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Hello,
I was diagnosed with MS in September 2007 and in October my hair started falling out. I thought it was minor and wouldn’t last but it never stopped. I also assumed it was the new MS meds so I begged my dr. to switch, which he did and still the hair continued to fall. They say it was caused by the stress of the diagnosis. To this day, it falls out for months, then comes back for months. The shedding period is always longer than the growing period and my hair is thinner now that I’m 62. I cut it short on top to hide the thin spots and hardly wash my hair. Minoxidil seems to work and special shampoo but I’ve bought myself a wig and have it ready. Missing my younger long, thick, poufy 80’s hair so much.
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I feel for you! For some unknown reason, my hair got very thin this year. I have tried all sorts of special shampoos for thinning hair, I take 10,000 mg of biotin. Not much improvement! I am 74 so is this just part of aging?
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That does sound stressful. People just don’t realize how this impacts a person. Have you had a biopsy oft your scalp? Just curious. They didn’t biopsy mine, but the dermatologist and endocrinologist agreed on the cause. Still, I worry. I do feel better though.
How much do you think the Minoxidil helps? How long before you saw an improvement?
How are you doing with the MS treatment now?
I remember the 80’s big hair! Lol. Omg…..the bigger the better. I got perms and had wavy hair. But, my hair looked fine in photos as of early September 2023. So, this is recent.