Help...my hair is falling out and wont grow

Is this a recent thing or has your hair been like it before?
Do you colour your hair?

It'd definitely be best to ask your Doctor!

I say too, the best thing you can do is ask a doctor or a specialist for hair. Good luck on finding out what is wrong. :flowerforyou:

Definitely see a doctor. It could be something as simple as an underactive thyroid or anaemia, both of which can be treated with tablets. My hair falls out when my thyroid meds are too low and it breaks really easily too. It could also be malnutrition but it's not worth taking the risk of seeing what happens by changing your diet. If your hair is that bad you need to see a doctor so they can do blood tests to determine the problem. I hope you get it sorted out soon. It must be worrying :flowerforyou:

I am getting worried it may be something serious. I take vitamins (Hair Skin & Nails specifically) and Omega 3. I read this was suppose to help. It has not. My hair has not grown an inch in at least the past 6 months (thats not normal as it use to grow unusually fast) and now I lose tons of hair every day.

Any ideas?

You aren't doing HCG are you?

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Any recent hormonal changes such as starting or stopping birth control pills or a recent pregnancy/birth? That can cause temporary hair loss.

As others have said go see your Dr. I have the same problem and asked my Endocronologist. He said it's not my thyroid at this point as it's under control, but the weight loss. I'm hoping it'll stop this year when I get to goal, but if not then I'll push the issue. Make sure you don't let your Dr. push this off as weight loss. Demand blood tests to rule out any of the conditions that may be causing it!

I lost a large area of hair in 2009 through alopecia, which was stress induced. It's where your body's own immune response attacks itself.
If you have any questions, message me, as I know how devestating hair loss can be.

I would see a doctor about that - you never know what could be causing that. It could be anything from a minor scalp infection to something more serious.

Take a look at the foods you are eating. Hair growth & replenishment relies heavily on protiens and fats (healthy fats, of course). Try to increase these two macronutrients and decrease your carbs a little bit. Eat things like fish, avocado, chicken, eggs, etc to stay on track with healthy eating & to help stimulate hair growth & health.

As far as supplements go, I've been taking Biotin for about a month now and my hair has already grown almost a full inch! Its insane - my hair naturally grows pretty fast but this stuff puts it into overdrive (and I love it). Its also great for the actual HEALTH of your hair. I've also been told that when you combine Biotin with Folic Acid or Fish Oil supplements one tends to see even BETTER results, but I have yet to try this. Prenatals are great for hair growth too.

[I should probably also add that I eat a high protien diet, which only works even better with the efforts of the Biotin.]

Good luck!

Have you gotten your thyroid checked? Hair loss is a good sign of a thyroid problem.

Try 3000-5000mg of Biotin, and don't use a cheap shampoo/conditioner.

I was having the same issue, it looked like I was going bald (male pattern baldness) and I went and saw my doctor she put me on a low dose of Synthroid, started taking 3000mg of Biotin, and switched to a better shampoo/conditioner and my hair is now full and no longer looking bald.

Hi there. I wanted to offer up a little info based upon my similar experience. First of all I noticed that you are 38 years old. I am 45 but around my late 30s I had the same thing happen. I eat super healthy, was taking all the necessary vitamins, eating extra protein, etc. and yet still tons of hair - handfuls - coming out every day when I would shampoo and blow dry. Super scary to say the least. I can say that part of it probably has to do with your age and a change in hormone levels that is normal as women enter the perimenopause time.

Now, I would first say most definitely go to your doctor and get everything checked out to make sure you don't have some underlying healthy issue. But, try to keep calm for sure because stress can actually make the shedding worse.

Another thing to know, and this I learned at least about my situation very recently, is that some vitamins and supplements in high doses can actually cause hair to shed more. I happen to be extremely sensitive to even slight changes in diet -food and supplements. And recently I quit taking multivitamins altogether. The reason I stopped is that I suspected I was overdoing the Vitamin A, which in high doses can cause hair to shed - at least according to the research I did on the Internet. I also read that fish oils (Omega 3, etc.) can contain Vitamin A as well and then when you add that on top of a vitamin that contains Vitamin A before long you're overdoing it.

So I had extreme shedding for several years and in the last 6 months or so I completely quit taking any multivitamins and my hair has never looked and felt better. In fact the areas where it was shedding have started regrowing.

Now, please understand I am not suggesting that you stop taking multivitamins or start doing anything I did. But this was my experience. Everyone's body is different and hormones can play a huge role. But I did want to at least share my experience.

I hope it helps to just have the info. Please go do your doctor and get everything checked out. Good luck and please keep us posted!

Diane

Also, while clearly this isn't the CAUSE of your hair loss, fresh aloe vera on the scalp is supposed to have impressive hair-growth properties.

I used to have the longest thickest hair and mine started falling out. My doctor has diagnosed me with PCOS (poly cycst ovary syndrome.) Might be worth checking into the symptoms...

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