Graves or to the tapazole I started last week? I've only just started > noticing it in the last week. > When I was first diagnosed with Graves, and before RAI or any drugs at all, my hair became noticeably thinner. My endo said it was a symptom of Graves. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Irvine wrote: > I have been noticing that I have much more hair than normal coming out > while in the shower and brushing and blow drying... is this related to > Graves or to the tapazole I started last week? I've only just started > noticing it in the last week. It's a hormone thing I think. Happens quite often with sudden changes in hormone levels (Some people get it with hypothyroidism as well but I think that is slightly different). Never seen a technical medical explanation that made sense. It grows back if it is just the " usual " hair loss. Although hair growth rate is pretty directly related to thyroid hormone levels, I always had to shave daily when I was hyper (now sometimes I can't be bothered to shave even when I need to - Faye isn't keen on beards). I've escaped hair symptoms, maybe the hairloss is more a women thing? I lost a lot of eyelashes at one point, everyone told me I was making a lot of fuss over getting a few eyelashes in my eyes, didn't realise it was a thyroid thing. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+kgBqGFXfHI9FVgYRAqpxAJ4ybXtrujX8f1rITmoeFbOI93lbuQCfdqDf 0EpczBSHkQCplRM9X0kKKf8= =OT5U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 Hi , Its most likely related to the TAP he put you on last week. When I first started my PTU my hair was comming out in clumps. Once I was balanced it doesn't come out at all anymore. Hope this helps. Also I forgot to ask you if your on TAP does your doc think you have Graves without doing any testing? This is strange. I mean how would he know and why would you be on TAP if you haven't been tested for Graves? Alegra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 Hi , Its most likely related to the TAP he put you on last week. When I first started my PTU my hair was comming out in clumps. Once I was balanced it doesn't come out at all anymore. Hope this helps. Also I forgot to ask you if your on TAP does your doc think you have Graves without doing any testing? This is strange. I mean how would he know and why would you be on TAP if you haven't been tested for Graves? Alegra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 i think this article satisfies the hair loss question: http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic416.htm Re: hair loss -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Irvine wrote: > I have been noticing that I have much more hair than normal coming out > while in the shower and brushing and blow drying... is this related to > Graves or to the tapazole I started last week? I've only just started > noticing it in the last week. Never seen a technical medical explanation that made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 i think this article satisfies the hair loss question: http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic416.htm Re: hair loss -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Irvine wrote: > I have been noticing that I have much more hair than normal coming out > while in the shower and brushing and blow drying... is this related to > Graves or to the tapazole I started last week? I've only just started > noticing it in the last week. Never seen a technical medical explanation that made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Thanks Simone, the sudden change in hormone levels makes sense to me, I seem to recall hair loss like this with my 2 pregnancies and of course the hormones are all over the map then too. I'm apalled in the morning when I shower how much hair is falling out What a drag. I hope it stabilizes soon. Thanks, BC Canada > Irvine wrote: >> I have been noticing that I have much more hair than normal coming out >> while in the shower and brushing and blow drying... is this related to >> Graves or to the tapazole I started last week? I've only just started >> noticing it in the last week. > >It's a hormone thing I think. > >Happens quite often with sudden changes in hormone levels (Some people >get it with hypothyroidism as well but I think that is slightly different). > >Never seen a technical medical explanation that made sense. > >It grows back if it is just the " usual " hair loss. > >Although hair growth rate is pretty directly related to thyroid hormone >levels, I always had to shave daily when I was hyper (now sometimes I >can't be bothered to shave even when I need to - Faye isn't keen on beards). > >I've escaped hair symptoms, maybe the hairloss is more a women thing? I >lost a lot of eyelashes at one point, everyone told me I was making a >lot of fuss over getting a few eyelashes in my eyes, didn't realise it >was a thyroid thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Thank you! BC Canada At 06:04 PM 4/7/03 -0700, you wrote: >i think this article satisfies the hair loss question: > >http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic416.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Hello everone, I have been experiencing an abnormal amount of hair loss for about two weeks now. I have MELAS, just wondering if anyone else has ever had this symptom related to Mito? Thanks martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 I will have to get to the books on that and find out what foods it might be in Thanks Martha Going to the MD on June 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 LOL I thought of that, also thought of Thyroid. I looked up selinium rich foods the only one I eat a steady diet of is whole wheat bread, the rest are eaten but not every day. Anothere inigma in the MITO disease world her they are top ten selenium-rich foods potato, baked with skin, 7 oz (903 µg) tuna, light, water packed, 3 oz (69 µg) pork loin, roasted, 3 oz (32 µg) egg, 1 (31 µg) sunflower seed kernels, roasted, 1 oz (22 µg) top sirloin, lean, broiled, 3 oz (28 µg) turkey breast, 3 oz (27 µg) wheat germ, 1/4 cup (23 µg) chicken breast, roasted, 3 oz (22 µg) whole wheat bread, 1 slice (10 µg) cashews, roasted, 1 oz (3 µg) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 LOL I thought