I'm freeking out!

[Catherine]

Hello everyone,

I'm 20 years old, and i'm experiencing hair loss. I'm really worried about this problem. I've noticed that i have way less hair on my head then before. I went to my doctor, and found that I had very low iron in my blood. I have a prescription, but i'm not convinced this is the solution. I'm shedding non stop, and have noticed that there's way less hair when i'm holding it in my hand. I find myself staring in the mirror for hours, and staring at every other woman around me. Is it possible for this iron problem to be the major cause of this hair loss?? and if so... will there be results?? I'm worried this is just getting worst and worst...
Thanks for being there...

Cat

 

[Rudiratlos]

extreem shedding isnt a sign of male patern hairloss or androgenetic alopecia

its very wel possible that the shedding in your case is due to stress and deficienties...

take supllements (iron , multi) eat healthy and get enough sleep!

 

[Majinhanamichi]

Im also positive that diffuse thinning isnt always male pattern baldness, many people crying out loud just because propecia make them shed more

There are possibilities in Low Iron, Zince and Sleeping Deficiency, there are many cases on people waking up abnormally during the night.

Its better to spend a few days with blood testing than directly taking a male pattern baldness route, you can start Propecia any day, it can prevent thinning further but rooting out your problem might regrow your hair back



MH

 

[Rudiratlos]

J Invest Dermatol. 2003 Nov;121(5):985-8.

Decreased serum ferritin is associated with alopecia in women.

Kantor J, Kessler LJ, Brooks DG, Cotsarelis G.

Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Alopecia in women is a common problem, and conflicting observational data have failed to determine whether an association exists between alopecia and iron deficiency in women. We therefore utilized an analytical cross-sectional methodology to evaluate whether common types of alopecia in women are associated with decreased tissue iron stores, as measured by serum ferritin. We studied patients with telogen effluvium (n = 30), androgenetic alopecia (n = 52), alopecia areata (n = 17), and alopecia areata totalis/universalis (n = 7). The normal group consisted of 11 subjects without hair loss from the same referral base and source population as those patients with alopecia. We analyzed the data utilizing the unpaired Student's t test assuming unequal variances with an alpha adjustment for multiple comparisons to assess whether the mean ages, ferritin levels, and hemoglobin levels of women without hair loss differed from the means in each alopecia group. The mean age of patients and normals did not differ significantly. We found that the mean ferritin level (ng per ml [95% confidence intervals]) in patients with androgenetic alopecia (37.3 128.4, 46.1]) and alopecia areata (24.9 [17.2, 32.6]) were statistically significantly lower than in normals without hair loss (59.5 [40.8, 78.1]). The mean ferritin levels in patients with telogen effluvium (50.1 [33.9, 66.33]) and alopecia areata totalis/universalis (52.3 [23.1, 81.5]) were not significantly lower than in normals. Our findings have implications regarding therapeutics, clinical trial design, and understanding the triggers for alopecia

 

[BadHairDecade]

Its better to spend a few days with blood testing than directly taking a male pattern baldness route, you can start Propecia any day, it can prevent thinning further but rooting out your problem might regrow your hair back

Dude....women aren't even supposed to handle Propecia let alone use it....Be careful what you recommend to somebody.

 

[Guest]

Catherine,

I have been on minoxidil for a few months now, and I believe that I have at least gained thickness from it. I think it has helped make each hair thicker. One plus in using minoxidil.

But don't just take a prescription and go home. Do more research. Chances are you will learn so much more than what your Doctor knows about hair loss. Since it is only a disorder and not health-threatening, they don't, and really shouldn't, care so much about it.

Here's some stuff that I read regarding telogen effluvium:

Get CBC tests (complete blood test). Check to see your thyroid and iron levels are okay- serum ferritin levels (70ng/ml is good) AND hemoglobin levels.

Don't intake too much vitamin A. Below 10K IU is recommended.

take omega 3 and 6, and b-complex vitamins. Flax seed oil is good for this.

All this came from various sites. Good luck.