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Having problems with dry mouth possibly from medications
Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 7 7:34pm | Replies (72)Comment receiving replies
Your doctor might be thinking of low iron when she mentioned the red meat. Low iron can cause hair loss. And of course red meat has the best source of iron that our bodies can absorb. Also protein…hair needs protein. But if your diet contains these types of foods, that’s good. High cortisol (stress hormone) can negatively affect the thyroid causing it to slow down. Even though blood work shows normal, levels could still be low for you. We are all different. Drs need to consider symptoms and not just lab numbers. Anyways, just a couple of ideas.
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I agree. I made an appointment with the doctor Monday. I want her to do a COMPLETE work up on me. She's never done that. I am trying to get in to see a dermatologist too. A referral from my doctor is needed. She is slow. Then they are so backed up I can't get an appointment until Septmber 7th! I can call every day to see if they have a cancelation then maybe I would be able to get an earlier appointment. It's just so frustrating! In the mean time my hair is unnaturally falling out. On the good side though I can say I am doing fine on weaning off Gabapentin and Cyclobenzaprine. I have three more days of two pills a day of Gabo then for a week one pill then none! I haven't been taking Cyclo. I will find out if it's the medicine I've been taking that's causing my thick hair to fall out then. Well thanks for letting me vent.