Re: Hair loss (& weight)
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:25:34 -0400
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Do you also take Metformin?
anonymous wrote:
> I have not used a diet at all to lose weight. I went on Aldactone 3
> months ago and have been losing 1 lb/week on average with no other
> changes in my lifestyle. I think I actually feel hungry less often and
> don't crave the sweets and carbs. Also my metabolism seems to be
> increasing. I am hotter than usual - just burning all those calories I
> guess! ;-)
>
> At Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Sue wrote:
> >
> >>Does Met help slow down the hair loss on the top of my head (Male pattern hair loss)?
> >>I tried low carb plan for weight loss but felt really sick. Now I am not really sure the best way to go....<
> >
> >I have just recently (today, in fact!) quit my dose of spironolactone
> >(generic for Aldactone) and my bcp (Demulen 1/50) to see if I will
> >ovulate on my own. But the direct answers to your questions are: yes,
> >Met will help with hair loss--eventually, and when you are at the right
> >dose. In the interim, I heartily recommend spironolactone to stem the
> >tide of androgens in your body. It works, but it takes anywhere from
> >3-6 mos (on average) to see that your hair has actually stopped falling
> >out and may actually be regrowing. For me, the greatest sign was when
> >my hairdresser said, "You know, the first time you came to me, there was
> >a clump of your hair in the sink after I shampooed you. Today there
> >wasn't anything!" So it does work.
> >
> >As far as weight loss, several women and I have had great success with a
> >program called "Weigh Down." The books are widely available and are
> >called "The Weigh Down Diet," and "Rise Above"; both are by Gwen
> >Shamblin. It's not low-carb (my RE deeply frowns upon low carb and has
> >essentially forbidden me to do so--it causes lots of health problems,
> >including kidney failure and kidney stones, and since I've already had a
> >stone, I'm not permitted to do it), but the program is HIGHLY balanced
> >and really takes the issue of food off the table, so to speak. It puts
> >food in its right place (as a tool of life, not the reason for life) and
> >helps you to refocus. The end result is that you lose weight. I've
> >lost more than 70 lbs now (in a little more than 15 mos), and more is
> >coming off weekly.
> >
> >Email me privately if you have more questions about this program. Best
> >of luck!
>
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