Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 , its not that your hair is going to fall out in clumps or anything. It sheds. Sort of like when you comb it you notice hair in the comb. I am a black female and black people's hair is dryer than other people's hair so we have to add products to our hair so it is not dry and it sheds naturally but not lots and lots. My hair started shedding at the 3 month mark and at the end of month 6, I noticed that it had almost stopped and it was less noticeable. On my one year anniversary, I went and had all of my hair cut about 1/2 inch all over in a cut style and it is growing back in full and healthy. Some people say they did not have that much shedding or it was not even noticeable while others say theirs shed a lot but it will eventually stop and it always will grow back. Please don't think that it is going to just fall out and you will have big bald spots because that is not what happens. Its like being on any diet, your hair will shed. You might not notice it but it does. All of your concerns are normal but I am here to tell you that I would rather have my hair shed, thin any day and lose the weight and get rid of the high BP, diabetes, acid reflux, and get off of my three asthma meds any day that to stay the way I was with a full, long head of hair. Keep on getting as much knowledge as you can but more importantly, make the decision not based on what we tell you here but rather what you know you can live with for the rest of your life because this is a life long change in your life. Best wishes to you and be encouraged. Pam Marsh --- Lazo wrote: > > Am I going to really lose my hair? > > How long does this process last? > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls > to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I should point out I've been taking the 30mcg (total) T3 for years with no adrenal support and plenty of hair. The EDTA in the early IV's plus the recent addition of ALA to my chelation program might have hastened Lead removal. I thought that Lead often affected hair loss or lack of growth or something? I've been treated for NAET, the whole program and, by far!, the greatest hurdles were in overcoming reactions to the metals. I finally responded to treatment for mercury but I've done about 6 treatments for lead (over a couple year period) and still never succeeded in overcoming the problem. The 24 hour period after NAET for lead was just terrible, the worst by far. ~robin, who btw is now thinking it's the chromium picolinate I take at the lunch meal that's causing me to crash so hard by 1pm. I mean I eat lunch then nose-dive right to solid bed for hours, can't function.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 > > I've lost quite a bit of hair since starting chelation back in the > late Fall. I know I have high Lead (exposure) and was wondering if > freeing it up was affecting my hair? The most I lost at one time was > around the period where I was doing the ill-fated IV chelations > (where I nearly checked out!) > Stress will cause hair loss. The stress of the IV chelations was probably a big start. Then there's the stress in your day to day life. Chelation adds further stress, but I wouldn't think the DMSA on Andy's protocol is as much stress as some of the other things. > I'm continuing to lose more than usual even now.. > Which means that the stress hasn't stopped (I think). > mentioned the hair-loss might be a thyroid problem (which I > assume I have since my adrenals are obviously so thwacked.) I've been > taking 30mg/day sustained release thyroid hormone from a compounding > pharmacy. 15mg on rising and 15mg 12 hours later. > The adrenals need to be treated before, or at the same time as the thyroid. If I was you I would stop as much stress as you can and arrange to see as soon as possible to make sure that you get the doses right. > 12.5 DMSA and now 3ALA in rounds of 3 days. > That is such a low dose of DMSA, I don't see it as a huge stress compared to some of the other things. > Until I get a hair test I'm afraid I've nothing to go. I'm a rather > hairless creature, an artist to boot so of course I have it colored > burgandy right now. I'm waiting to have enough untreated hair for the > test You can send in pubic hair for the test. >and then will see . You can see before you get the test results and consult on the phone about the test after the results come back in. I think it is important to have some professional advise about the thyroid and adrenal hormones that you are taking. It sure helped me to have various professionals to talk to when I was starting on these hormones and adjusting dosage. Hence the experimentation. > > ~robin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 > > I should point out I've been taking the 30mcg (total) T3 for years with > no adrenal support and plenty of hair. The EDTA in the