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What helps with hair loss?

Posted by neomipaul @neomipaul, Jan 13, 2022

Hello. I am needing info if I can use clove by mouth or on scalp for loss of hair. I am losing handfuls every time I brush my hair

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Doris Jeanne W. | @dorisjeanne | Feb 7, 2022
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@neomipaul, @loribmt, and all...Hello, all. I'm starting over now after mistakenly deleting my finished message, taking a deep breath a starting over!
I began losing my hair many years ago and was horrified. I'm now glad to say I have a full head of hair. After the dermatologist diagnosed me with alopecia and said unless I want to use Rogaine every morning for the rest of my life I need to get used to it and consider wigs. I did...

For several years I used Rogain daily and gradually my hair began to re-grow. It worked. Although, a bother, it worked and I didn't have to begin wearing wigs. During that time, I also changed the color I was using on my hair to one with fewer harsh chemicals. I made my hair healthier but didn't stop the loss. I stopped coloring my hair a few years later thinking it could be harmful and contribute to the loss. I became a natural white/silver-haired 70-year-old woman. I loved it. And, I used the 5% Rogaine foam. Fairly easy,

Then, I was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, at Mayo, and the doc told me my iron levels were extremely low. He put me on the over-the-counter supplement, Vitron with C. C is required for iron absorption, which is part of my problem. This was a remarkable addition to my supplements...more energy felt so much better, helped reduce the restless leg syndrome, slowly noticed my hair was growing better, less falling out, and the color began changing! As my iron levels rose closer to normal, my hair was getting darker in places. I became, again, a salt- and - pepper-haired woman. What a surprise. Iron made my hair healthier and darker.

Also, I was diagnosed with low thyroid, which surely contributed to hair loss. This shows you the many possible contributors to hair loss, in addition to heredity and others. I can tell you I now have a good head of gray/silver/ black hair now. It's a good thing.

Blessings as you decipher this dilemma. May it go well...elizabeth

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Elizabeth, I so identify with you! I am older (85 now) and began to lose hair several years ago. I was already brown/gray/white and still am, but my hair is getting so thin! I am on thyroid meds. because I was also losing weight (not a bad thing, but strange). Hair loss got a little better, but not much. I take vitamins but not C or iron. Thank you for your info! Doris Jeanne

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carolee888 | @carolee888 | Jun 2, 2022

I have a rare autoimmune disease called lichen planopilarias, it started with firey itching and the biosy showed that I have that. I will probably l ]ose all my hair but they are trying to treat it. I have a steriod cream to put on the round area wih no hair but a lot of swelling and get 3 steriod shots in my scalp. They are going to do blood tests to find out what medicine I can take. I read that usually they treat with Plaquenil and Metotrexate; But I cannot take either one.

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cmd | @cmd | Jun 3, 2022

I’ll keep you in my thoughts that you find the answers to your situation

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cmd | @cmd | Jun 4, 2022

Biotin 5,000 mcg and Collagen ( a good one Is called Biotrust) maybe of help. It depends why your losing your hair, ie illness, autoimmune etc, post Covid etc.

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kj2 | @kj2 | Aug 3, 2022

Hello. I am so sympathetic. I have lost 1/2 my hair probably from aging. I had used Rogaine for years but it just stopped working. My hairline receded dramatically so that I am half bald. In desperation, after consulting dermatologist, internist, etc., I bought a wig. To my surprise, it is wonderful! Everyone I tell that it is a wig loves it, and if I don't tell them, they don't know. A dear friend of mine didn't recognize me at first. I know this may seem a drastic solution but it is the biggest surprise to me. My wig is half human hair/half synthetic and cost $135. If you feel hopeless and nothing is working, it is an option worth considering. It has made me so much more confident. I wish you the very best, sincerely. My heart goes out to you.

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brodynienow | @brodynienow | Aug 10, 2022

I have one white hair on my head and all other hairs are starting to lose. Do not know what to do. Facing your like situation.

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holly1972 | @holly197205 | Aug 19, 2022

I began loosing my hair about 4 months post covid. Had I not had very thick hair I would've had bald spots . It literally came out in hand fulls and I was constantly having to pick it off my body
Finally after about 2 months it stopped coming out... That was in February & it still doesnt feel like my hair when I pull it into a ponytail. I can't believe how thin it is! However one thing that has it coming back in small little tufts all over my head is drinking 1 scoop of collagen peptides. It's a powder you mix in your drink of choice. It's tasteless. But if you're like me you have taste and smell one day and not the next. I ordered mine from Amazon for $40.

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rrranch2005 | @rrranch2005 | Aug 19, 2022

I started taking Eliquis for afib and one month later started losing hair. Has anyone else experienced this taking this medication? I read other anticoagulants cause this but hair loss is not listed as a side effect of Eliquis.

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mari | @mari | Aug 28, 2022
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I began loosing my hair about 4 months post covid. Had I not had very thick hair I would've had bald spots . It literally came out in hand fulls and I was constantly having to pick it off my body
Finally after about 2 months it stopped coming out... That was in February & it still doesnt feel like my hair when I pull it into a ponytail. I can't believe how thin it is! However one thing that has it coming back in small little tufts all over my head is drinking 1 scoop of collagen peptides. It's a powder you mix in your drink of choice. It's tasteless. But if you're like me you have taste and smell one day and not the next. I ordered mine from Amazon for $40.

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Im new to collagen.
Name of collagen peptides you chose.?
Why did u chose that one?
I have been taking collagen - buy don't get results that you did.

anything else to help w hair loss.?

Why peptides?

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mari | @mari | Aug 28, 2022

Please, any other help for hair loss?
I have Rogain but, the idea of washing my hair every day - seem daunting.

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