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 Jan 18 2009, 10:30 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15  |
Hey, anybody know what diseases/vitamin deficiencies/ etc. can be causing my hair to fall out? The past 2 months has been ridiculous. I'm not getting a receding hairline or bald spots or anything and hairloss does not run in my family, so it's nothing like that. My hair is just falling out. I can run my fingers through my hair and a handfull of hair will be in my hand. When I wash my hair, I'm just pulling out clumps of hair. My hair feels noticeably thinner to me, but nobody else notices because I have thick hair. I find hair ALL OVER THE HOUSE. I mean, it's everywhere. What is wrong with me?
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Jan 18 2009, 10:33 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 2,329 Joined: 20-June 07 Member No.: 1,243 |
Dude, just do what I did when I finally came to grips with my hair falling out
Shave your head. I did it and chicks dig it. If you do it, chicks will probably dig you as well --------------------   |
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Jan 18 2009, 10:37 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Oasis @ Jan 18 2009, 10:33 PM)  Dude, just do what I did when I finally came to grips with my hair falling out Shave your head. I did it and chicks dig it. If you do it, chicks will probably dig you as well occasionally you post something that is a Win. this is one of those times. 
--------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Jan 18 2009, 10:40 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
Hmm... I think the shaved head look on females is kinda cool. Demi Moore in GI Jane. or better yet Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta. However, my hairloss isn't a genetic problem or anything. I think it's some sort of vitamin deficiency. Also, my hair is very "bendy"... like it just curls up in one or two spots on each strand and sometimes at a right angle. I don't know why it would do that. I have heard of hair doing weird things during pregnancy, and my hair was quite difficult during pregnancy. I know those things can be permanent, but what is happening now didn't happen when I was pregnant. Also, my scalp is incredibly sensitive. Not to give too much information, but I usually like my hair pulled, but I can't even stand someone touching my hair now. It just hurts.
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Jan 18 2009, 11:27 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
 I'm 23
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Jan 19 2009, 09:27 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
Does psoriasis run in the family? I would go see a Derm.
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Jan 19 2009, 11:23 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
B vitamins, primarily. Start taking a multivitamin if you don't already. That's usually sufficient to cover any deficiencies you might have.
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Jan 19 2009, 11:50 AM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (chook @ Jan 19 2009, 10:27 AM) Does psoriasis run in the family? I would go see a Derm. My grandma has it, but I don't have any red marks or skin pealing anywhere.
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Jan 19 2009, 11:51 AM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 19 2009, 12:23 PM) B vitamins, primarily. Start taking a multivitamin if you don't already. That's usually sufficient to cover any deficiencies you might have. I started taking one a week ago. I guess I will see what happens.
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Jan 19 2009, 12:12 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Apparently it's normal to lose hair after giving birth. Should return to normal 6 months or so post-partum: http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-normal...irth_1335883.bc
And yeah, I know you're right at 6 months, but everyone is different. -------------------- |
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Jan 19 2009, 12:50 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
ok that's gotta be what it is. It started, like I said, about 2 or 3 months ago, which would have been between 12-16 weeks postpardum
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Jan 19 2009, 01:40 PM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
hope it is just that. Otherwise your husband can fulfill his GI Jane Fantasy.
-------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Jan 22 2009, 12:50 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
It's getting worse. I'm waking up to a pile of hair on my pillow. I'm also super tired all the time. I went ahead and made a dr's appointment for tomorrow.
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Jan 22 2009, 02:47 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Haven't you been diagnosed as borderline anemic before? Hair loss + fatigue pretty much screams iron deficiency to me.
This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Jan 22 2009, 02:47 PM -------------------- |
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Jan 22 2009, 03:12 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 22 2009, 03:47 PM) Haven't you been diagnosed as borderline anemic before? Hair loss + fatigue pretty much screams iron deficiency to me. ya and I have a reoccurring thyroid problem which can also lead to the same thing. I'm taking vitamins now though so I would have thought if it were iron deficiency that it would have stopped by now.
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Jan 22 2009, 03:31 PM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
they may have to put you on synthroid.
-------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Jan 22 2009, 06:10 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
yeah. Sometimes it's hyperactive. Other times it's hypo active. I guess now it's hypo. They just need to kill my thyroid already. They noticed I had thyroid problems again when I was pregnant, but they can't kill it when you are pregnant. Then, we moved to Georgia, and I got it checked here and it was fine again. That was like 4 months ago though.
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Jan 22 2009, 06:31 PM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE Hair is falling out AIDS ...seriously though, I agree with Spec/Christine. -------------------- |
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Jan 27 2009, 05:19 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
Not anemic for once in my life.
Tests came back that my thyroid is hyperactive again so they put me on a beta blocker. We'll see how this goes. The last time I was on one, my bp dropped and I couldn't even stand up without almost passing out. I wish they would just kill the thing already. I don't feel being on medicine that I'm not allowed to get pregnant while taking. |
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Jan 27 2009, 09:32 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
That would be because beta blockers are blood pressure meds...
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Jan 28 2009, 02:32 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 27 2009, 10:32 PM) That would be because beta blockers are blood pressure meds... well, no duh. I know that. i don't know why the doctor would put me on that medication when I have lower bp as it is. I'm not going to take it for now. I don't know what else to do. That medication is only going to help with the racing heart, nothing else like my hair falling out.
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Jan 28 2009, 02:44 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Why don't you go back and talk to your doctor about your concerns? Don't just NOT take the medicine!
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Jan 28 2009, 03:12 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 28 2009, 03:44 PM) Why don't you go back and talk to your doctor about your concerns? Don't just NOT take the medicine! I am. I can't go today though. I have a baby to care for. It's not like if I do take this medicine and it drops by bp that I can just chill until it wears off.
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Jan 28 2009, 03:14 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Ok sorry, I thought you were just planning to ignore the situation or something... I misunderstood.
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