Try taking Biotin. I had the same issue and it helped me.

I have the same problem. My hair has thined so much I went from keeping my hair long to a much shorter hair style. Keeping it shorter does help with it looks thicker and nicer. I haven't seen any changes in my hair since I have started dropping some weight and being on meformin

I do want to look into Biotin!

Good luck!
Amanda

I'm pretty sure that you also cannot use Rogaine (or even handle it) if there is a possibility that you might get pregnant. Things like that always scare me, even when I wasn't trying.

Hey ladies,

my hair has been significantly falling out for the past few years, it wasn`t until last month that I was diagnosed with PCOS. Before that, I`ve tried minoxidil (rogaine), sulfate- free shampoos and all kinds of foreign oil treatments. Being diagnosed with PCOS has honestly pushed my will and has made my mentality stronger. My hair is thin but recently I`ve learned to accept th at doesn`t define who i am as a person. YOU ARE NOT YOUR HAIR. So don`t be discouraged if your hair is thin--- try a new short hair style, heck, get a nice wig if you have to. Just take care of the hair you have, and if it falls out , it`s ok. At the end of the day, your hair doesn`t define your beauty.

Really!! I was on metphormin but I stopped bc I would notice my hair falling off in bundles.

Metformin made me SICK as a dog!!!!

what a positive post - thank you for that. I am in the same boat my hair was thinning and I was recently diagnosed with pcos...I have recently started taking biotin you should try that too.

Metformin made me SICK as a dog!!!!

Me too! I had explosive *you know what* every single day on it. I finally went off it after my TSH came back to normal. Weightloss was slightly easier but not enough to put myself through that torture. It also made my coworkers gossip, all the bathroom trips.

I started using saw palmetto and a CVS knock-off of Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo. Both of these cost very little (a few bucks for the saw palmetto and 10$ for an entire shampoo bottle lasting me more than a month). My hair was almost bald on one side (my right side above my ear). I tried to cover this with bangs. Well, now it's GROWING BACK. for the first time in a long time. I don't know which thing is working, but I suspect it is DHT blockage. I have a hard time getting my roots clean of my scalp. With this shampoo, I leave it one and scrub a little. I had some actual scabs come off, acne clear up. But now, I have MORE HAIR.

I will also look into Biotin.

I noticed my hair thinning too. What has helped me has been the metformin and staying on prenatal vitamins. The vitamins were kind of an accidental discovery, I'm only on them since we are TTC, but they have helped a lot.

Now if only the extra hair everywhere else would fall out!

Here are a few things I've read and have been told by several professionals, ranging from my endocrinologist to my hair dresser.

When you shower, use luke warm water because too much heat will not only dry out your scalp, it will also shock your follicles. Dr. Oz says that using water that's too hot will actually melt the top-most layer of your skin off (like melting butter, is what he said), hence the burns and dry skin.

Scalp massage promotes blood flow to the follicles.

Increase your Vitamin E. I have found a generic bottle of lotion type stuff at places like Walmart; it's actually called Vitamin E, and the bottle states that you can use it for sunburns, as hair gel, and to heal acne. Vitamin E is vital for your hair and nails!

My hair dresser told me that using hair products with alcohol dries out the skin and is horrible for the scalp. She was very pleased to see no evidence of my using hair dyes, bleaches, or hair sprays. When I asked her about keeping my hair healthy, she told me of a Sammy brand of hair lotion. I couldn't find that, but I did find Hair Lotion at Walgreens, for a little more than $5. I am quite pleased with the hair lotion. She also says not to use a brush or a fine-toothed comb. Use a wide-toothed comb. And don't comb straight from the top of your head to the tips of your hair; start near the end of your hair so you don't rip out hair with any knots or tangles. Combing from the bottom will remove these obstacles from the comb's path when you do get to the scalp. She also said not to use a hair drier; it causes so much damage to the hair as well as the follicles.

For myself, I use cheap shampoo and conditioners, like Suave. Something that has helped me tremendously (with both Carpal Tunnel and hair loss), is combing my hair in the shower while the conditioner is still in my hair. The cheaper conditioners seem to lubricate my hair better than more expensive ones, and it also makes my hair softer once it dries. I'm also on Metformin and a birth control.

WebMD states that if you take a birth control or an androgen lowering medication, that will help lessen the hair loss.

I hope this helps!

I too have PCOS. My hair was coming out in fistfuls about 2 years ago. I tried Nioxin shampoo but it didn't work for me. I started in a gym and they gave me a diet sheet spread out over 3 meals and 2 snacks that was designed to control my blood sugars. It worked and my hair grew back. Over time however I am back to where I was I gained back the weight that I had lost and my hair is falling out again. Got the PCOS diet book and I started this week on the plan.....will have to wait n see if it works

What is the PCOS diet book? I took Metformin over the summer and noticed all of my "beard hairs" got less and less... didn't notice anything with the hair on my head falling out like crazy though. Then I got a weird reaction of my hands itching so bad I wanted to cut my skin off lol. . I stopped taking it. My Dr. wants me to try it again and make sure it wasn't the other med he put me on at the same time. Ugh... what a pain

I got a lot of good ideas from this website: http://www.drnandunne.com/?p=1053 She's a naturopathic doctor, but lists really every treatment idea that's out there for PCOS and hair loss. If she doesn't agree with it, she says why. I think the only thing she is not in favor of is birth control pills.

I too am losing hair, every time I wash it, I comb out long strands of it. I've taken to wearing a beanie whenever I leave the house now. i'm going to buy Hair, Skin and Nails to see if that will help rejuvinate some loss.

I too have a lot of hair loss. Thank God I started with thick long hair!! Not thick anymore :sad: My hair is so thin, I can see my scalp and I am literally scared and anxious when I shower! I honestly feel like I am going to need to buy a wig if the hair loss doesn't calm down. I never heard of Biotin but will google it now.