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Re: Losing my hair-- help!
From: annie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:12:27 -0500 (CDT)
I was diagnosed with hypothyroid. Before being put on meds to
counteract that, I know one of my symptoms was that my hair was shedding
much more than was normal. You can always have your doctor do a quick
blood test to check your levels.
Good luck.
At Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Anonymous wrote:
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>I'm 25 non-smoker, non-drinker and am in pretty good health I think. For
>the past few weeks though my hair has been coming out a lot. I have
>long thick hair and am constantly pulling out a lot of loose hair when I
>brush it, wash it, or just sit around and feel it. It seeems like a lot
>more than I normally lose. What would be causing this? No woman in my
>family has thinning hair and I haven't used any strange products on it.
>I don't use curling irons, hairdryers (I let it dry naturally), no
>perms, coloring, or anything except shampoo and condititoner. I just
>wash and go everyday. Could there be something medically wrong with me?
>If so what? Anyone know any suggestions that might make it stop, I'm
>shedding more than my cats!
>
>--
>Thank you,
>Hopefully not a future "Baldy"
>
--
annie
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