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Post COVID hair loss: Will it grow back?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jun 16 1:37pm | Replies (128)Comment receiving replies
OMG
What a terrible, but so very thoughtful reply......to take your time to respond.
I have been taking Nutrafol for about 90 days now, in addition to Biotin
Both were suggested by my dermatologist as well as my primary care...who treats many long Covid cases.
I am panicked about the new strains, and EVERYTHING ELSE that this planet is experiencing.
Both doctors tell me most of their patients with hair loss are ex-Covid survivors, or dealing with
long Covid, or stress. I know that I have a lot of anxiety, have only had this much upset once before,
40 years ago, and lost a tremendous amount of hair then.
I dont think I've heard a family story as significantly upsetting as your own.
Were you vaccinated?
I was, but because of auto-immune issues, they did not help me with immunity.
It sounds like your family gene pool is extra-succeptable to illness. Hopefully these strains will fade
away, but I think medicine is spiriling down in terms of what they can treat. So sad for my grandchildren,
generation, as I grew up in the 50's when the world seemed so promising.
All the best to you, and thanks so much for your reply
Judy
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@judyfa43. Ditto for growing in the 50's and 60's when the world was so normal, fun and no worries and you could look forward to a great future and growing old.
You are soooooooooo fortunate to have a Doc that know about treating LT Covid, I have seen so many doctors, none of which no anything and have been able to help and still suffering for almost 3 yrs now and each and every month I get even worse symptoms. I now down to 90 lbs and so ill.
You mentioned you are experiencing stress and have many years ago, as did I during my divorce and loss of my dear Mom from cancer in '20. May I ask you what, if any, medication you are taking for the stress? I know I need to be taking something to help and my doctors are clueless. Even if it can help me sleep. For the last 2+ yrs I get only about 3 hrs of sleep. Lately, because terrible night sweats that leave me drenched, worse then when I went through menopause, makes it even worse and I wake up around 3 or 4am and jammies are drenched.
I'm also sending a private message as well.
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My husband and I both had Covid in March 2021—two and one-half years ago. Against my better judgment, I had one shot of Moderna a couple of days beforehand and my husband was fully vaccinated at the time. He also has RA—he did not lose any hair but I did. My hair loss started shortly after Covid and lasted for several months. I took all the supplements recommended for hair growth—biotin, zinc, magnesium, saw palmetto, etc., used massage rollers, an led headband, pumpkin seed, rosemary and other essential oils, but It only began to turn around (and it’s still sparse) after I started taking iron pills (iron, hemoglobin and ferritin were very low). I recommend that you have your iron checked. Also, since Covid, I’ve been experiencing shortness of breath. I repeat, two and one-half years ago. So, in spite of what the doctor said (that it will take about a year to resolve), they don’t really know how long “long Covid” really is—after all, this is the first time this virus has been around, but it looks like some damage may last forever.
And one other point, most of the essential oils have to be used in conjunction with a carrier oil—or it can cause burning or itching of he scalp.