of that, also thought of Thyroid. I looked up selinium rich foods the only one I eat a steady diet of is whole wheat bread, the rest are eaten but not every day. Anothere inigma in the MITO disease world her they are top ten selenium-rich foods potato, baked with skin, 7 oz (903 µg) tuna, light, water packed, 3 oz (69 µg) pork loin, roasted, 3 oz (32 µg) egg, 1 (31 µg) sunflower seed kernels, roasted, 1 oz (22 µg) top sirloin, lean, broiled, 3 oz (28 µg) turkey breast, 3 oz (27 µg) wheat germ, 1/4 cup (23 µg) chicken breast, roasted, 3 oz (22 µg) whole wheat bread, 1 slice (10 µg) cashews, roasted, 1 oz (3 µg) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Have you changed your selenium intake lately either by supplement or food intact? That can effect hair growth/loss. Mgiggle58@... wrote: >Hello everone, I have been experiencing an abnormal amount of hair loss for >about two weeks now. I have MELAS, just wondering if anyone else has ever had >this symptom related to Mito? >Thanks >martha > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 That I am not sure of, but both too much or not enough can cause problems. Mgiggle58@... wrote: >OK, I don't take it oraly, but what foods might I find it in? >Thanks M > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Have you been ill or under stress? My hair tends to fall out more when I am sick or not sleeping enough. Also, our cat was diagnosed with diabetes about a month ago. For months her hair was falling out and she was loosing weight. The vet said that stress physical or mental can make cats hair fall out. JAnet Re: Hair loss I don't know how old you are, but might it be from a change in hormone levels? Mgiggle58@... wrote: >I will have to get to the books on that and find out what foods it might be >in >Thanks Martha >Going to the MD on June 3rd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Have you been ill or under stress? My hair tends to fall out more when I am sick or not sleeping enough. Also, our cat was diagnosed with diabetes about a month ago. For months her hair was falling out and she was loosing weight. The vet said that stress physical or mental can make cats hair fall out. JAnet Re: Hair loss I don't know how old you are, but might it be from a change in hormone levels? Mgiggle58@... wrote: >I will have to get to the books on that and find out what foods it might be >in >Thanks Martha >Going to the MD on June 3rd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Martha My head hair thinned and I lost all the hair on my body when off the supplements before a muscle biopsy about 5 years ago. I think that I may have been taking too much selenium, but now I'm not sure. Since I stopped working and can better pace myself, I now have hair on my arms and legs like normal. My doctor thought it might be hormone related (cortosol), but the labs have come back normal. My own take on it is that there is energy to now grow it. I also loose hair when my thyroid replacement is too low. Because of my impaired metabolism, I have to take more than is normal. Have you had your thyroid checked? I hope you find some answers. laurie > I don't know how old you are, but might it be from a change in hormone > levels? > > > > Mgiggle58@... wrote: > > >I will have to get to the books on that and find out what foods it might be > > >in > >Thanks Martha > >Going to the MD on June 3rd > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 thanks for the input, it has been a sudden hair loss over the past 2-3 weeks. I am going to my internist next week, I am sure he will do some blood work and refer me. An endocrinologist is a good thought, I was thinking on the lines of a dermatologist.Until then I will use plenty of draino after I wash my hair (LOL). Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 thanks, thyroid seems to be the vote! I would not mind loosing the hair on my legs!!! Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Has it been " sudden " (over only a few months), or steadily increasing hair loss over years? If you think it might be sudden, I'd suggest an endocrinologist to look into thyroid or other problems. I've had thin hair all my life, and had tended to lose a lot just from brushing or combing. I am on methyl sulfonyl methane for joint pain, and my 80-year-old godmother is on it as well. She told me that she's had more color in her hair lately (not from a bottle, LOL). She never went 100% grey, but now has red returning to her hair. I've also found that I have a lot of shorter hairs (2 or 3 inches long) around the front of my hair, which is unusual, since I haven't had any layers or bangs cut for five years. If you try methyl sulfonyl methane (usually called MSM in the health food stores), make sure it has molybdenum in it (Source Naturals brand does), as extra sulfur can deplete it. I've found the MSM supplement does wonders for my joint pain as well, and is extremely safe. IMHO, I'm not a medical doctor, etc. Take care, RH > Alice, It is not apparrent to the naked eye yet. I was " blessed " with lots of > hair. Everytime I wash or comp it the comb is full and it is all over my > pillows and clothes (kinda gross). Today I went to the hairdresser and did not > tell them of the problem. After washing my hair they said " we need to talk " , I > said " I know my hair is falling out " . They are very concerned now I am too< > Martha > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Here's my PS on hair loss. I've lost almost all the hair on my body except on my head! All came off in a 6 month period a couple of years ago and has never grown back. I was very sick at the time and figure it was due to one of many metabolic imbalances. Have never mentioned it to a doctor, but I'm sure it's a clue. I do have a permanent bald spot on my head the size of a silver dollar, but that's from radiation for the meningioma. Thank goodness no larger! I can cover it if I keep my hair long enough. Barbara _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Mgiggle58@... Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:39 AM To: Subject: Re: Hair loss thanks, thyroid seems to be the vote! I would not mind loosing the hair on my legs!!! Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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