early IV's plus > the recent addition of ALA to my chelation program might have hastened > Lead removal. The EDTA IVs were a stress to your body, plus they deplete minerals, plus remove lead. It is not known how much ALA chelates lead, but ALA chelation would add stress. I thought that Lead often affected hair loss or lack of > growth or something? > I don't know. > I've been treated for NAET, the whole program and, by far!, the > greatest hurdles were in overcoming reactions to the metals. I finally > responded to treatment for mercury but I've done about 6 treatments for > lead (over a couple year period) and still never succeeded in > overcoming the problem. The 24 hour period after NAET for lead was just > terrible, the worst by far. > > ~robin, who btw is now thinking it's the chromium picolinate I take at > the lunch meal that's causing me to crash so hard by 1pm. I'm not so sure. What are you eating at the lunch meal? When are you taking doses of Cortef and ACE and what doses are you taking? I mean I eat > lunch then nose-dive right to solid bed for hours, can't function.. > Maybe your body needs the rest. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Robin - Hair lost is a standard mercury tox symptom. When I really got sick, after a dozen vaccines before going to India when I was a kid, my hair started falling out. My mother noticed it and took me to the doctor but, you know. So, you'll remember that chelation can exacerbate symptoms, or even cause new ones to appear. I know that vitamin C & E will help with ongoing damage, and bile support will help you move out the mobilized mercury. That's general.y what you do for any symptom, so it's what you want to be doing anyway. I don't know anything specific for hair loss, though. Sorry.... Well, actually I have one small thought. There is a lot of mercury in skin, so perhaps anything that would help with that might improve the situation? Sauna? My chinese medicine doctor gives me all kinds of herbs to help bile production when I have a skin problem. He sees it as internal, not related to the skin, per se. Well, might be a stretch, but who knows... Dave. PS. Bone broths are great, aren't they? --------------------- Posted by: " robin " grainwreck@... <mailto:grainwreck@...?Subject=%20Re%3AHair%20loss%3F> grainwrecked <http://profiles.yahoo.com/grainwrecked> Sat May 10, 2008 1:49 pm (PDT) I've lost quite a bit of hair since starting chelation back in the late Fall. I know I have high Lead (exposure) and was wondering if freeing it up was affecting my hair? The most I lost at one time was around the period where I was doing the ill-fated IV chelations (where I nearly checked out!) I'm continuing to lose more than usual even now.. mentioned the hair-loss might be a thyroid problem (which I assume I have since my adrenals are obviously so thwacked.) I've been taking 30mg/day sustained release thyroid hormone from a compounding pharmacy. 15mg on rising and 15mg 12 hours later. 12.5 DMSA and now 3ALA in rounds of 3 days. Until I get a hair test I'm afraid I've nothing to go. I'm a rather hairless creature, an artist to boot so of course I have it colored burgandy right now. I'm waiting to have enough untreated hair for the test and then will see . Hence the experimentation. ~robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 > I don't know anything specific for hair loss, though. Sorry.... Well at this point I'm the only one who really notices, y'know, when I make a ponytail it's just a lot smaller around... > Well, actually I have one small thought. There is a lot of mercury > in skin, so perhaps anything that would help with that might > improve the situation? Sauna? My chinese medicine doctor gives me > all kinds of herbs to help bile production when I have a skin > problem. He sees it as internal, not related to the skin, per se. > Well, might be a stretch, but who knows... Not a stretch. My body craves hot epsom salt baths and saunas. Going to take one right now. I'm doing bile support too I just can't remember exactly which supplements they are right now :-P > PS. Bone broths are great, aren't they? Yer a man after my own heart Dave... ~robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 I agree that at the height of my mercury illness, gobs of hair were falling out. Shortly after I had my amalgams removed, it eased up some. Then again with thyroid support. I found that taking FortiFlax everyday helped and making sure your getting enough minerals/protein. what you want to watch for, is if the hair is growing back at some point. Bone broths are excellent. > > > I don't know anything specific for hair loss, though. Sorry.... > > Well at this point I'm the only one who really notices, y'know, when > I make a ponytail it's just a lot smaller around... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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