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Re: Scalp Hair Loss (extreme) - If not Metformin, What?
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:52:16 -0600 (CST)
Hi, I also have bad hair loss. After my second son it really came out.
I'm also on thyroid meds. I take .15ml once a day. But i can not
report the happy ending you have. I've been on synthroid for almost 8
years now. Maybe my dose isn't strong enough?? Do you mind me asking
what does you where on?? Currently i'm taking Spiro,synthroid, and just
tried and stopped Met. (didn't agree with me). ANd i also have been
using Rogaine for 2and 1/2 months now. The fall out had slowed down
when i had been on spiro for about a few months. then i started
Rogaine, and it started coming out alot. They say the loss is normal
when starting Rogaine. But they say for 2 weeks, it's been a couple of
months for me. I think it is now just normal loss. I'm hoping to see
results from what i'm on now. I'm keeping everything crossed.
thank-you for any info you can give me..
Lisa
Hi,>
>I had the same problem with my hair! it fell out everywhere. It started
>right after I had my son and didnt stop for years! I cut it all short
>and wore a baseball hat all the time. it was terrible.
>But I was diagnosed with hypothyroid too. I have been taking synthroid
>and now I have a great head of hair.
>
>My hair stylist couldn't get over the change. It took about a year and
>a half to get thicker (and still not as thick as it once was -but no one
>but I know that ;0))
>
>Definitely get checked for your thyroid!
>
>Best of luck to you!
>
>At Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>Patty - I know I have said this before, but it bears repeating I think!
>>I have no hair. Okay, well I didn't have any hair! You could see my
>>scalp over most of my head, pink and happy. (yeah right.) Along with
>>all of the other PCOS symptoms, it started to fall out when I hit
>>puberty. I tried all kinds of thigns from my hairdresser to make it
>>come back in but nothing helped. When I started Met, it didn't stop
>>falling out. I don't think it got worse, but it certainly got no
>>better. Then I was diagnosed with hypothyroid and started meds for
>>that. That was about 3 months ago. Now I have HAIR. Lots of hair! You
>>can't see my scalp anywhere and I even have enough to pull back into a
>>ponytail. It is soft instead of brittle like it always was before.
>>Maybe this would work for you too? My endo says that her theory is that
>>every woman with pronounced PCOS symptoms has hypothyroid as well. Just
>>as an idea - Good health and good luck to you.
>>
>>At Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Patty wrote:
>>>
>>>I've had much scalp hair loss in the last 3-4 years.
>>>Minoxidhal (Rogaine) & 9 different BCP, hasn't helped. Spirolcatone
>>>didn't help for the scalp hair loss, but did help reduce some on the
>>>body hair "growth". However, it made me incredibly dehydrated, so I had
>>>to stop the Spirolactone & go on Met. For the last 4 weeks I've been
>>>taking Metformin & also a BCP, but my scalp hair loss is the worst EVER
>>>now. Extreme amounts lost everyday. My crying jags just got worst. My
>>>whole life....there was only one thing that I ever liked on this
>>>body...my long, dark, curly hair. "Of course" this disease will end up
>>>taking that too, so I won't have one feminine thing left.
>>>
>>>My doctors & I are about out of ideas now. Some people have said, after
>>>being on Met for a while, they have thicker scalp hair. Others say it
>>>only made them loose more hair.
>>>1) So, for the people that had "serious" scalp hair loss "before" going
>>>on Met.--Is it now better or worse?
>>>2) If better--how long did it take after starting Met?
>>>3) If worse, has anyone gone off the Met & BCP, and found something
>>>"ANYTHING" that could help stop the loss & help start new scalp hair
>>>regrowth? Other PCO'ers have suggested to lose weight, but my weight is
>>>about normal, I just have all the other PCO symptoms. Any
>>>suggestions--on the scalp hair loss, is much apreciated. Thanks very
>>>much!
>>
>>--
>>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>
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